Watch: Frightening moment family battles raging floods
Frightening moment mum and five kids battle raging floods to get to safety. Video / Dayna Nuku
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'Devastation widespread': 160,000 still without power in North Island
PM Chris Hipkins is likely to visit flood-hit areas in coming days.
‘Kia kaha Hawke’s Bay’ - Waiohiki faces a long recovery after two days of devastation
Everyone with a critical illness has been evacuated from the flood-destroyed settlement
Powerless: About 40,000 still without power in Hawke’s Bay
Expect further delays with power.
Cyclone Gabrielle: More fibre in infrastructure diet might be needed
Hold the line: How can we build a more resilient system?
Damage to $7b horticulture industry expected to be significant
Trees and vines at risk of suffocation from silt, structural damage stocktake underway.
Air NZ mercy mission to storm-hit Gisborne
Airline's recovery starts again after setback yesterday.
Heavy metal: Qantas brings in A380 to clear backlog across the Tasman
Australian carrier hoping to clear backlog within days.
Elon Musk's Starlink internet proves value in cyclone-struck regions
Despite chaos, some Starlink users reporting stable connections.
Local Focus: RSEs evacuated safely in Fernhill
49 Samoan RSEs had to abandon their belongings after camp flooded.
Focus: PM Chris Hipkins set to give update on damage and response efforts
Focus Live: PM Chris Hipkins set to give update on damage and response efforts. Video / NZ Herald
'Multiple bodies': Child among at least four dead, over 1400 people can’t be reached
Residents of Napier’s Bay View claim they saw several bodies washed away.
Focus: Muriwai local describes horrific moment slip hit
A Muriwai local describes the horrific moment a slip almost took out his house. Video / George Heard
First photos: What Esk Valley looks like after 7m of water went through
Hundreds of people have now been rescued by emergency services.
Piha local narrowly escapes death as home reduced to rubble
Marine Parade has more than a dozen homes still submerged in water that will not drain.
'An emotional time': Far North locals rally to try to save stranded whales
One of the whales is believed to have died - efforts to save the remaining four continue.
'Crushed in my house, everything gone!' - Body found in house after Muriwai slip, artist tells of heroic rescue
Volunteer firefighter and local vet Dave van Zwanenberg went missing after the incident
'I genuinely thought they were all gone': Family cling to log for eight hours in floodwaters
A Hawke’s Bay family, including a 7-year-old boy, are lucky to be alive.
Orchard workers swim through floodwaters, hold on to trees to get to safety
"I nearly gave up, but then I thought of my mum and dad back home".
Watch: Jaw-dropping video from space reveals Gabrielle's deadly track to NZ
Incredible footage from space shows how Cyclone Gabrielle grew and turned into NZ's path.
Hastings RSE worker’s story of escape from Cyclone Gabrielle flooding
Asomuamua Lauano was one of about 40 RSE workers and several locals trapped.
Princess Anne’s message for Kiwis affected by Cyclone Gabrielle
Princess Anne’s message for Kiwis after visiting Cyclone Gabrielle response staff. Video / TVNZ
Focus: Thousands evacuate as Cyclone Gabrielle sweeps the country
More than 10,000 people have been displaced up and down the North Island in the wake of what's been dubbed the "storm of the century". Video / NZ Herald / Supplied
More for stormwater, less for communities: Auckland Council draft budget out for public consultation
Councillors say they cannot get financial details on big-ticket spending.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Massive power outages strengthen the case for burying power lines
Nearly 225,000 people across NZ lost power as the cyclone hit the nation.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay floods - Amazing photo shows horse stranded on roof
Animals were forced to find any refuge they could as floodwaters rose.
Tararua's overwhelmed rural communities need support
Some rural communities in the Tararua District are still cut off.
'Utter devastation' of forestry areas hampers power companies
Thousands of people will have to make do without power in southern Lake Taupō communities.
Local MP shares video of Hawke's Bay flooding from helicopter
Flooding from Napier to Hastings seen from a helicopter. Video / Anna Lorck
Defence Force and police descend on cyclone’s devastation in Hawke's Bay
Air Force helicopters and Army Unimogs are being used in Hawke's Bay rescues.
‘We burst into tears when we saw it’: Parts of Napier still being evacuated
Flooded community "all in the same boat".
Cyclone Gabrielle: Defence Force deployed in Coromandel
The region has experienced slips and land instability, compromising its road network.
Cyclone could delay start to Otago academic year
Cyclone Gabrielle's fallout could make it harder for students to get to uni on time.