Stories of hope amid Hawke’s Bay cyclone ruins
At an evacuation centre people are in tears describing their harrowing experiences.
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Cyclone Gabrielle rips up, topples 80 trees at Wairakei golf course and kiwi sanctuary
Staff "devastated and the damage is extensive".
PM Chris Hipkins says victims of cyclone in 'state of shock', devastation likened to Christchurch earthquakes
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
Trapped Waimauku resident worried food will run out and pets will starve
Waimauku resident trapped in home for five days worried food will run out.
'Hugely traumatic': PM Chris Hipkins visits Gisborne, Te Karaka
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up: Mauao reopens but council advises caution
Things will be 'starting to return to normal' for a lot of people in the Bay of Plenty.
Watch: Holy cow! Moment herd in neck-deep floods swim to safety
Neck-deep in water, the cows were centimetres from drowning. Then their owner had a plan.
'Challenging' and 'difficult' situation as Far North residents forced offline
The outages impacted 111 calls and banking and Eftpos services around the district.
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.
Watch: Terrifying moment mum, young kids battle raging flood current to get to safety
Stay put and hope the weather gods are kind, or risk raging floods to assure safety.
Hawke's Bay Corrections staff forced by weather to sleep in empty prison wing
Several prisons suffered damage or leaks in the weather carnage.
Cyclone Gabrielle: More fibre in infrastructure diet might be needed
Hold the line: How can we build a more resilient system?
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.
'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
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.
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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Most households reconnected to power in Rotorua
Rotorua woke to fallen trees, school closures, a burst water main, power outages.
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.
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.
Local Focus: Is Whanganui ready for floods?
Mayor Andrew Tripe and WDC emergency manager Tim Crowe discuss civil defence.
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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Waiheke Island cut off
Slips have caused road closures and there is no power at Matiatia Ferry Terminal.
Focus: Full force of Cyclone Gabrielle revealed as sweeps North Island
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
'Crying, screaming': Tree smashes into family home, missing children by metres
'I just knew that my kids were upstairs and I just needed to get to them.'
Storms force MPs to consider suspending Parliament for a week
MPs met today to discuss a break from Parliament in light of the unprecedented storm.
Boatie adrift near Great Barrier Island during cyclone rescued
The navy assisted in the rescue this morning after boatie went missing on Sunday.
House sales hit all-time low; Auckland prices plummet
Only 2759 NZ homes were sold last month and just 943 in Auckland.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Main impact felt overnight
Forests, roads, parks and schools were closed as Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.
Distress call: Boatie feared missing in huge seas off Great Barrier Island
A boatie has gone missing near Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Air NZ to resume flights Tuesday as storm passes
Some 10,000 international passengers have been disrupted by the cyclone in Auckland.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Which schools are closed in Auckland?
Auckland Transport is urging people to avoid all non-urgent travel until Tuesday.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest Hawke's Bay updates
“At the moment there is no need for residents to evacuate."
Tens of thousands of homes across Auckland prone to floods, water constraints and coastal erosion
Auckland needs a new green plan to respond to future floods, says water expert.