Chris Hipkins speaks to media in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

Torrential rain flooded homes in Mangapapa and Riverdale in Gisborne, waking residents at 3.30am. Video/ Kory Moorcock / Sarah Adams

Lotto draw announced for Cyclone Gabrielle relief, Gisborne lashed by heavy rain forcing more evacuations and Rishi Sunak signs post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

A tornado was seen near the Desert Road in the Tongariro National Park. Video / Doug Tait

David Seymour, who has motor neurone disease, strongly supported euthanasia alongside his namesake in 2017, thinking that he would want it for himself. He now has a new lease on life, partly thanks to his newfound obsession with collecting model cars. Video / NZ Herald

Government grants $25m boost for cyclone-hit businesses, at least 58 migrants dead after boat sinks off Italy and our Emergency Departments still under strain in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Monster Truck & FMX Special Event in Mt Maunganui's Bay Park. Video supplied / Christopher Graham

Police respond to serious incident at West Auckland property overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward

Two girls, Olivia and Emily Hesling (aged 15 and 13) retell their story of being rescued from their home in Dairy Flat by the fire department. Video / Dean Purcell

Heavy rain is causing yet more havoc across Auckland. Video / Dean Purcell / Supplied

Multiple people were rescued by boat as flooding hit Dairy Flat, Auckland. Video / Supplied

Waikato Kaupapa Māori organisations collaborate for whanau. Video / Supplied

The NZ Red Cross thanks everyone for their generosity and kindness following Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / NZ Red Cross

The judge overseeing the Gloriavale employment trial visits the Christian group. Video / Anna Leask

Fishing personality Matt Watson captures some cyclone action from his property on the Purerua Peninsula. Video / Matt Watson

MetService Christchurch weather: February 25th

MetService Wellington weather: February 25th

MetService Auckland weather: February 25th

NZ Army soldiers assisted contractors and logging crews as they removed slips and trees blocking the road through to Tutira, a remote community in Hawke's Bay. Video / NZDF

An eight-person team from HMNZS Matataua restored Gisborne’s water supply flow, in some of the most challenging environments they have ever faced. Video / NZDF

One person is in a serious condition following an incident on the Straitsman ferry's main vehicle deck. Video / NZ Herald

Markets with Madison: Spark's chief executive says it should share the cost of a cyclone rebuild, while Air NZ's boss reveals how much more Kiwis are paying for airfares. Video / NZ Herald

Holy Cross Catholic School has been plunged into lockdown Friday morning. Video / Vaimoana Mase

New cyclone recovery visa applications open, Employment Court Judge to visit Gloriavale and Ukraine marks one year of war with Russia in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

PM Chris Hipkins talks to Hawke's Bay Today Editor Chris Hyde after a Cyclone Gabrielle media conference at HB Showgrounds, Hastings. Video/Warren Buckland

For the last 15 years, Peter Bumseng has travelled to New Zealand to work under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme to help provide for his family back home in Vanuatu. Video / Pacific Co-operation Foundation

Latest MetService severe weather: February 23rd

Raw sewage from a burst wastewater pipe is entering people's homes in Beach Haven. Video / Catherine Gibson

The Government says calls from ACT and NZ First to send in the armed forces to take over control of the streets of Hawke’s Bay after reports of violence and looting following Cyclone Gabrielle are ‘over the top’. Video / NZ Herald

Chris Hipkins announcement of an inquiry into forestry slash.