Te Matatini festival confirmed as rohe starts cyclone clean-up
A contingency plan is in place for the Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tāngata festival.
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Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region.
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No power in Napier expected for two weeks; health services update
Thousands are still without power across the region today.
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Allen wept with the community last night, 'feeling their pain, anguish and anxiety'.
Watch: Wairoa Mayor believes everyone is accounted for after Cyclone Gabrielle
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little said while they had experienced an "absolutely devastating" storm event, he believed everybody had been accounted for at this stage. Video / Wairoa District Council
Cyclone Gabrielle: Why the Bay of Plenty got off lightly
The Bay of Plenty dodged the most severe weather due to its geography.
Auckland's shell-shocked Muriwai, Piha communities face aftermath of killer storm
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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.
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
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Live Q&A: Is extreme weather the new normal in NZ? Our experts explain
Climate scientist Nathanael Melia and science journo Jamie Morton answer your questions.
ASB boss calls for more coordination over climate challenge
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'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?
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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.
Deconstructing Gabrielle: The making of a monster storm
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Hawke's Bay Corrections staff forced by weather to sleep in empty prison wing
Several prisons suffered damage or leaks in the weather carnage.
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.
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.
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.
Local MP shares video of Hawke's Bay flooding from helicopter
Flooding from Napier to Hastings seen from a helicopter. Video / Anna Lorck
MetService Auckland weather: February 15th - 16th
MetService Auckland weather: February 15th - 16th.
MetService National weather: February 14th - 16th
MetService National weather: February 14th - 16th.
Latest MetService severe weather: February 15th
Latest MetService severe weather: February 15th. Video / Metservice
MetService Wellington weather: February 15th - 16th
MetService Wellington weather: February 15th - 16th.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Most households reconnected to power in Rotorua
Rotorua woke to fallen trees, school closures, a burst water main, power outages.
MetService Christchurch weather: February 15th - 16th
MetService Christchurch weather: February 15th - 16th.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on Tairāwhiti Gisborne
Properties in Gisborne being assessed for storm damage, people asked to save water.