New Zealand‘If I’d stayed, we’d have both drowned’: Margaret, 76, swims through flooded orchard to save husband’s lifeWith floodwaters rising around her, Margaret had to act.20 Feb 04:51 PM
New Zealand'Heartbreaking': Dad digging to 5yo daughter’s grave buried under cyclone siltAgainst a backdrop of activity, Peter quietly works away shovelling.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Massive' job ahead for cyclone recovery, forestry future uncertain & truancy officers return | Focus Morning Bulletin: 21 February, 2023 The millions announced for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, the future of forestry in flood-hit regions remains uncertain and truancy officers return to schools in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch20 Feb 04:22 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCyclone Gabrielle and a tale of two citiesOPINION: A Napier mother of two details the blows of Mother Nature, and finds hope.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Like flying into a warzone': How Whanganui's helping the Cylone Gabrielle reliefSix personnel from the Whanganui Fire Station are assisting Urban Search and Rescue.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGenerator sales through the roof as homes still without power in NorthlandPower outages are persisting across the Northland region following Cyclone Gabrielle.20 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Politics swept aside by needsOPINION: Our editorial on the vastly changed political landscape.20 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Wild weather and wobbly ideasDespite an apparent consensus, the climate is still beset with confusion and denialism.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘We are now a mud flat’: The East Coast devastation and the long road to recoveryCyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the East Coast.20 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOpinion: Govt risks losing rural Kiwis left to fight Gabrielle on their ownRural communities have gone days without support.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandTruck and trailer units banned from Cove RdA major blockage on Cove Rd prompted a ban by Civil Defence.20 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand10 days with no power, seven days trapped - life inside an isolated Northland valleyDavid Fisher walked into the isolated valley cut off from the world by Cyclone Gabrielle.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandHospitality community rallies around Quail Cafe owner as future uncertainThey're fundraising in a bid to "help the Quail fly again".20 Feb 04:00 PM
PoliticsCyclone Gabrielle: $300m for recovery, PM says police have looting under controlThe Government has announced flood support as it plays down fears of crime.20 Feb 05:14 AM
PremiumPremiumConstruction‘Zero communication': Shot Tower apartment evacuation draws furious exchangeResidents kicked out at night: '72 hours later, we had not heard a thing.'20 Feb 04:38 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Govt pledges $300m; 11 dead; 2200 unaccounted for; state of emergency extendedThere are now 11 confirmed dead almost a week after the cyclone.20 Feb 04:29 AM
Markets with MadisonMarkets with Madison: Stop building on coastlines, floodplains - insurance execTower Insurance CEO says councils must consider managed retreat now.20 Feb 04:20 AM
TravelPassengers separated from bags and prescription drugs in luggage-handling chaosBacklogs of mishandled bags have caused anxiety for travellers with missing prescriptions.20 Feb 03:55 AM
New Zealand'We are very lucky': Tangoio Marae takes the brunt of the stormIts floors have been coated in a knee-deep sea of mud.20 Feb 03:41 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Linesman describes ‘awesome feeling’ getting power back on for Hawke’s BayHundreds of people have been working around the clock to restore power to Hawke's Bay.20 Feb 02:58 AM
New Zealand'Ready to boil over': Whirinaki community mucking in - as tension over looters risesCheckpoints set up by residents to stop looters, as 'unreal' community clean up continues.20 Feb 02:25 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Civil Defence warns of health risk from contaminated siltPeople helping to remove silt are being warned they should wear masks.20 Feb 02:09 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Napier records second-wettest day ever'Gabrielle is one of the worst storms to hit Aotearoa New Zealand in living history.'20 Feb 01:18 AM
New Zealand558 red-stickered homes in Auckland; cyclone-hit tower to be demolished over collapse fearsResidents next to a tower say they've been complaining for years.20 Feb 01:09 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Reshuffle and AVL allows courts to reopen in HastingsJury trials were called off and could be affected into next month.20 Feb 01:05 AM
New Zealand$5m raised! Generous Kiwis contribute to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaignDonation follows huge community support for fundraiser.20 Feb 12:46 AM
VideoConsequences of flooding captured in drone footageDrone footage of flooding on Swamp Rd and the surrounding area in Puketapu, Hawke's Bay, on the Tuesday morning after Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Matt WheatleyWatch20 Feb 12:44 AM
New ZealandThousands remain without power week after devastating weather began'We’ve restored power to 73 per cent of customers in Napier and 95 per cent in Hastings.'20 Feb 12:38 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Thousands in East Coast likely to need temporary accommodation after cyclone - MBIEPlanning is under way to house those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.20 Feb 12:19 AM
EntertainmentSting cancels Napier show in wake of Cyclone GabrielleThe singer will make a donation to the Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s Cyclone Relief Fund.19 Feb 11:51 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Nine homes red-stickered in GisborneA further 149 homes have been yellow-stickered.19 Feb 11:37 PM
New Zealand‘Can’t find daddy’: Gisborne woman’s desperate hunt for missing partnerGisborne man Joseph Ahuriri has been missing for a week after storm hit in Napier.19 Feb 11:04 PM
New ZealandWatch: Man re-lives harrowing discovery of 80-year-old couple he thought were deadIan Cadwallader takes the Herald through house where he thought he'd find three bodies.19 Feb 10:54 PM
New Zealand'Devoted’ mother survived breast cancer twice. She died after being swept away in floodSusane Caccioppoli, a cancer survivor, was last seen by her boyfriend on February 14.19 Feb 10:39 PM
