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Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are particularly hard hit, with limited communications, a major power substation outage, and evacuations and highway closures.

There has been widespread power outages, flooding, slips, and damage to properties after Cyclone Gabrielle lashed the North Island.

Police have urged people in west Auckland's Muriwai to evacuate. This follows reports of a house collapsing due to a slip. Follow our live blog here.

Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty says the need to declare a national state of emergency is being monitored.

Power outages, downed trees, flooding and empty aisles at supermarkets are some of the early impacts being seen from Cyclone Gabrielle.

Much of Auckland will be closed on Monday as Cyclone Gabrielle storms through the motu.

Winds have cut power, brought down trees and blocked roads on Norfolk Island, though it appears to have been spared the worst.

Pilots landing at Auckland Airport during last month's floods had no idea how deep the water was on the runway, and at one stage levels were measured with a worker's boot, the Airline Pilots…

If you are thinking of heading to the public swimming pools to cool down- you might find the doors shut.

MetService has issued heavy rain and strong wind watches as a tropical cyclone heading for the upper North Island intensifies in the Coral Sea.

Explainer - Those in the upper North Island are being urged to get ready for damaging weather as Cyclone Gabrielle tracks towards Aotearoa. So how best to prepare for the latest emergency? Audio

Businesses which face closure or a significant impact on their operations since the floods can draw on a new fund, the prime minister says.

New Zealand will provide the aid to Türkiye and Syria following devastating earthquakes in both countries. Audio

Several slips have been cleared off coastal roads in Coromandel after the recent devastating flooding. Audio

MetService says it is keeping a close eye on a tropical low in the Coral Sea which could form into a cyclone with the ability to impact the North Island. Audio

Hundreds of volunteers are gathering in Tāmaki Makaurau's Starling Park this morning to help clean up flood-damaged property.

When the heavens opened last weekend, some channels of official information closed. Emergency management agencies and the news media both copped criticism for lagging behind events - and behind social…

Holidaymakers on their way to Northland experienced nightmare traffic on State Highway 1, while a fresh slip has cut off more of the Coromandel's roads.

With several highways severely damaged, Waka Kotahi is urging people to reconsider long weekend plans.

Chris Hipkins has met Auckland business leaders over the impact of the flooding crisis in the region. Watch the media conference live here.

Despite the disruption, Auckland Transport says the public transport system can still get you "where you need to be". Audio