Morning Report

Those displaced or affected by the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle can get help with insurance claims through a new service from today.

The Government has launched the New Zealand Claims… Read more Audio

A Tolaga Bay kiwifruit farmer says both the government and forestry companies need to compensate home owners, business owners and the forestry workers themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Planning is underway to set up temporary accommodation for those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Government's Temporary Accommodation Service was activated for households in Auckland earlier this… Read more Audio

District Council is also warning Waipawa and Otane. Residents to remain critically conserving water, with flood damaged pumps failing overnight.

Early this morning both flood damaged pumps at our… Read more Audio

In Tai Rāwhiti, water supply is still a problem.

Civil Defence has spelt out which Gisborne businesses can open under water restrictions.

Its controller Ben Green says the supply is still critically… Read more Audio

Coordinated efforts to get support to farmers and growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle have begun - with truck loads of stock feed bound for the affected regions.

Crops were destroyed, orchards were… Read more Audio

Vital river monitoring infrastructure in Hawke's Bay buckled under the pressure of the storm last week.

Most of the region's rain and river level monitoring sites lost their connection on Monday… Read more Audio

Fresh landslides and damage from roadworks are hampering efforts to restore communication services in the wake of the cyclone.

Fibre supplying Gisborne from the north has been fixed, but three new… Read more Audio

Three months of work has been condensed into a weekend as crews scramble to restore powerlines in Hawke's Bay.

A helicopter and crane worked to carry a new line over the Tutaekuri River yesterday… Read more Audio

The East Coast MP Kiri Allan says she is not expecting a big increase in the number of people killed by the cyclone as people still wait to hear whether their whānau are safe in Hawkes Bay and Tai… Read more Audio

Students in flood-stricken regions may finally be able to get on with their academic year, with several schools set to reopen this week.

But with the extensive damage to property from Cyclone… Read more Audio