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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.

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.

'Challenging' and 'difficult' situation as Far North residents forced offline

The outages impacted 111 calls and banking and Eftpos services around the district.

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.

Cyclone Gabrielle: All parties back review into forestry slash

Momentum builds for major review into forestry practices following devastating cyclones.

Hawke's Bay Corrections staff forced by weather to sleep in empty prison wing

Several prisons suffered damage or leaks in the weather carnage.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland residents still out of their homes over risk of tower collapse

Engineers have reassessed tower at risk of collapsing but residents not yet allowed back.

Watch: Frightening moment family battles raging floods

Frightening moment mum and five kids battle raging floods to get to safety. Video / Dayna Nuku

'Devastation widespread': 160,000 still without power in North Island

PM Chris Hipkins is likely to visit flood-hit areas in coming days.

‘Kia kaha Hawke’s Bay’ - Waiohiki faces a long recovery after two days of devastation

Everyone with a critical illness has been evacuated from the flood-destroyed settlement

Powerless: About 40,000 still without power in Hawke’s Bay

Expect further delays with power.

Cyclone Gabrielle: More fibre in infrastructure diet might be needed

Hold the line: How can we build a more resilient system?

Damage to $7b horticulture industry expected to be significant

Trees and vines at risk of suffocation from silt, structural damage stocktake underway.