Checkpoint

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

Parts of the Coromandel have had a fourth day with no power. 

Thames-Coromadel Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler talks to Lisa Owen Read more Video, Audio

Wairoa is completely cut off, and hundreds of people have had their homes swamped with water.

Mayor Craig Little says they desperately need help.  Read more Video, Audio

A woman is still missing in Hawke's Bay after the Eskdale property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated with floodwaters early on Tuesday morning.

The owners of the house, Maik Beekmans and… Read more Video, Audio

Now here's a story of a bright moment of ingenuity in today's tempest. The vet clinic in Paeroa flooded overnight, but early this morning, staff quickly grabbed the gear used to treat cattle to clear… Read more Audio

Hawke's Bay has been pumelled by rain today - forcing a number of evacuations.

At least 90mm fell in the region - turning roads into rivers and leaving residents on rooftops.

Reporter Lauren Crimp… Read more Audio

In the Coromandel, Lynda Grant from Mercury Bay Business Association has been out in her gumboots helping businesses in Whitianga with clean up. Read more Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has disrupted Parliament's proceedings - with its first day back in business abruptly cut short - and MPs sent back to their electorates.

Our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio

Residents and businesses in Kumeū, west Auckland, have been flooded for a third time in 14 months.

While some businesses were more prepared this time, they're once again having to pick up the pieces… Read more Video, Audio

The West Auckland coastal areas of Bethells Beach, Karekare and Piha were among the hardest hit overnight but group of residents on Scenic Drive in Waiatarua have inadvertently found themselves in a… Read more Audio

Parts of surf club on Auckland's west coast have fallen into flood waters and the building is now on unstable land, thanks to cyclone Gabrielle.

Bethells Beach has been hammered in the storm. At… Read more Audio