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As Hawkes Bay grapples with the devastation wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle, people at an evacuation centre came together last night for a pick me up to help get through the toughest of times.

At the… Audio

Engineers are getting creative in the mission to restore power networks to Hawkes Bay.

With thousands of people still without electricity in the region, Unison Networks is considering bypassing a… Audio

Some communities in Hawke's Bay remain completely isolated four days on from Cyclone Gabrielle hitting.

Power is still out for over 30,000 households, but cellphone reception is gradually being… Audio

Send more Defence Force personnel - that's that the plea from Hawke's Bay Fruit growers whose crops and livelihoods have been decimated by floodwaters.

Some are trying to salvage fruit - still… Video, Audio

Hawkes Bay flood victims remain on edge, with a false alarm sending some scambling earlier this afternoon.

Checkpoint was checking in with Hawke's Bay Growers who are already out trying to salvage… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.

One of New Zealand's fruit bowls, the region's… Audio

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

In Hawke's Bay there are heartbreaking stories of people who have lost everything.

But, as RNZ's Tess Brunton reports, there are stories of hope and community amongst the wreckage. Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker joins us for an update. Audio

Civil Defence is providing a briefing this morning on the situation throughout Hawke's Bay. Defence controller Iain MacDonald says it's been an extremely trying few days for the local community. He… Audio

Some growers in Hawke's Bay have just seen for the first time the devastation from the Cyclone to their orchards.

Catherine Wedd is the National Party's candidate in Tukituki and has sat on the New… Audio

Eighteen extra search and rescue workers have been sent to Hawkes Bay to help with firefighters efforts.

Hundreds of people have been saved since the region was flooded on Monday, but Fire and… Audio

The Defence Force now has 700 people helping with the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle, up from 200 on Tuesday night.

A fleet of NH90 helicopters have been assessing damage, helping with rescue… Audio

A Hawke's Bay lumber yard and sawmill that employs hundreds of locals has been completely swamped, with the last workers onsite carried to safety on a large loader.

Pan Pac on State Highway 2 at… Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has gone but her legacy is the most catastrophic weather event in living memory.

The storm left parts of the upper North Island resembling parts of a jigsaw.

Wairoa is essentially… Video, Audio

Thousands of people are stranded in Hawke's Bay without power, phone service, dwindling supplies and many are trying in vain to contact their loved ones.

Our reporter Lauren Crimp and cameraman Angus… Video, Audio

Evacuations continue in Hawke's Bay.

Six army trucks have arrived at the Hastings Sports Centres full of rescued people.

RNZ's reporter on the ground Lauren Crimp told Max Towle there were about 90… Audio

Napier and Hastings are in a State of Emergency. Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise says the most important thing is to keep the community safe.

Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst says it's also critical that… Audio

Could Tom Cruise's next stunt see him jumping off Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay? It could happen - now a film studio has been given the green light. Some say it's the greatest thing ever for the region… Audio