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
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
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
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
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
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
New ZealandLocals guard diggers, trucks fixing Napier highway amid looting fearsSeveral slips have caused large sections of State Highway 5 to fall away.21 Feb 05:22 AM
New ZealandEskdale family survive deadly floods after breaking boat out of shedRawinia Gray and her family clung to a small boat to escape the Esk Valley floods.21 Feb 04:45 AM
New ZealandFocus: Current state of SH5 between Napier and TaupoCurrent state of SH5 between Napier and Taupo. Video / Mike ScottWatch21 Feb 04:18 AM
New ZealandWairoa tamariki go max horse power during gas shortage ‘A horse and a rope and away we go’: Wairoa tamariki go max horse power during gas shortage. Video / SuppliedWatch21 Feb 04:05 AM
New ZealandAucklanders warned of swimming risk at several popular beaches after sewage overflowDeputy Mayor Desley Simpson said wastewater was running into stormwater drains nearby.21 Feb 04:01 AM
New ZealandFocus: Esk Valley Orchardist shows destruction of propertyEsk Valley Orchardist Malcolm Davie showing the destruction of his property, his anger with forestry slash and how to recover. Video / Mike ScottWatch21 Feb 04:01 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Deliveries go off with military precisionInside the Civil Defence and military-run distribution centre.21 Feb 03:44 AM
New ZealandFlood-ravaged Twyford community cleaning up with help from outsideCarpenters from Levin are among those assisting residents hit by nearly 2m-high floods.21 Feb 03:18 AM
New Zealand‘Current was just huge’: Couple swam through paddocks, gripping trees to find safetyWater about 2m high swept through their home in Napier.21 Feb 02:46 AM
New ZealandQueensland disaster response team: We get floods 'but this is different'Specialist Australian firefighters rush over to help with search and rescue.21 Feb 01:53 AM
New ZealandLive: 'A big step' - why Govt is ruling out military police in Hawke's BayThere are now 11 confirmed dead almost a week after the cyclone.21 Feb 01:38 AM
