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

Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.

Northland and Gisborne are also under red heavy rain warnings.

Warnings and watches are in place for regions across the top half of the North Island.

From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.

Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.

Rainfall of up to 40mm an hour is forecast in Northland this evening.

MetService has warned of winds gusting up to 100km/h on the East Coast.

Operation Bloodhound has led to another arrest.

A woman was feared dead after police made multiple mistakes handling Gisborne incident.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some drive bulldozers.

Tairāwhiti and Wairoa will collaborate with recovery work from over a week of heavy rain.

Man's injuries no accident, say police

A heavy rain watch remains in place for Wairoa, as the rain largely seems to diminish.

Just four North Island shearing competitions this summer. There should have been 32.

That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.

The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.

The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.

High seas forecast for the coast - with impacts likely to begin on Sunday.

Hedge fund billionaire to host prime minister's wedding.

The worst of the week's wet weather has passed for Hawke's Bay.

There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.

Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of the North Island.

Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.