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Hawke's Bay weather response: What councils changed after Cyclone Gabrielle

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has launched an online Extreme Weather Hub.

Residents facing weeks of isolation by massive Helena Bay slip, flooding

Hundreds have been cut off by a slip featuring a 100-tonne boulder.

Facebook SOS sparks race to pluck 94-year-old from Tairua floods

The 94-year-old was trapped in a flooded Tairua bach garage.

Brave dad saves daughter and partner from flooded home by kayak

Neck-deep, fast-flowing water surrounded their stilt house before dawn.

Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild: Dartmoor bridge work to begin, Rissington bridge pier piling complete

New single-lane Dartmoor Bridge will measure 104m and be built immediately downstream.

Braddick shines in big shearing weekend

Eketahuna shearer Hemi Braddick is closer to world champs after his first national win.

Award-winning culvert rebuild cost $30m: 'The ground was much less stable than expected'

'If the original estimate had been around $30m, an alternative might've been considered.'

Streets of gold: Auckland's most expensive streets revealed

The average price of homes on Auckland most expensive street is $11m.

Plan confirmed for $60m new bridge at Waiohiki; work to start in 2026

The confirmed plan for the $60 million new bridge was one of six options considered.

Police officer commended for bravery after rescuing family during Cyclone Gabrielle

Detective Sergeant Heath Jones waded through chest-high floodwaters to reach victims.

Boy, 12, honoured for bravery after saving dad in two-hour knife attack

The 12-year-old is the third youngest ever to receive this bravery honour.

Video offers first glimpse of Wairoa’s planned flood spillway

After Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, Wairoa was given $70m to protect the town from flooding.

Gisborne mayor backs rate cap but warns exemptions must be 'timely'

From 2029, councils need a regulator sign-off to go above a 4% rate increase.

Thousands without shelter after flooding across Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s Sumatra island remains cut off, with looting reported amid aid delays.

A day out watching a bridge connect a community once more

'We didn’t want to miss it. There were a lot there first thing, 7am.'

The end of ‘Category 3’: Cyclone red zones to be phased out

Controversial labels placed over thousands of cyclone-hit properties to be phased out.