Te Matatini festival confirmed as rohe starts cyclone clean-up
A contingency plan is in place for the Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tāngata festival.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Photos show widespread destruction
Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region.
Woman stuck between slips in rural Hawke’s Bay found; Family relieved
Ashleigh Neave has been found after being stuck between slips in Tutira.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Iconic Hawke’s Bay bridge swept away
Rissington Bridge destroyed in flood. Video / Supplied
Cyclone Gabrielle: People all over the world waiting to hear if family members are safe in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
A South African family who immigrated to New Zealand four weeks ago are missing.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How to get the best out of impaired communication networks
Communications were all but wiped out in parts of NZ after Cyclone Gabrielle hit.
Community in Tūtira village join in relief efforts
Community in Tutira village in Hawkes Bay join in relief efforts. Video / Supplied
Exodus from Napier
Enormous queues out of Napier via State Highway 51. Video / Paul Taylor
Watch: Helicopter pilot's daring, pinpoint rescue of elderly man
Another dramatic escape from floodwaters has been captured on video.
'We're in awe of the valiant efforts': William and Kate's heartfelt message to Kiwis
'We are in awe of the valiant efforts of emergency responders risking their lives.'
Group of RSE workers reportedly unaccounted for found safe and well
There are about 5000 RSE workers in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Whanganui clean-up continues
There are still multiple slips and fallen trees blocking the Parapara.
'It's like someone picked the district up and threw it around' - Tiny community flooded
Tinui has a huge clean up job on its hands after floodwaters swept through the village.
Handwritten note announces Art Deco Festival cancellation
With power and communication down, festival organisers turned to pen and paper.
‘We watched our town basically get drowned’- Community devastated to find homes gone
Allen wept with the community last night, 'feeling their pain, anguish and anxiety'.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Clean-up efforts continue in Rotorua
"Things will be starting to return to normal for a lot of people in Bay of Plenty."
Cyclone Gabrielle: What we know about the five confirmed deaths
The storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Why the Bay of Plenty got off lightly
The Bay of Plenty dodged the most severe weather due to its geography.
Auckland's shell-shocked Muriwai, Piha communities face aftermath of killer storm
A Muriwai local describes the horrific moment the slip hit.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel enters fifth day without power, roads closed
Peninsula struggling to restore roads and electricity after severe battering.
Watch: Holy cow! Moment herd in neck-deep floods swim to safety
Neck-deep in water, the cows were centimetres from drowning. Then their owner had a plan.
Focus: Bridges around Napier destroyed by raging floodwaters
The first look at bridges along State Highway 51 shows many are destroyed by the raging floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Mark Mitchell
Cyclone Gabrielle death toll rises, East Coast isolated & 'scary' wellington quake | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 February, 2023
Death toll rises in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, cut-off regions wake up to another day of isolation and 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Wellington in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Live Q&A: Is extreme weather the new normal in NZ? Our experts explain
Climate scientist Nathanael Melia and science journo Jamie Morton answer your questions.
ASB boss calls for more coordination over climate challenge
Recent storm events have shown how inaccurate flood modelling is.
Sponge cities: Could this approach help NZ weather climate change?
An expert in urban planning says we need to change the way we think about cities.
'Challenging' and 'difficult' situation as Far North residents forced offline
The outages impacted 111 calls and banking and Eftpos services around the district.
Power cuts, floods, and a house fire - Cyclone wreaks havoc in the Kaipara
A Dargaville mum's heartbreaking story at the hands of Cyclone Gabrielle.
What residents in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti, Coromandel and Piha need to know
Read important updates as text only for those with little cellphone reception.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road near Waipawa cut off by floodwater
Inspection staff say the road has been compromised in multiple areas.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Couple broke through house ceiling to escape rising water before tragedy: ‘She disappeared underwater, under the house’
Woman still missing after property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated.
'Multiple bodies': Witnesses fear death toll far higher in hardest-hit zone
Residents of Napier’s Bay View claim they saw several bodies washed away.
Authorities weighing options for getting fuel to hard-hit regions
Energy Minister Megan Woods describes fuel as a 'lifeline service'.