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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.
Marine Parade has more than a dozen homes still submerged in water that will not drain.
Volunteer firefighter and local vet Dave van Zwanenberg went missing after the incident
Animals were forced to find any refuge they could as floodwaters rose.
Air Force helicopters and Army Unimogs are being used in Hawke's Bay rescues.
Rotorua woke to fallen trees, school closures, a burst water main, power outages.
Properties in Gisborne being assessed for storm damage, people asked to save water.
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
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Mayor Andrew Tripe and WDC emergency manager Tim Crowe discuss civil defence.
Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region leaving one firefighter missing, and residents in Kumeū inundated again. Video / NZ Herald
'I just knew that my kids were upstairs and I just needed to get to them.'
MPs met today to discuss a break from Parliament in light of the unprecedented storm.
The navy assisted in the rescue this morning after boatie went missing on Sunday.
Only 2759 NZ homes were sold last month and just 943 in Auckland.
Forests, roads, parks and schools were closed as Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.
A boatie has gone missing near Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Some 10,000 international passengers have been disrupted by the cyclone in Auckland.
Auckland Transport is urging people to avoid all non-urgent travel until Tuesday.
'The corner of our property went. We saw it go and heard it. It’s just a big thud.'
Worried families in NZ fear for those they cannot contact after catastrophic quake.
335 families are still in temporary housing after the recent devastating floods.
Grim toll has surpassed 2011 Fukushima quake and tsunami that killed more than 18,400.
Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.
Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.
Denise McCabe and her Turkish husband are helping after major quake.
Race on as “statistically today is the day when we’re going to stop finding people".
"It was like a wild animal. You know you don’t know what you are looking at?"
Mounting medical costs are another strain on a family caught in the Orua Bay landslide.
Record amounts of torrential rain caused widespread damage across the region.
Data was supplied to the Herald by Fire & Emergency NZ and Auckland Emergency Management.