Morning Report for Friday 17 February 2023

8:48 AM.Many petrol stations are still closed in cyclone-hit parts of the country in the face of growing demand from frustrated motorists and others needing fuel.

But there is progress in getting crucial… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Michelle Hill lives on a farm in Waiotira, just 45 minutes from Dargaville.

Her family has been completely alone since Monday, with the radio being their only connection to the world.

Her cellphone… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.More than 100 roads have been badly damaged across Auckland, leaving emergency management teams flat-out.

And there have been more than 1000 landslides, too, with the communities out west have borne… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.People are still being evacuated from Piha on Auckland's west coast, with the land dangerous and unstable days after the storm.

Road and phone access is back but the seaside community is without… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Tolaga Bay is one of the most isolated places on the East Coast following the storm.

Limited information has come from the coastal community since Monday, but cellphone reception has now been… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Sally Murphy has been to Esk Valley, the most devastated area of Napier.

She spoke to Corin Dann.
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8:16 AM.Hundreds of Napier residents have hit the road for Hastings to take advantage of electricity in the nearby city.

Last night, power company Unison said there were still more than 31,000 disconnected… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Thousands of people across the motu are again waking up this morning displaced and disconnected after cyclone Gabrielle's impact.

Six people have died, more than 3000 are still uncontactable and… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.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… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Ngāti Porou iwi members from around New Zealand and the world have come together to deliver urgently required communications equipment into the remote East Cape.

The iwi's commercial arm - Ngāti… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Damage from Cyclone Gabrielle is becoming clearer as roads slowly open and cellphone reception is gradually restored.

Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst spoke to Kim Hill. Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Napier is still largely without power almost four days since Cyclone Gabrielle struck.

Napier's mayor Kirsten Wise spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:39 AM.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… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The Defence Force have been deployed across the country in the days since the cyclone, first in search and rescue roles, and now helping distribute aid.

HMNZS Manawanui dropped off supplies at some… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Around 3500 people have been registered as uncontactable, the majority across Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti.

Worried friends and family have taken to social media to try find their loved ones - many whom… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Tairāwhiti remains in a state of desperation as its water supply teeters on the edge.

Mayor Rehette Stoltz says taps could run dry in a couple of days - but the good news is, trucks can now reach the… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Wairoa has been off-grid since Tuesday, with very little information getting in, or out.

Like the rest of Tairāwhiti, it's short on fuel, water, and patchy on electricity. 

Hundreds of locals have… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.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… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Roads are finally starting to reopen across cut off parts of the country after the destruction from cyclone Gabrielle

The entire perimeter of the Coromandel peninsula is now drivable - and the… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.In Wairarapa, 2000 people who had been cut off after significant slips across the roading network, have now been reached by the Defence Force.

At least 25 homes and one school have been damaged in… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.A woman rescued from Pakowhai near Hastings says the devastation caused by the flooding there is unbelievable. 

On Tuesday, Natalie Morgans and another 11 other Pakowhai residents gathered on a roof… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.People in cyclone hit areas on the East Coast are still struggling to get in touch with family and friends.

This Gisborne woman says the hardest thing about the storm has been not being able to… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.After one final dosing of rain across parts of the country overnight - Cyclone Gabrielle looks to be well and truly on its way out. 

Thunder storm warnings for many of the flood inundated areas was… Read more Audio