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Focus: Bridges around Napier destroyed by raging floodwaters
The first look at bridges along State Highway 51 shows many are destroyed by the raging floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Mark Mitchell
Cyclone Gabrielle death toll rises, East Coast isolated & 'scary' wellington quake | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 February, 2023
Death toll rises in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, cut-off regions wake up to another day of isolation and 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Wellington in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'Challenging' and 'difficult' situation as Far North residents forced offline
The outages impacted 111 calls and banking and Eftpos services around the district.
Sponge cities: Could this approach help NZ weather climate change?
An expert in urban planning says we need to change the way we think about cities.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Hawke's Bay Corrections staff forced by weather to sleep in empty prison wing
Several prisons suffered damage or leaks in the weather carnage.
Watch: Frightening moment family battles raging floods
Frightening moment mum and five kids battle raging floods to get to safety. Video / Dayna Nuku
Cyclone Gabrielle: More fibre in infrastructure diet might be needed
Hold the line: How can we build a more resilient system?
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
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".
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
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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Most households reconnected to power in Rotorua
Rotorua woke to fallen trees, school closures, a burst water main, power outages.
From the sky: Photos reveal destruction at Muriwai, Piha
Incredible new photos in Auckland show the devastation left behind by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Focus: Christopher Luxon speaks at evacuation centre in West Auckland
National Party leader Christopher Luxon visits the Civil Defence Evacuation Centre at The Trusts Arena in West Auckland and speaks about what he has witnessed from Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / NZ Herald
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on Tairāwhiti Gisborne
Properties in Gisborne being assessed for storm damage, people asked to save water.
Live: Dramatic aerial photos - horse scrambles to roof; deadly cyclone floods devastate homes
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Woman confirmed dead after landslip in Hawke's Bay, second body found at Napier beach
A woman has died after a bank collapsed onto her home in northern Hawke's Bay.
Cyclone destruction revealed, East Coast cut off & Canadian UFO shot down | Focus Morning Bulletin: 15 February, 2023
How Cyclone Gabrielle shook the North Island, rebels release footage of captured Kiwi pilot and the US responds after shooting down another unidentified object in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
72 hours of hell – how Cyclone Gabrielle shook the North Island
Cyclone Gabrielle lived up to its forecast as the worst storm this century.
Juha Saarinen: We weren’t prepared for this cyclone, but we need to be in future
Opinion: The climate emergency is hitting home hard, writes Juha Saarinen.
Live: Heroism and tragedy: Plucked from the floodwaters - incredible rooftop rescues; one woman found dead after slip
Chris Hipkins labels storm ‘worst this century’
Cyclone Gabrielle: Body found washed up on Hawke’s Bay beach
Hawke’s Bay authorities, meanwhile, are struggling to cope with Cyclone Gabrielle impacts.
‘Lost everything’: Muriwai resident's home destroyed in major slip
Auckland woman distressed and in shock after losing her home in the storm last night.
Watch: Huge tree wiped out in Epsom, Auckland
A huge tree comes down in Epsom, Manukau Road. Video / Supplied
Watch: Horrific flooding in Hawke's Bay from above
An aerial view shows extensive flooding in the Hawke's Bay region. Video / Photography by Corena
Cyclone Gabrielle: $2b kiwifruit industry right in path of storm
Fruit quality woes could intensify as Cyclone Gabrielle hits premium growing regions.
Watch: Workers trapped on roof in Hastings for hours
People in a worker scheme in Hastings have been trapped on a roof since 8am this morning. Video / NZ Herald
'Our hearts are with you' - rescuers' harrowing call to leave missing firefighter; Napier under water
Hardest hit regions may be without power for weeks.
Whangārei family's home becomes an island after slip causes major flooding
Mud and water is flowing across Whareora Road as Cyclone Gabrielle causes disruption.
Napier evacuations: Emergency services scrambling to rescue 'multiple people'
Helicopters and boats are being used to access stranded residents in the region.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Waiheke Island cut off
Slips have caused road closures and there is no power at Matiatia Ferry Terminal.