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Call for amnesty so overstayers can help with cyclone clean-up
Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions should be granted an amnesty, a Tongan community leader says. Audio
Gisborne neighbours band together to clear silt and sludge
Cleaning up the flood silt is like scooping up sludgy stinky cow pats, one Gisborne resident says after Cyclone Gabrielle, as he reflects on regrowing his garden.
Trans-Tasman lessons from flooding offer NZ a guide for future
Opinion - Repeated flooding events in New Zealand and Australia share common elements, and Australia could provide a guide for rebuilding with better resilience, writes Iftekhar Ahmed. Video
Post-cyclone updates: PM calls for calm after rumours on crime in flooded areas
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins responded to reports of crime in flood-ravaged areas and people setting up community checkpoints to deal with incidents.
Century-old Auckland tower at risk of collapse to be demolished
Two body corporates and Auckland Council are at odds over what's going on with getting tenants in nearby apartments back home.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier community rallies to recover, rebuild
The resilience of the people of the Hawke's Bay is shining through.
Seven days on from Cyclone Gabrielle and 10,000 - most in Napier city - are still without power.
Electricity company Unison says… Video, Audio
West Coast flood protection not threatened by post-Gabrielle funding rethink - MP
West Coast leaders say planned flood protection schemes at Westport and Franz Josef will not lose out, despite the government reprioritising spending in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle in the...
Marlborough deploys volunteers to Auckland to help with cyclone response
The volunteers left for Auckland on Friday to help with a "variety of logistical tasks".
Cyclone Gabrielle: Surf club still home for some in Piha
On the hard-hit west coast beaches in Auckland communities are still dealing with the threat of land slips and the realities of red stickered homes.
In Piha, some people are still calling the surf… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tolaga Bay waiting for cleaning essentials
Feeling a little forgotten and a little low in spirits and kai.
A Tolaga bay community leader says they need basic things like cleaning equipment, skip bins and a dump that's open so people can start… Video, Audio
Water, power issues continue to plague lower North Island
Boil water notices remain in some places, with others still without electricity.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Efforts under way to support farmers, growers
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.
After floods and slips comes the clean up - so where do you start?
Mud, silt and sewage have been left behind in Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato homes after a deluge of rain brought flooding and slips to many parts of the North Island.
Linesman describes 'awesome feeling' getting Hawke's Bay's power back on
Hundreds of men and women in hi-vis gear are scaling infrastructure and working around the clock.
'Err on side of caution': Council opts to red-sticker nine houses in Gisborne
Nine homes in Gisborne have been red-stickered following Cyclone Gabrielle and a further 149 yellow-stickered.
Council defends decision not to evacuate Esk Valley
A resident says people were calling for help from their rooftops as floodwaters ripped through the area. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle : Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor
The under investment in infrastructure laid bare by the ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle is top of mind for Cabinet today. The Government is refocusing and reprioritising in light of the devastation… Audio
Tologa Bay residents concerned about forestry workers
A Tolaga Bay kiwifruit farmer says both the government and forestry companies need to compensate home owners, business owners and the forestry workers themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle updates: Death toll rises, half of uncontactable reports resolved
Half of the 6000 reports of uncontactable people after Cyclone Gabrielle have now been resolved, according to police. See how today's news unfolded with RNZ's live blog.
PM on the govt response to Cyclone Gabrielle: 'Lives have been turned upside down'
Almost 30,000 homes have no power and major supply chains remain disrupted - and the prime minister is also warning that more fatalities remain possible. Watch the government's latest update live…
