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Truckie John Milne decided to park up and wait the cyclone out - then the truck started to move
Truckie John Milne has described his harrowing ordeal the night Cyclone Gabrielle arrived.
Cyclone Gabrielle worsens Gisborne’s housing crisis
More than 170 houses red or yellowed stickered in a city desperately short of housing.
Heavy rain watch issued for parts of North Island; 346 people now uncontactable; Red Cross appeal hits $7m
Police are trying to find thousands of people still missing following the cyclone.
$7 million-plus! Red Cross fund backed by NZ Herald continues to grow
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
ANZ donates $3 million to cyclone relief
The bank has joined ASB and BNZ in making donations; Westpac offering small business fund.
Gisborne businesses’ efforts to stay open after cyclone amid water crisis
Businesses hard hit by Covid are now struggling post-cyclone with water restrictions.
Kiwi businesses' generous donations to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donations follow huge community support for fundraiser.
$5m raised! Generous Kiwis contribute to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
$4m raised! ASB’s massive donation for Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
Basic fibre restored for Gisborne after last-minute digger blunder
Telco boss calls blunder disheartening for crews working 24/7. Telcos offer free data.
Aerial photos show scale of disaster in Gisborne
Civil Defence is running fly-overs of Tairāwhiti to assess the cyclone damage.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 24 hours that changed our world
Cherie Howie looks back at the day the cyclone arrived, and changed Aotearoa forever.
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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How you can help in the storm's aftermath
Kiwis can help with money, essentials, or their time.
Cyclone Gabrielle: People all over the world waiting to hear if family members are safe in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
A South African family who immigrated to New Zealand four weeks ago are missing.
Group of RSE workers reportedly unaccounted for found safe and well
There are about 5000 RSE workers in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Cyclone Gabrielle: What we know about the five confirmed deaths
The storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
'I genuinely thought they were all gone': Family cling to log for eight hours in floodwaters
A Hawke’s Bay family, including a 7-year-old boy, are lucky to be alive.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay floods - Amazing photo shows horse stranded on roof
Animals were forced to find any refuge they could as floodwaters rose.
Families make desperate pleas to know if Hawke's Bay-based loved ones are safe
Police have set up an online tool to help families find missing people.
Live: Dramatic aerial photos - horse scrambles to roof; deadly cyclone floods devastate homes
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Body found washed up on Hawke’s Bay beach
Hawke’s Bay authorities, meanwhile, are struggling to cope with Cyclone Gabrielle impacts.
Live: 'Our house is shaking like crazy' - Gabrielle's eye on NZ: Heavy winds, monster waves; trains, schools cancelled; thousands without power
Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.
Live: Auckland Harbour Bridge closed to all traffic; Northland declares state of emergency; 11m high waves in Bay of Islands; Air NZ cancels flights
Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.
Weather: 'Here it comes' - weather system that caused deadly deluge tracking back over top of North Island
Warnings and watches are in place for regions across the top half of the North Island.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick
From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.
Agony and ecstasy: How rugby heroes triumphed over on-field tragedy
A day of deep sorrow ended in a day of joy for rugby fans on the East Coast.
'Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge
Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.
Thriving, 'not dying': Town hurt by gang and drug woes hits back
Wairoa is a town on the rise, say proud locals and the district's equally proud mayor.
'Waves of rain' for NZ, severe thunderstorms possible for North Island
Rainfall of up to 40mm an hour is forecast in Northland this evening.
Costly road to recovery: Roading bill after three-day storm could top $50 million
Parts of State Highway 35, hammered by March's storm, have been described as a "disgrace".
'We cannot wait': Protesters call for end to forests on farms
About 70 people took part in the protest in Napier.