New Zealand'Like a tidal wave': Hero helicopter pilot describes plucking people off roofsThe pilot's dramatic rescue of an elderly man from floodwaters was captured on video.16 Feb 06:11 AM
New ZealandConserve water; food, bedding and clothing available for those in needResidents of parts of Hawke's Bay are being asked to conserve water.16 Feb 05:41 AM
New ZealandFocus: Hawke's Bay residents describe destruction in PuketapuPuketapu Hotel owner, Mary Danielson says the small Hawke's Bay community has been largely left to clean up on their own following Cyclone Gabrielle's destruction. Video / Mark MitchellWatch16 Feb 05:40 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWho are the people leading the Cyclone Gabrielle disaster response in Hawke’s BayDisaster response leaders include a navy pilot and a police officer shot on the job.16 Feb 05:29 AM
New Zealand‘We’ve seen no help’: Isolated Hawke’s Bay village locals feel abandoned after cycloneRoads are caked in mud and paddocks have become lakes in Puketapu.16 Feb 05:26 AM
New ZealandUrgent medical care centres and GPs open across Hawke’s BayTe Whatu Ora Hawke's Bay has provided information on urgent medical care centres and GPs.16 Feb 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomyCyclone Gabrielle: Kiwibank says Reserve Bank should delay next week's OCR hikeThe OCR is widely expected to be hiked by 50 basis points next week.16 Feb 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumTourismClimate emergency: Expert on how hotels can cut their carbon footprintHotels must respond to growing customer demand for sustainable properties.16 Feb 04:32 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: 24 people rescued after being stuck for two days12 Fernhill residents and 12 Samoa RSE workers have been rescued by helicopter.16 Feb 04:31 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris KeallCyclone Gabrielle: Chris Keall - Three stalled - but doable - initiatives for better phone and broadband service for the regionsThree great initiatives, all stuck in the slow lane.16 Feb 04:30 AM
BusinessChorus reveals scale of East Coast fibre devastation, telcos fly in mini towers, satellite gearUFB network operator suffers double whammy.16 Feb 04:25 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentCyclone Gabrielle rips up, topples 80 trees at Wairakei golf course and kiwi sanctuaryStaff "devastated and the damage is extensive".16 Feb 04:22 AM
PoliticsPM Chris Hipkins says victims of cyclone in 'state of shock', devastation likened to Christchurch earthquakes“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."16 Feb 04:12 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Prime Minister surveys damage over GisborneHipkins says restoring infrastructure in isolated Gisborne towns a 'very big challenge'.16 Feb 03:51 AM
New Zealand‘We are going to die’: Esk Valley couple's miracle survivalEsk Valley residents talk of how they survived neck deep water during deadly flood16 Feb 03:36 AM
New ZealandFocus: Woman swam across flooded orchard to save husbandPuketapu resident Margaret Smiley swam across her flooded orchard to get help to rescue her trapped husband. Video / Mark MitchellWatch16 Feb 03:36 AM
New ZealandMassive bill to repair roads and, in some cases, move roads in response to floodsChris Hipkins said it's time to rethink parts of the road network.16 Feb 03:35 AM
New ZealandNapier residents criticise ‘total disorganisation’ of flood responseCivil Defence controller, Ian Macdonald acknowledges the trying time Napier has had.16 Feb 03:14 AM
New ZealandGround zero: Eskdale family returns to a home buried by a flood”It is unbelievable. You can’t fathom it. There is nothing left to salvage."16 Feb 03:04 AM
New ZealandTrapped Waimauku resident worried food will run out and pets will starveWaimauku resident trapped in home for five days worried food will run out.16 Feb 03:04 AM
New Zealand'It's a struggle': Queue for hours to fill cars, refill gas bottles in NapierOne man says the queues are evidence people, like himself, need to be better prepared.16 Feb 02:54 AM
New Zealand‘It chased us up the hill’: Wild escape from Napier floods in caravan'There were five cars behind me and just one made it.'16 Feb 02:44 AM
New ZealandThe small towns in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay ‘desperately in need’Wairoa mayor Craig Little has made an urgent plea for outside help.16 Feb 02:38 AM
Politics'Hugely traumatic': PM Chris Hipkins visits Gisborne, Te Karaka“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."16 Feb 02:31 AM
New ZealandWhakatāne stopbanks not fit to stop flooding, council toldHow close the city came to flooding when Edgecumbe did has accelerated the works.16 Feb 01:17 AM
New ZealandAuckland Emergency Management Update February 16thAuckland Emergency Management Update February 16th. Video / AEMWatch16 Feb 01:13 AM
New ZealandWatch: Aftermath of Hawke's Bay floods from aboveThe aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle from above in Hawke's Bay. Video / Hastings District Council, Matt O'KaneWatch16 Feb 01:09 AM
New Zealand'Text me': Wairoa mayor's message of hope, pledge to help whānau reconnectThe mayor of the storm-ravaged town has pledged to help family reconnect.16 Feb 01:06 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel Civil Defence focus on getting fuel to farmers and isolated communities"Options such as coastal and air access to this area will be considered.”16 Feb 01:01 AM
New Zealand'Unstable conditions' bring more heavy rain, severe thunderstorm threat to AucklandRain in Auckland would be fast-moving and wouldn’t remain over any given area for long.16 Feb 12:23 AM
New ZealandView from helicopter of the flooding around WeberView from helicopter of the flooding around Prenter's Metal Pit just out of town on Weber Road near the Manawatu river. Video / Tararua District CouncilWatch16 Feb 12:01 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle clean-up: Mauao reopens but council advises cautionThings will be 'starting to return to normal' for a lot of people in the Bay of Plenty.16 Feb 12:01 AM
BusinessCyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay heartbreak, concerns some growers will quitTerrible blow to workers, orchardists as fruit growers confront cyclone devastation.15 Feb 11:51 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBridge no more: Army to help stranded community in flood-devastated Hawke's BayFlooding from the Mangaone River sent chest-high water through Rissington.15 Feb 11:42 PM