Lisa Owen

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks at Parliament on the latest efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle. Video, Audio

Parts of the Coromandel have had a fourth day with no power. 

Thames-Coromadel Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler talks to Lisa Owen Video, Audio

Wairoa is completely cut off, and hundreds of people have had their homes swamped with water.

Mayor Craig Little says they desperately need help.  Video, Audio

A woman is still missing in Hawke's Bay after the Eskdale property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated with floodwaters early on Tuesday morning.

The owners of the house, Maik Beekmans and… Video, Audio

Now here's a story of a bright moment of ingenuity in today's tempest. The vet clinic in Paeroa flooded overnight, but early this morning, staff quickly grabbed the gear used to treat cattle to clear… Audio

Hawke's Bay has been pumelled by rain today - forcing a number of evacuations.

At least 90mm fell in the region - turning roads into rivers and leaving residents on rooftops.

Reporter Lauren Crimp… Audio

In the Coromandel, Lynda Grant from Mercury Bay Business Association has been out in her gumboots helping businesses in Whitianga with clean up. Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has disrupted Parliament's proceedings - with its first day back in business abruptly cut short - and MPs sent back to their electorates.

Our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Audio

Residents and businesses in Kumeū, west Auckland, have been flooded for a third time in 14 months.

While some businesses were more prepared this time, they're once again having to pick up the pieces… Video, Audio

The West Auckland coastal areas of Bethells Beach, Karekare and Piha were among the hardest hit overnight but group of residents on Scenic Drive in Waiatarua have inadvertently found themselves in a… Audio

Parts of surf club on Auckland's west coast have fallen into flood waters and the building is now on unstable land, thanks to cyclone Gabrielle.

Bethells Beach has been hammered in the storm. At… Audio

Hundreds of people in the coastal West Auckland community of Muriwai are yet to return to their homes after landslides brought two houses down, while many more are too dangerous to enter.

Across the… Audio

Gisborne has been pummelled in the cyclone and remains largely cut off tonight with residents being warned it could be days or weeks before power is fully restored.

The region, which was also shaken… Video, Audio

Rebecca Ferguson is a wedding dress designer who runs her business from her lifestyle block not far from the RSE workers in nearby Crownthorpe.

She told Lisa Owen there's been no break in the… Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle hammered Hawke's Bay on Tuesday. In Hastings dozens of Tongan RSE workers were rescued after being stranded on the roof of their accommodation for most of the day.

Some were even… Video, Audio

There are still huge areas of the North Island without any - or very patchy - cellphone reception.

New Zealand Telecommunications Forum chief executive Paul Brislen talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Farm house lodge in Fern Hill, west of Hastings, is home to a number of horticutlure workers.

Owner and film maker Dawson Bliss says they were forced to evacuate when the Ngaruroro river rose in a… Video, Audio

Much of the Coromandel remains cut off tonight with thousands still without power, for some it will be their third night in total darkness.

Our reporter Leonard Powell is in Tairua talking to… Video, Audio