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A radio network that has been a lifeline during Cyclone Gabrielle faces losing most of the government funding that keeps it running.

The death of Guy Wallace, who was one of the last people to see Ben Smart and Olivia Hope alive and a key witness in a murder trial, was self-inflicted, says a coroner.

Gisborne is keeping an eye on river levels as the drenched region has an orange heavy rain warning and a severe thunderstorm warning is also in place north of Auckland. Audio

The New Zealand Transport Agency is warning users of State Highway 2 in Wellington that it will be closing the Remutaka Hill at night while maintenance work is done.

A newly formed Civil Defence team working long hours to support affected whānau in Te Karaka are staying positive despite seemingly endless need in their community.

Heavy rain is on the way for cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti with concern about a dam in a Tairāwhiti river, while the PM's planned trip to Wairoa today was cancelled.

Gisborne industries could be waiting around two weeks before they can begin operating again as the desperate state of the city's water situation was hammered home at a meeting.

Hawke's Bay farmers have been left with slips, rocks and slash across their land, trees in orchards were ripped out and properties covered in silt as the cyclone ripped through.

Civil Defence has made contact with 90 percent of Tairāwhiti communities and expects to reach the rest by the end of today, says Emergency Management. Watch the latest government update here.

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence says its priority for Thursday is establishing contact with communities that have been isolated since Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region. Audio