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Labour could form a government with the support of the Greens and Te Pati Maori, according to the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll.

But the two main parties are still neck and neck, with just two… Audio

The latest political poll suggests ACT could become the king-maker. According to the Taxpayers Union Curia poll a single seat could decide if it's National or Labour that will form government. Both… Audio

Gerard Bellam from the MetService explains what is happening with the thunderstorms over Auckland. Video, Audio

Let's move north now where a slow thunderstorm has brought torrential rain over Mangawhai, Wellsford and Te Arai north of Auckland.

Mike Howard is a councillor for Kaiwaka-Mangawhai. He's been doing… Video, Audio

Returning to the weather now with alrady hammered parts of the country standing by for another round with mother nature.

Coromandel, Gisborne and Hawkes bay all under heavy rain warnings. And… Video, Audio

Auckland Emergency Management has warned of severe thunderstorms over the northern part of the region on Friday afternoon, bringing possible flash flooding or slips.

Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence is going door to door in Esk Valley to check everyone is evacuating. Residents received a text alert at 1:30pm advising them of the evacuation ahead of heavy rain.

The… Video, Audio

Severe weather warnings for heavy rain in Hawke's Bay are in place from today until mid-Saturday.

There are also heavy rain watches in place for Gisborne, Wairarapa (including the Tararua District)… Audio

Te pūrongo o te Poutūtanga - Midday Report - is sharing regular civil defence announcements around 12.40pm every day for listeners in the Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay regions many of whom still have no… Audio

Water has been the pressing concern in Gisborne. Midday Report's Mani Dunlop is at the city's Civil Defence centre. Audio

Our reporter Lauren Crimp speaks to Max Towle from the Civil Defence centre in Hastings. Audio

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Controller Ian MacDonald talks through the latest information with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Some Napier households are being warned power will be out for at least another two weeks. Of about 40-thousand homes without power across Hawke's Bay, almost 32,000 of those are in and around Napier… Audio

RNZ reporter Kate Green is in Gisborne and joins Lisa Owen with the latest details.

The HMNZS Manawanui is sailing from Auckland with supplies destined for Tairāwhiti, and will deliver water supplies… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks at Parliament on the latest efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle. Video, Audio

Gisborne has been pummelled in the cyclone and remains largely cut off tonight with residents being warned it could be days or weeks before power is fully restored.

The region, which was also shaken… Video, Audio

The government says there are 225,000 people without power across the country.

Energy Minister Megan Woods says it's the largest disruption to eletricity infrastructure since Cyclone Bola - which hit… Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has taken a path of destruction across the North Island.

Metservice head of weather communications Lisa Murray spoke to Corin Dann.
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Tairawhiti has been put under a red weather warning, and evacuations are being recommended in several areas around the East Coast.

A state of emergency is also in place. The Deputy Civil Defence… Video, Audio

Auckland Emergency Management Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher joins Lisa Owen with the latest details on Cyclone Gabrielle. Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle is just north of Coromandel.

MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris spoke to Māni Dunlop about the forecast and the extreme observations so far today. Audio

The official death toll in this week's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now hit 19,000. With Nathan Rarere from the disaster zone is Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer. Audio

The clock is ticking for rescuers in Turkey and Syria after this week's two massive earthquakes. Close to 8000 people have been killed and tens of thousands more have been injured. Millions are now… Audio