Weather
Cyclone Gabrielle: East Coast MP and Minister Kiritapu Allan
Communities up and down the East Coast remain cut off this morning with no way of knowing how they're faring in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Communication is down, State Highway 35 - the main… Audio
Northland cleans up after Cyclone Gabrielle
Dargaville and Whangarei were the Northland towns worst affected by ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle.
Evacuations and road closures continued yesterday as the storm's tentacles moved away from the… Audio
'No one has given up hope': Search continues for trapped firefighter in Muriwai
Fire and Emergency have removed a large quantity of soil and debris and deconstructed a house piece by piece as the search continues for a trapped firefighter in Muriwai.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings Mayor update
Thousands of people are still out of their homes - from Tairāwhiti to Hawke's Bay and Tararua on the eastern coast and Dargaville, Muriwai, Piha and Karekare in the west - as Cyclone Gabrielle leaves… Audio
Helicopters rescue hundreds from rooftops in flood-stricken Hawke's Bay
A Hastings helicopter pilot has described the mad dash to rescue people trapped on roofs across the Hawke's Bay as Cyclone Gabrielle caused rivers to burst, completely submerging some homes.
Cyclone Gabrielle easing in severity but moving away slowly
MetService says all wind warnings across the North Island have now gone, but there are some warning still in place for the top of the South Island.
Metservice's Head of Weather Communications Lisa… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Orchardist spends night in attic
Hawkes Bay was one of the hardest hit regions in yesterday's floods, with crops swallowed by water and people stranded in their homes.
Among them is Jonty Moffet an orchardist in the Hastings'… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne situation update
The Gisborne Mayor says newspapers will be delivered to all residents in Gisborne today with an urgent conserve water notice.
Internet is down in Tairāwhiti.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz says the region… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower on network resilience
In Hastings and Napier, around 60,000 people are without power and it's expected to be days or weeks before power is returned to all customers.
Transpower announced a national grid emergency… Audio
Northland tries to clean up, as weather still rages
The small farming district of Tangiteroria is drowning in murky floodwaters, while others are digging up the mud.
NZ reeling from impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle
A National state of emergency is in effect in New Zealand where Cyclone Gabrielle continues to wreak havoc to the country's North Island. Audio
Tairua cleaning up after Cyclone Gabrielle
To Coromandel now where large parts of the Peninsula remain cut off and without power due to cyclone Gabrielle. A huge slip during last month's floods meant State Highway 25A between Kopu and Tairua… Audio
Northland cleans up after Cyclone Gabrielle
Dargaville and Whangarei were the Northland towns worst affected by ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle. Evacuations and road closures continued yesterday as the storm's tentacles moved away from the… Audio
Valentine's Day less rosy for AK florists due to Gabrielle
Usually, Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days for florists. But this year things were less than rosy for Auckland businesses thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle. Several parts of the city are cut off… Audio
Metservice's Heath Gullery updates on overnight weather
Thousands of people across the north island have endured another night without power and cellphone coverage. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the damage from Cyclone Gabrielle was the most… Audio
'Completely isolated' Wairoa only has one day's food, Civil Defence says
Wairoa is completely cut off overnight and only has one day worth of food and enough drinking water for two days, Hawke's Bay Civil Defence says.
Woman dies after bank collapses on home
While severe weather is forecast ease in most places before dawn, a woman has died in Putorino, Hawke's Bay, after a bank collapsed onto her home.
Rural Hawke's Bay residents scramble onto roofs to avoid flooding
"We're wet, it's raining," Pakowhai's Kevin McCormack says. "I've never seen anything like it." Audio
Person critically injured after tree falls near Auckland playground
A person is in a critical condition after a tree fell near Madills Farm, a popular playground in Kohimarama, central Auckland.
Widespread damage: Cyclone Gabrielle in pictures
The breadth and scope of flooding and damage from Cyclone Gabrielle has been unprecedented. We've collected photos from RNZ reporters and readers from across the regions.
