Morning Report

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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