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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
Even a week out, forecasters knew they had a monster on their hands. Jamie Morton explains
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.
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.
Clean-up and recovery mode begins after cyclone's devastation
Fine weather is predicted for the rest of the week.
Amazing photo: Boatie in mammoth seas saved by rescuers during heart of cyclone
Rescuers tried for day and a half to save boatie. Eventually it took a navy frigate.
Watch: Frightening moment bridge bends, breaks away from road in seconds
"We noticed the bridge bowing. I thought 's**t' it's going to go!"
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
Lines crews expected to start work on restoring power to Northland soon
More than 30,000 households and businesses expected to still be without power this week.
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.
Watch: Heartbreak as historic Auckland surf lifesaving club washes down river
"There's our deck going down": Mother nature devastates West Auckland club's home.
Family escape home seconds before it's destroyed by landslide
My husband looked back and saw the house slide off the hillside.
‘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.
Steve Braunias: The good, the bad and the ugly of Cyclone Gabrielle
Poor, fragile, eroding, drenched, crushed, once was staggeringly beautiful Auckland.
Cyclone Gabrielle: $2b kiwifruit industry right in path of storm
Fruit quality woes could intensify as Cyclone Gabrielle hits premium growing regions.
Vital routes into Northland on the brink as Cyclone Gabrielle's wrath continues
More damage from overnight weather, major roads impassable and mass power outages
'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.