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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

11:55 AM.Watercare has urged customers in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford to reduce their water use. It says local water treatment plants have been affected by power and communications outages - and the… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Kaipara Kumara Anthony Blundell runs his business at Ruawai near Dargaville, where the power is out and the land is rain-soaked. He says it's been a tough 24 hours. Audio

11:45 AM.Len Salt joins Kathryn for an update on how Cyclone Gabrielle has added to existing woes in the region after multiple flooding and slip events this summer. Audio

11:12 AM.Pattrick talks to Kathryn about the issue of managed retreat, there are big chunks of NZ where people are living or running businesses that will gradually either become uninsurable or very expensive… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Auckland's big western beach areas of Muriwai, Piha and Karekare have been badly affected by the Cyclone overnight. Kathryn speaks to RNZ reporter Rowan Quinn. Audio

10:55 AM.Mary Argue is Chief reporter at Wairarapa Times Age. Audio

10:50 AM.Residents in the Taradale and Omahu areas have been ordered to evacuate immediately, with Hawkes Bay Civil Defence saying they should stay with family and friends. Kathryn speaks to Hastings District… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Air New Zealand says it's resumed international flights and domestic jet operations. Over all there have been 500 flight cancellations impacting more than 29,000 customers. Greg Foran, the airline's… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Hawke's Bay has been particularly badly hit by Gabrielle overnight with flooding and power cuts. Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise joins Kathryn to talk about a lack of communication through the region and… Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Kaipara District Mayor Craig Jepson said the town of Dargaville had been cut off by floods as a high tide met heavy rain on Tuesday morning. Audio