Morning Report for Saturday 18 February 2023

8:58 AM.Across cyclone hit areas the danger of severe landslides remains.

GNS Science engineers are urgently assessing the ground in hard hit regions.

GNS Science engineering geologist and landslide duty… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Much of the information authorities are getting on isolated communities is coming from planes and helicopter flights across the Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti.

Mark Harris says knows the anguish cyclones… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Navy vessel Te Mana has arrived in Napier with much-needed supplies on board.

RNZ reporter Sally Murphy visited the port and spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:48 AM.In the small settlement of Omahu in Hawkes Bay residents spent yesterday clearing their homes of water logged possessions - everything was dumped outside ready for the army to collect it.

The locals… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst says it's still difficult to reach their rural communities.

She spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Eskdale remains one of the hardest-hit areas in Hawke's Bay.

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton went to Eskdale yesterday and witnessed the devastation.

She spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Power is slowly coming on in Napier, with about 30 percent of households now expected to have electricity.

On the line now is Napier mayor Kirsten Wise. Read more Audio

7:29 AM.About 20 homes were evacuated in Piha last night due to land instability, and an exclusion zone is in place for a large part of Muriwai.

For safety reasons, Auckland Emergency Management has also… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Defence Force has more than 700 people providing aid and support to those in regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Navy vessels have been delivering food and other supplies to communities on the East… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Dozens of roads remain closed due to the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, and it will be some time still until many are reopened.

Bridges are a big issue, many of which were washed away in the… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Lauren Crimp is at civil defence headquarters in Hawkes Bay where she has been told more power is coming on in Napier people are ecstatic.

She spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Limited access to water has been restored for people in Gisborne after its backup water treatment plant failed yesterday morning.

The city was asked to urgently stop using water on Friday after the… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Limited access to water has been restored for people in Gisborne after its backup water treatment plant failed yesterday morning.

The city was asked to urgently stop using water on Friday after the… Read more Audio