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11:55 AM.RNZ reporter Krystal Gibbens has been talking to those in Napier, where the power and internet supplies have been interrupted and there are limited places open to buy food. Audio

11:42 AM.Civil Defence Minister Kieran McAnulty and Defence Minister Andrew Little hold a media conference from the Beehive. About 9,000 people have been displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle, with 3,000 currently… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Communications remains patchy or non-existent for many in Hawke's Bay or Gisborne areas. Paul Brislen is head of the Telecommunications Forum and is with us for an update. Audio

11:30 AM.Heading North to Ruawai, near Dargaville now. Yesterday Nine to Noon talked to the devastated owner of Kaipara Kumara, Anthony Blundell whose total crop could be ruined. The District's former mayor… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Residents in several parts of Auckland have been asked to conserve water and to prepare for further water outages. Water treatment plants in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford have been affected by… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Slips and flooding has caused major damage to roads both major and minor in the upper North - which in turn, is causing trouble for supply networks. Cyclone Gabrielle was the latest in a number of… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Auckland Transport says damage to roads in the region is unprecedented. Stacey van der Putten is the agency's executive General Manager Safety. Audio

10:55 AM.200 people remain out of their homes in the central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa after they were evacuated yesterday. The Tukituki River is receding and assessments on the homes will be made later… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.The search continues for a volunteer firefighter missing since Monday night when he was caught in a landslide in Muriwai. He was was checking flooding in a property on Motutara Road when the property… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cyclone Gabrielle is moving off to the east of New Zealand - and the sun is reportedly peeking through in many flood-hit areas. For an update on what we can expect from the weather over the next few… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.Sandra joins Kathryn to talk about today's focus in the Hastings District - finding those residents who are still stranded and vulnerable. Access across the area remains a challenge, including across… Read more Audio

10:15 AM.Toby Williams is Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chairperson who farms at Whangara, between Tolaga Bay and Gisborne. He's managed to get Starlink to restore some of his communication ability, but… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.The devastation wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle on farming and horticulture is being described as catastrophic. Jim Galloway is the President of Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers and speaks Kathryn from a… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.RNZ's Kate Green is in Gisborne, where communication remains a challenge and the local council has printed extra copies of the local newspaper to get the key information to residents. Audio

9:45 AM.Nearly 60-thousand people remain without power in Hastings and Napier, with warnings it could be days or weeks before power is returned to all customers. Transpower announced a national grid emergency… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Roads around the upper North Island have been badly damaged - and in some cases have left communities completely isolated. To give a sense of the scale of the destruction and how long it might take to… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp has been at an evacuation centre in Hastings, where residents are affected by flooding and power outages. Audio

9:15 AM.Napier mayor Kirsten Wise joins Kathryn for an update on the situation in the Napier area, warning that high tide may cause issues and that further evacuations might be needed. Audio

9:15 AM.Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise is in Napier, at the city's Emergency Operation Centre Audio