MetService says summer rainfall levels historic with three red level events in a month
Many areas of the North Island had experienced their wettest-ever start to the year.
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Hope amongst ruin
Stories of hope and community are emerging amidst the heartbreak and wreckage. Video / RNZ
Stories of hope amid Hawke’s Bay cyclone ruins
At an evacuation centre people are in tears describing their harrowing experiences.
Level of destruction in Puketapu ‘among the worst in the settlement area’
At least half a dozen homes appear to be abandoned with significant flood damage.
Cyclone Gabrielle: The biggest Hawke's Bay weather catastrophe in living memory
Three HB deaths, homes lost, bridges wrecked, no power. The effects will continue.
'Like a tidal wave': Hero helicopter pilot describes plucking people off roofs
The pilot's dramatic rescue of an elderly man from floodwaters was captured on video.
Conserve water; food, bedding and clothing available for those in need
Residents of parts of Hawke's Bay are being asked to conserve water.
Who are the people leading the Cyclone Gabrielle disaster response in Hawke’s Bay
Disaster response leaders include a navy pilot and a police officer shot on the job.
‘We’ve seen no help’: Isolated Hawke’s Bay village locals feel abandoned after cyclone
Roads are caked in mud and paddocks have become lakes in Puketapu.
Urgent medical care centres and GPs open across Hawke’s Bay
Te Whatu Ora Hawke's Bay has provided information on urgent medical care centres and GPs.
Local Focus: 24 people rescued after being stuck for two days
12 Fernhill residents and 12 Samoa RSE workers have been rescued by helicopter.
Chorus reveals scale of East Coast fibre devastation, telcos fly in mini towers, satellite gear
UFB network operator suffers double whammy.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Call for electricity conservation; Napier remains without power for estimated two weeks
Unison is asking those with power to conserve it as restoration efforts are ongoing.
Ground zero: Eskdale family returns to a home buried by a flood
”It is unbelievable. You can’t fathom it. There is nothing left to salvage."
'It's a struggle': Queue for hours to fill cars, refill gas bottles in Napier
One man says the queues are evidence people, like himself, need to be better prepared.
'Text me': Wairoa mayor's message of hope, pledge to help whānau reconnect
The mayor of the storm-ravaged town has pledged to help family reconnect.
'Unstable conditions' bring more heavy rain, severe thunderstorm threat to Auckland
Rain in Auckland would be fast-moving and wouldn’t remain over any given area for long.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay heartbreak, concerns some growers will quit
Terrible blow to workers, orchardists as fruit growers confront cyclone devastation.
Bridge no more: Army to help stranded community in flood-devastated Hawke's Bay
Flooding from the Mangaone River sent chest-high water through Rissington.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How you can help in the storm's aftermath
Kiwis can help with money, essentials, or their time.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Photos show widespread destruction
Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region.
'Just so unfair': Police slam looters in Hawke's Bay, five arrests overnight
Top cop: “so unfair” to steal from people who potentially had lost everything."
Cyclone Gabrielle: The battle to re-establish power in Napier
Napier is expected to be without power for at least two weeks, the regional council says.
Watch: Helicopter pilot's daring, pinpoint rescue of elderly man
Another dramatic escape from floodwaters has been captured on video.
Group of RSE workers reportedly unaccounted for found safe and well
There are about 5000 RSE workers in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
No power in Napier expected for two weeks; health services update
Thousands are still without power across the region today.
Cyclone Gabrielle: What we know about the five confirmed deaths
The storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.
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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road near Waipawa cut off by floodwater
Inspection staff say the road has been compromised in multiple areas.
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.
Facebook page set up to help people find missing Hawke's Bay loved ones
Police say there are 1442 people that have been listed as uncontactable.
‘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.