New Zealand$7 million-plus! Red Cross fund backed by NZ Herald continues to growDonation follows huge community support for fundraiser.22 Feb 04:57 AM
New ZealandWatch: Cyclone recovery continues in Hawke's BayDiggers are working quickly to complete a river crossing to enable further access into areas including Rissington and Patoka which are running low on fuel. It was expected the crossing would be completed either Wednesday or Thursday. Video / Adam PearseWatch22 Feb 03:37 AM
New ZealandDonations to Tararua council's relief fund 'fantastic'The Tararua District mayoral relief fund has received an extra boost from Government.22 Feb 03:26 AM
New ZealandWatch: A timelapse of a disaster - home security sheds new light on speed of floodingThe footage Iain Trotter's camera captured helps us understand what happened in Twyford.22 Feb 02:11 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Elderly Hawke’s Bay couple airlifted off roof after 111 call made in Invercargill by relativesThe Pakowhai couple waited for five hours on the roof for the helicopter to help them.22 Feb 02:01 AM
New Zealand Watch: Security camera captures flood waters rising in Twyford Security camera captures moment family flee their Twyford home and the Ngaruroro River breaches stop bank after Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Iain Trotter Watch22 Feb 01:18 AM
OpinionCyclone Gabrielle: Poachers just one more worry farmers don’t needCouncils should also show leeway on the usual RMA red tape and consents.22 Feb 12:58 AM
Small BusinessANZ donates $3 million to cyclone reliefThe bank has joined ASB and BNZ in making donations; Westpac offering small business fund.21 Feb 11:42 PM
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
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 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
Freight and logisticsCyclone Gabrielle: Months of long journeys for freight carriersTruckies face huge trips to navigate a jigsaw of damaged roads.21 Feb 06:29 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 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
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 ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Deliveries go off with military precisionInside the Civil Defence and military-run distribution centre.21 Feb 03:44 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Health warning issued over dust, floodwatersPeople are being warned of the health risk from dry silt becoming airborne.21 Feb 01:08 AM
New ZealandKiwi businesses' generous donations to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaignDonations follow huge community support for fundraiser.21 Feb 12:52 AM
New ZealandFocus: Labour respond to Maureen Pugh's climate change commentPM Chris Hipkins and Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty respond to National MP Maureen Pugh's comments she is ‘waiting on the evidence’ to show Cyclone Gabrielle was influenced by human actions. Video / NZ HeraldWatch21 Feb 12:44 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Aerial angels descend on rural areasOne Taupō company is taking to the skies to provide much-needed aid to Hawke's Bay.21 Feb 12:26 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Donations, goodwill sent from around NZHawke's Bay Civil Defence said it had been so inundated with bedding, it can't take more.20 Feb 11:56 PM
New ZealandHow Coromandel locals pulled together after Cyclone GabrielleHow two cut-off towns pulled together to help one another in the cyclone aftermath.20 Feb 10:29 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Call for amnesty so overstayers can help with cyclone clean-upOverstayers in affected areas may fear coming forward in case they get sent home.20 Feb 08:50 PM
OpinionFloods: What NZ can learn from Australia about disaster reliefThe flooding in both countries both broke records and were repeat events.20 Feb 08:47 PM
New ZealandFocus: Luxon reacts to Maureen Pugh refusing to say she believes in man-made climate changeNational Party leader Christoper Luxon reveals his playbook for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, and responds to his MP Maureen Pugh refusing to say she believes in man-made climate change. Video / NZ HeraldWatch20 Feb 08:26 PM
New ZealandFocus: PM Hipkins says managed retreat possible for Cyclone Gabrielle hit communitiesPM Chris Hipkins says communities may have to make some 'tough calls about managed retreat' following the destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / NZ HeraldWatch20 Feb 08:02 PM
New ZealandLooters take 'whatever was left undestroyed' at Napier Golf ClubIt wasn't just floodwaters that ravaged the Napier Golf Club.20 Feb 07:06 PM
