Weather
Fatigue and despair from trauma of Cyclone Gabrielle will soon set in for victims
Opinion - The devastation to property and the trauma suffered by people at the hands of Cyclone Gabrielle is hard to comprehend from afar, Ann Skelton writes.
Hope fades for summer tourism boost in Coromandel
The Coromandel peninsula may lose another summer's trade by the time State Highway 25A is fixed, a small business owner says.
Main highway repairs: Waka Kotahi says it could be months before some reopen
It will be at least a month until SH1 to Northland fully reopens. Waka Kotahi says its crews are working hard to get the road through the Brynderwyns reopened as quickly as possible.
But it says the… Video, Audio
Up to 2500 whānau may need temporary accommodation after Cyclone Gabrielle
An accomodation service rehoming displaced flood victims estimate right now up to 2500 whānau need help finding a new roof over their heads.
But that number could rise. The government's Temporary… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay hospitality hopes for quick SH5 reopening
Hawke's Bay hospitality businesses are pinning their hopes on the reopening of State Highway 5 to return trade to some semblance of normality after Cyclone Gabrielle.
About 80 percent of tourism… Audio
More rain, thunderstorm warning for flood-ravaged regions
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
'No loss' - red-stickered Muriwai homeowner in insurance limbo
A Muriwai homeowner is in insurance limbo after cliffs crashed down either side of her house during the cyclone - leaving her property red stickered.
Even though the house itself is untouched, it's… Video, Audio
PM announces fundraiser appeal for Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild
The government is crowdsourcing the cyclone recovery bill. It has launched an international fundraising effort, modelled on the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal - which raised almost $100 million.
A… Audio
"Curry Rangers" feeding thousands in Hawke's Bay
There have been lots people working really hard to get food to those in need due to flooding. As soon as they got power back, the chefs at Craggy Range have been working hard to make food for those in… Audio
Temporary accommodation support expanded to Cyclone Gabrielle-hit areas
The service was set up for Auckland following the January floods, but will now cover areas affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Metservice explains weather warnings for North Island
An orange heavy rain warning is in force for Gisborne, with Metservice warning residents to expect 60 to 100 milimetres of rain on top of what has already fallen, before 6am tomorrow.
There is also a… Audio
More rain hits cyclone-ravaged East Coast
Rain is pouring down in areas already soggy and devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle.
An orange heavy rain warning is in force for Gisborne, with Metservice warning residents to expect 60 to 100mm of rain… Audio
Tributes for flood victim who lost wife to cancer 8 months earlier
A man found dead following the devastating floods lost his wife to an aggressive form of cancer just eight months earlier.
Repairs continue on key routes smashed by recent wild weather
Urgent repair works on key routes continue after Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent weather events caused mass closures. Audio
Quick calls needed on flood-prone areas - Cyclone recovery minister
"If the insurance companies are to do the work that they would normally do, they'd wanna get on with that now," Grant Robertson says. Audio
'We need more diggers, more resources, more money', say angry Esk Valley locals
Some residents in the area say the limited help they've received from the council and government in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle is not good enough.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmer says community still in limbo
Nearly two weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle a Hawke's Bay farmer says without access and power, his cut-off community is treading water.
More rain for flood-ravaged Tai Rawhiti and Coromandel
Rain is falling - again - on flood-ravaged areas of Tai Rāwhiti and the Coromandel.
A heavy rain watch is in force for Gisborne from Tolaga Bay upwards, and that'll extend to Coromandel later this… Audio
'I've got no power, no nothing' - Another flood dampens spirits
Mangawhai spent the weekend cleaning up flooding damage from an enormous downpour on Friday night.
Summer snow falls in Canterbury
Hundreds of people are cooling down on Mt Hutt in Canterbury today, which is getting its first snow of the year.
