Cyclone Gabrielle: What we know about the five confirmed deaths
The storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.
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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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on Tairāwhiti Gisborne
Properties in Gisborne being assessed for storm damage, people asked to save water.
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.
Cyclone Gabrielle: $2b kiwifruit industry right in path of storm
Fruit quality woes could intensify as Cyclone Gabrielle hits premium growing regions.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower grid emergency, substation ‘likely underwater’
Chopper on standby as grid emergency declared for Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Luxon supports national state of emergency, calls for 'multi-decade' climate change effort
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty signed a national state of emergency today.
‘We are totally cut off’: Gisborne Mayor, all roads in and out of region closed
Gisborne mayor pleads for residents to save water and limit travel.
4.4 earthquake hits Gisborne region amid cyclone onslaught
The quake struck 25km west of Gisborne at a depth of 22km.
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.
'It's disgusting': Family mourns death of 'very loving' 11yo on beach
Oliver Shone was a quirky and loving child, family and friends say.
Editorial: Logging's lamentable legacy
OPINION: Issue of forestry slash must be addressed by all parties as flooding events rise.
'Helen Clark' MDMA scheme: Prison ordered for Gisborne man caught importing $500k ecstasy haul
Defendant sentenced to prison after appearing today in the Auckland District Court.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 10 of the worst tropical cyclones to hit NZ
Ex-tropical cyclones have wrought havoc in NZ. Here's 10 of the worst.
Cyclone Gabrielle warnings: Auckland mayor extends state of emergency
Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.
Cyclone Gabrielle warnings: Residents told to 'prepare for worst' - and to stock up on essentials
Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.
Fight goes on for Māori locked out of whenua by perpetual leases
"They’ve got land sitting there and they can’t build houses on it."
More than 100 help to clean up beach after East Coast floods
The East Coast is in clean-up mode after Cyclone Hale.
Worker, sacked while on maternity leave, wins $23k for unfair dismissal
The young mother pleaded with her boss, saying she would put her baby in daycare.
Six times monthly average as parts of Northland get wettest January on record
Parts of Northland got more rain than ever before last month.
‘Unjust colonial weapon’: Greens want Māori land perpetual leases to end
Leases of Māori reserve land can have 21-year periods, with perpetual right of renewal.
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.
Local Focus: My obsession with inflatables
Entrepreneurial Gisborne mum reveals her obsession with inflatables.
Gisborne beach tragedy: 9000 locals sign petition for overhaul of forestry industry
A boy suffered fatal injuries in the surf at woody debris-filled Waikanae beach.
Boy’s death after being struck by log at beach: ‘Wake-up’ call for tree-slash operations
The youngster was climbing and standing on the floating log in the shallows, says witness.
Beach tragedy: Boy killed in surf log fall, mayor vows inquiry into wood debris
The youngster was climbing and standing on the floating log in the shallows: witness.
Foresters call for independent inquiry into general 'mass failures' in East Coast storms
Young, weak soils and climate change combo results in huge general "resilience" issue.
Visitor numbers up, and where are Kiwis escaping to as travel surges?
Figures show overseas travel by Kiwis is stronger as international visitor numbers rise.