Morning Report

In the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa, communication and road links have been steadily improving. But, as elsewhere, the clean-up is massive. Reporter Jonty Dine spent yesterday with residents… Read more Audio

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise provides an update on the city's response to Cyclone Gabrielle. Read more Audio

The roading network remains particularly fragile across much of the upper North Island following Cyclone Gabrielle. Wayne Oldfield from Waka Kotahi's National Emergency Response team tells Max Towle… Read more Audio

Water has been the pressing concern in Gisborne. Midday Report's Mani Dunlop is at the city's Civil Defence centre. Read more Audio

Australian firefighters have touched down in Aotearoa to assist in recovery efforts. 25 Fire and Rescue Service specialist firefighters from Queensland arrived yesterday, and will get to work… Read more Audio

Our reporter Lauren Crimp speaks to Max Towle from the Civil Defence centre in Hastings. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

She spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

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