Travel600 cases at Auckland as Qantas lost baggage mounts on both sides of TasmanQantas sends additional team members to Auckland to deal with backlogs.22 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Dannevirke High sudents’ inspiring efforts to helpStudents at Dannevirke High School are doing what they can for the community.22 Feb 01:48 AM
TravelWhy you shouldn't cancel your Hawke's Bay tripWhat travellers need to know about heading to Hawkes Bay.22 Feb 01:23 AM
New Zealand Watch: Security camera captures flood waters rising in Twyford Security camera captures moment family flee their Twyford home and the Ngaruroro River breaches stop bank after Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Iain Trotter Watch22 Feb 01:18 AM
BusinessFocus: Spark CEO on cyclone rebuildSpark chief executive Jolie Hodson says the telecommunications network was largely back up and running within days following the cyclone. Video / NZ HeraldWatch22 Feb 01:13 AM
OpinionCyclone Gabrielle: Poachers just one more worry farmers don’t needCouncils should also show leeway on the usual RMA red tape and consents.22 Feb 12:58 AM
New ZealandWatch: What a scoop! Sheep rescued from silt by diggerZoe Richardson said the sheep was in 'quite a predicament'.22 Feb 12:26 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Hipkins' first mistake as PM - and the Opposition pouncedOPINION: PM should focus on cyclone victims, not political opponents.21 Feb 11:53 PM
New Zealand'Stay away' - Auckland slip fears as rain looms, beaches hit by king tideThieves target the lifesaving facility days after the cyclone wracked the community.21 Feb 11:46 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Help from the outside - rural communities rallyRural communities around the North Island mustering help for Hawke's Bay and the Coast.21 Feb 11:44 PM
Small BusinessANZ donates $3 million to cyclone reliefThe bank has joined ASB and BNZ in making donations; Westpac offering small business fund.21 Feb 11:42 PM
New ZealandFocus: Leaders respond to potential 'flood tax'PM Chris Hipkins, Christopher Luxon and Grant Robertson react to a potential new 'flood tax' that could be used to pay for the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery. Video / NZ HeraldWatch21 Feb 11:31 PM
New Zealand'Time is of the essence': Piha residents fear more flooding, slips with drains still blockedTwenty-one houses in Piha have been yellow-stickered and 33 have been marked red.21 Feb 10:58 PM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: National’s Christopher Luxon slams criminals, opposes ‘flood tax’Christopher Luxon has hit out at the Government for downplaying crime fears.21 Feb 10:51 PM
New Zealand'She was gone': Napier flood survivor forced to let go of friend in raging floodwatersGareth Jones held on to his friend for as long as he could before being struck by debris.21 Feb 10:19 PM
New ZealandMother thanks ‘guardian angel’ baby daughter for saving family from Cyclone Gabrielle floodMum believes her daughter who died 12 years ago was watching over them.21 Feb 09:16 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: ‘Dead livestock everywhere’Volunteers have spent days cleaning up dead animals in Hastings after Cyclone Gabrielle.21 Feb 09:10 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Mucking in to get the muck out of Te Karaka, GisborneOver 200 volunteers help with the Te Karaka clean-up project after Cyclone Gabrielle.21 Feb 08:58 PM
New ZealandFocus: Luxon commits to doubling Hawke’s Bay crime penalties & slams ‘flood tax’National Party leader Christopher Luxon sits down with NZ Herald Deputy Political Editor Thomas Coughlan to talk the response to crime in the cyclone hit Hawke's Bay, and slams Labour's potential 'flood tax'. Video / NZ HeraldWatch21 Feb 08:06 PM
Small BusinessGisborne businesses’ efforts to stay open after cyclone amid water crisisBusinesses hard hit by Covid are now struggling post-cyclone with water restrictions.21 Feb 06:54 PM
New ZealandCash given out to Cyclone Gabrielle impacted, stranded ferry passengers & answers for Pike River | Focus Morning Bulletin: 22 February, 2023 Cash grants for farmers and growers' Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, stranded Cook Strait ferry passengers and borehole drilling resumes at Pike River in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch21 Feb 06:21 PM
New ZealandHelp or hindrance? Ex-mayor questions Civil Defence's donations advicePeople want to help cyclone victims, but Civil Defence says it's not always helpful.21 Feb 05:17 PM
New Zealand'Aunty came back to help out': Jacinda Ardern lends helping hand at Hastings marae'It was like an Aunty coming home,' a volunteer at the Waipatu Marae said.21 Feb 04:19 PM
New ZealandFirefighter says Cyclone Gabrielle conditions were unlike anything he’d seenThe group of local officers were primarily stationed in the Esk Valley.21 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPasifika Fusion festival to provide hope for Cyclone Gabrielle-hit communityPasifika people experience many cyclones in their home countries.21 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionDr Emily HendersonWhangārei MP on priorities for the Government post-cycloneEmily Henderson thanks those that chipped in to help during Cyclone Gabrielle,21 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay father dies after driving over deceptive bridgeVideo shows a deceptively collapsed bridge the morning before a Hawke’s Bay father died after driving over it. Video / Supplied Watch21 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLack of investment blamed for Northland’s roading woesNorthland's roads remain in a fragile state, with the Brynderwyns still closed.21 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘It’s starting to smell pretty bad’: Growers reeling from lost crops and fields of ‘rotting kumara’Northland kūmara growers are coming to grips with widespread devastation to their crops.21 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionChlöe Swarbrick: Climate change taking greatest toll on poorer KiwisOur poorer communities are the ones bearing the brunt of our climate changed reality.21 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandSearch for bodies in Napier called off due to sewage leakA laborious and sweltering trip up Napier’s Tutaekuri River for search teams.21 Feb 08:06 AM
New ZealandCyclone raises serious questions about where we’ve been allowed to buildProfessor looks into the history of land use and planning decisions at Muriwa.21 Feb 06:26 AM
New Zealand‘Miniscule’: Govt cyclone support package prompts calls for more helpThe cost of damage to orchards ranged from $150,000 to $250,000 per hectare.21 Feb 05:32 AM
New ZealandRegions devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle to be hit by more rain; Still more than 1000 uncontactable'It’s not good news', MetService warns.21 Feb 05:24 AM
