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Cyclone destruction revealed, East Coast cut off & Canadian UFO shot down | Focus Morning Bulletin: 15 February, 2023

How Cyclone Gabrielle shook the North Island, rebels release footage of captured Kiwi pilot and the US responds after shooting down another unidentified object in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Significant disaster’ sparks National State of Emergency

Northland was the first place in New Zealand to feel the cyclone's wrath.

Juha Saarinen: We weren’t prepared for this cyclone, but we need to be in future

Opinion: The climate emergency is hitting home hard, writes Juha Saarinen.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Body found washed up on Hawke’s Bay beach

Hawke’s Bay authorities, meanwhile, are struggling to cope with Cyclone Gabrielle impacts.

'It’s been a tough day': Race to evacuate Kaipara residents before high tide

Hundreds of Dargaville residents have been evacuated as the town braces for high tide.

'Worst experience' in 20 years: Lengthy power outages stop farmers milking cows

Cows across the Northland region have gone days without being milked.

Napier evacuations: Emergency services scrambling to rescue 'multiple people'

Helicopters and boats are being used to access stranded residents in the region.

Focus: Full force of Cyclone Gabrielle revealed as sweeps North Island

Cyclone Gabrielle has slammed the North Island causing destruction around the region leaving one firefighter missing, and residents in Kumeū inundated again. Video / NZ Herald

Live: 'Just the beginning' - Gabrielle's eye on NZ: Heavy winds, monster waves; thousands without power

The whole of the North Island was put under a tranche of weather warnings yesterday.

Watch: Cyclone Gabrielle brings heavy rain to Whangārei

Cyclone Gabrielle has brought heavy rain to the North with water surging down the Whangārei Falls. Video / Jaime Lyth

Cyclone Gabrielle slams north, NZ transport shutdown & Council urgently probes falling streetlamps | Focus Morning Bulletin: 13 February, 2023

Heavy winds and monster waves hit the upper North Island as Cyclone Gabrielle moves in, how the bad weather’s affecting our transport and roads and the death toll in Turkey and Syria rises in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Brunt of cyclone forces Northland schools to close

All Far North schools have made the decision to close on Monday as the cyclone bears down.

Disabled man’s house wrecked in floods, much-needed modifications ruined

Jonathan Ross has lost housing modifications and medical equipment in the floods.

Editorial: Logging's lamentable legacy

OPINION: Issue of forestry slash must be addressed by all parties as flooding events rise.

Focus: Mother of disabled man on the impacts from Auckland floods

Disabled man’s house destroyed, much-needed modifications ruined. Video / Carson Bluck

Auckland floods: Sandringham business owner speaks out over 'avoidable' damage

Community leaders in Sandringham say the community is still fighting to return to normalcy