Weather
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on how long the power will be out
Some Napier households are being warned power will be out for at least another two weeks. Of about 40-thousand homes without power across Hawke's Bay, almost 32,000 of those are in and around Napier… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: New thunderstorm threat for affected regions
Metservice has issued a Severe thunderstorm watch for Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. Metservice forecaster Lisa Murray joins Kathryn for an update. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp
RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp is at the Civil Defence Centre in Hastings. A helicopter has gone to Wairoa this morning with star link comms and supplies, and there will be more going today. Wairoa is… Audio
North Island possibly in for more stormy weather
The North Island is in for more stormy weather on Thursday, with a new thunderstorm watch in place from 3pm.
Thunderstorms could be severe for northern and central parts of the North Island… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tail coming back for South and North Island
Cyclone Gabrielle is well off the coast of the country but her tail is coming back to flick up parts of the South and North islands.
Metservice is forecasting isolated showers across the North… Audio
Deputy PM: comms a major issue for parts of North Island
So three days after Monday's devastating cyclone, thousands of people across Tairawhiti, Hawke's Bay, Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel remain cut off, without power or cell phone coverage. At… Audio
Coromandel's Tairua locals stranded by blocked roads
At last, many Coromandel residents were able to enjoy a hot meal and a cold beer yesterday when the lights flickered on for the first times since Sunday night . But they're being warned that the… Audio
HUHA sets up temporary shelter for displaced animals
Animals have also been left homeless and shaken during Cyclone Gabrielle. To find out how they're being helped we visited HUHA at their temporary base at the Dog Exhibition Centre in South Auckland… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Fears cyclone death toll will rise, as body seen floating in water
A man helping chopper crews pluck people from roofs in flood-hit Hawke's Bay believes the death toll is likely worse than reported, having seen at least one body floating in water he could not reach.
What residents in Tairāwhiti, Coromandel and Hawke's Bay need to know
RNZ understands communities in cut-off regions have limited reception, here's what those in Tairāwhiti, Coromandel and Hawke's Bay need to know.
Towns still without power, most local roads compromised in Coromandel
Parts of the Coromandel were without power for a fourth day today and many roads remain closed as towns continue to clean up after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Smaller Coromandel community still without power, many roads remain closed
Parts of the Coromandel were without power for a fourth day today and many roads remain closed as towns continue to cleanup after Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
Widespread devastation: Gabrielle in pictures
The full picture of the devastation from Cyclone Gabrielle is becoming clearer today. We've collected photos from RNZ journalists and readers from across the regions.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Aotea Great Barrier cleans up after storm
Roads on Aotea / Great Barrier Island have taken "a hammering" thanks to the cyclone, the community board chair says. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: 'She disappeared underwater, under the house'
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. Audio
'It's a different world': Dargaville reckons with storm damage
The sun finally came out over Northland on Wednesday after the region was rocked by Cyclone Gabrielle - but some residents were still being urged to evacuate.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Muriwai community grieves firefighter killed in slip
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has reached four. Three people, including a child, have died in Hawke's Bay and a volunteer firefighter has been found dead trapped in a house in Muriwai, in… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne cut off - latest details
RNZ reporter Kate Green is in Gisborne and joins Lisa Owen with the latest details.
The HMNZS Manawanui is sailing from Auckland with supplies destined for Tairāwhiti, and will deliver water supplies… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Thousands stranded in Hawke's Bay
Thousands of people are stranded in Hawke's Bay without power, phone service, dwindling supplies and many are trying in vain to contact their loved ones.
Our reporter Lauren Crimp and cameraman Angus… Video, Audio
Watch: PM Chris Hipkins with the latest Cyclone Gabrielle update
The government is getting a better picture of the damage across the North Island today and the devastation is widespread, Hipkins says.
