Latest from Storms

Hospitality community rallies around Quail Cafe owner as future uncertain

They're fundraising in a bid to "help the Quail fly again".

'We are very lucky': Tangoio Marae takes the brunt of the storm

Its floors have been coated in a knee-deep sea of mud.

'Ready to boil over': Whirinaki community mucking in - as tension over looters rises

Checkpoints set up by residents to stop looters, as 'unreal' community clean up continues.

558 red-stickered homes in Auckland; cyclone-hit tower to be demolished over collapse fears

Residents next to a tower say they've been complaining for years.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu community drawn closer together through flooding

People living in Puketapu have lost their homes, but found their community.

'Combined effort': Estimated $100k-plus worth of supplies flown to Hawke's Bay

The pilots would keep flying “for as long we have donations coming in”.

Cyclone Gabrielle: What do the spray-painted markings mean?

Emergency crews are marking abandoned properties after rescues. Here's what they mean.

Editorial: Challenges and questions ahead after Gabrielle

How will improvements be paid for? And how do we build back better?

This little piggy went to bed, in a flooded muddy bedroom it’s claimed as its own

Sometimes flood stories can sound a lot like fairytales.

As an 81yo and her caravan were swept away in the flood, she turned to what she loved: Her crocheting

81-year-old tells of miracle Cyclone Gabrielle survival after caravan swept away

Grieving community fears weapons will be used as looting prompts roadblocks

Looters were discovered late last night in Puketapu west of Napier.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Tourist puts holiday on hold to help those who lost everything

Tourist joins volunteer army helping Hawke's Bay residents who lost everything in cyclone.

Where you can donate goods and who you contact for help after Gabrielle

Contact numbers, websites and email addresses have been provided to help those in need.

Cyclone Gabrielle: 24 hours that changed our world

Cherie Howie looks back at the day the cyclone arrived, and changed Aotearoa forever.

Isolated Māori communities at risk of being forgotten in response

Māori communities in rural areas are being left without resources to meet their needs.

Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Those that have power, be careful with your usage’ - Napier mayor

There was cheering and clapping in the streets of Napier as power came on yesterday.

Flood hazard could soon be a compulsory part of LIMs

First up is a law change to force councils to provide more info on flooding and quakes.

AA Insurance receives thousands of weather-related claims, expects many more

The company expects there will be a surge in claims as power and services are restored.