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Trees are down and people were evacuated from their homes, but the damage isn't "huge" for the Western Bay of Plenty after cyclone Gabrielle swept across Aotearoa.

Fire and Emergency is using drones and seeking geotechnical advice over a firefighter missing in Muriwai, west of Auckland.

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

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.

A state of emergency has been declared for Waikato and Whakatāne in Bay of Plenty and evacuations are underway.

A man directing traffic at a closed road in Waikato has died after being hit by a truck on Sunday morning.

An animal welfare inspector will be visiting the Waikato farm where 50,000 chickens died in a fire yesterday, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.

A mother has been charged with shooting at police as they tried to arrest her kids, who are accused of carrying out ram raids in Waikato.

Four lives have tragically been claimed by raging floodwaters and slips caused by an extreme and unprecedented deluge of rain across Auckland and Waikato on Friday.

People are being warned to "get ready" as weather forecast to hit the north of Aotearoa progresses as expected on Tuessday afternoon.

Parts of the North Island are experiencing landslips, road closures and flooding in homes and businesses, and more heavy rain is on the way. Here is what you need to know as the severe weather… Audio

A fourth person has been found dead as a result of Auckland's catastrophic floods on Friday.

It wasn't until seven hours after floods had forced people out of their homes and hundreds had called 111 that a state of emergency was announced. How were officials on the back foot?

Many roads are damaged and impassable across Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty, while the Coromandel Peninsula has been cut off. We bring you details about the roads.

One person is dead after a crash between a horse and vehicle on State Highway 2 in Waikato.

A home has collapsed in Tauranga and residents have been evacuated after heavy rain hit the Bay of Plenty overnight.

A state of emergency has been declared for the Waitomo District with reports of flooding, slips and inundation.

The message to Aucklanders is to "stay home, stay safe", and be prepared to evacuate if you're in a flooded zone.

Auckland Emergency Management says staff are out assessing flooding with reports of people being rescued from their roofs and MetService has issued its highest level heavy rain warning for the city.

Auckland Emergency Management says the weather across Tāmaki Makaurau is continuing to worsen and residents in flood-prone areas should prepare to evacuate. Audio

Four youths have been arrested following a police pursuit in Hamilton overnight.

It's been one of the biggest rescue efforts this summer, and one witness says the outcome could have been much worse.

A vehicle fleeing from police ended up ploughing through a wall of a woman's Gisborne home last week while she was eating dinner.

Searchers are still hunting for a missing swimmer after one person died and several were hurt after getting into difficulty at Opoutere Beach this morning.

Three children missing with their father for a year may be feeling anxious about being isolated from other family members for so long, a clinical psychologist says.