MetService Wellington weather: February 17th - 19th

MetService Christchurch weather: February 16th - 17th.

National Party leader addressed the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle while visiting surf life savers at Ōrewa Beach. Video / NZ Herald

NZ Army Captain Ben Kimber describes his experience landing in Napier’s port and then distributing vital supplies to Hawke’s Bay residents. Video / NZDF

Chris Hipkins speaks on the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle Hawke’s Bay.

Stories of hope and community are emerging amidst the heartbreak and wreckage. Video / RNZ

Cyclone Gabrielle claims another life, the desperate search for victims in cut-off regions continues, and Princess Anne continues her tour of the motu in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The remains of the Karekare home of Amber and Paul Rhodes. Video / Hayden Woodward

A bridge in Gisborne is a mangled wreck following Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / George Heard / Supplied

Puketapu resident Margaret Smiley swam across her flooded orchard to get help to rescue her trapped husband. Video / Mark Mitchell

The residents of the Shelly Beach community took it upon themselves to clean up Shelly Beach road after it was blocked by Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Supplied

Dargaville's civil defence evacuation centre is a haven for Ash Nayyar after clinging to the side of a fire engine in a dramatic 'life and death' Cyclone Gabrielle rescue in the darkness. Video / Supplied

Auckland Emergency Management Update February 16th. Video / AEM

The aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle from above in Hawke's Bay. Video / Hastings District Council, Matt O'Kane

Flooding in Waimauku traps residents with road Wintour Rd especially cut off with no pedestrian access. Video / Supplied

Latest MetService severe weather: February 16th

View from helicopter of the flooding around Prenter's Metal Pit just out of town on Weber Road near the Manawatu river. Video / Tararua District Council

Chris Hipkins speaks on his Gisborne visit.

Enormous queues out of Napier via State Highway 51. Video / Paul Taylor

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

A person trapped by rising floodwaters was rescued from a rooftop in Hawkes Bay. Video / HB Civil Defence Emergency Management Group

The first look at bridges along State Highway 51 shows many are destroyed by the raging floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Mark Mitchell

Death toll rises in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, cut-off regions wake up to another day of isolation and 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Wellington in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Frightening moment mum and five kids battle raging floods to get to safety. Video / Dayna Nuku

Focus Live: PM Chris Hipkins set to give update on damage and response efforts. Video / NZ Herald

A Muriwai local describes the horrific moment a slip almost took out his house. Video / George Heard

Far North locals rush to save stranded pilot whales on Ninety Mile Beach. Video / Jaqi Brown

More than 10,000 people have been displaced up and down the North Island in the wake of what's been dubbed the "storm of the century". Video / NZ Herald / Supplied

Flooding from Napier to Hastings seen from a helicopter. Video / Anna Lorck

RSE workers in Hawke's Bay became stranded after the Tutaekuri River burst its banks. Video / Talalelei Senetenari Taufale