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Flood-stricken areas are receiving donations from around the country.

Krystal Gibbens has been talking to people wanting to help. Audio

You may remember the images of Tongan workers who were rescued from a rooftop in Hawke's Bay after posting a live stream on Facebook. These men came to New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal… Audio

Sports journalist, Talei Anderson, remembers her first glimpse of women's rugby and explains why, for female players, the challenge on the field is only half the battle.

Pasifika women want to play the game they love, but they're fighting for even fewer resources than their male counterparts. They're also battling to change traditional mindsets about women in rugby. Audio

On the hard-hit west coast beaches in Auckland communities are still dealing with the threat of land slips and the realities of red stickered homes.

In Piha, some people are still calling the surf… Video, Audio

The clean up is in full swing in the hard-hit town of Te Karaka, about 30 kilometres west of Gisborne.

About 80 whānau are still in evacuation centres, five days after Cyclone Gabrielle rushed… Video, Audio

Feeling a little forgotten and a little low in spirits and kai.

A Tolaga bay community leader says they need basic things like cleaning equipment, skip bins and a dump that's open so people can start… Video, Audio

Diane talks to Susie about local efforts to help the Cyclone Gabrielle relief effort in neighbouring areas hard hit. Eastern Bay of Plenty Local Democracy Reporter, Diane McCarthy is with the… Audio

To improve the health outcomes of Aotearoa's Pacific population, we need to bring a "village feel" to community fitness programmes, says Kiwi-Samoan public health researcher and Les Mills instructor… Video, Audio

The Havelock North community is pitching in to help residents whose homes have been inundated with sewage-contaminated water and mud.

The Mangarua Stream rose quickly, as cyclone Gabrielle hit… Audio

Those displaced or affected by the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle can get help with insurance claims through a new service from today.

The Government has launched the New Zealand Claims… Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle buried homes and took lives, including those of rescuers, this week. But as it bore down on the country, front-rank hosts at Newstalk ZB played down the danger it posed… Audio

Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Video, Audio

The dangers of burnout – a stress-based condition related to overwork – are too often disregarded, says Australian psychiatrist Gordon Parker. He argues that we need better public education about how… Audio

Marae across the motu are springing into action to help people impacted by the cyclone. Kokiri Marae in Lower Hutt is taking donations of supplies for the East Coast. General Manager Tina Olsen-Ratana… Audio

We've heard some incredible stories from Waiohiki this week, of cars and indeed entire houses sweeping right through in the flooding. One resident of Waiohiki says the only reason they're alive is… Audio

Diggers have arrived in the rural Hawke's Bay community of Eskdale to clear vast quantities of mud and debris, and help residents to view their homes. Tess Brunton has been in the Esk Valley to… Audio

With thousands of hectares of farmland coated with silt across much of the Upper North Island, there are concerns about how farmers are going to be able to feed their animals. Even before Cyclone… Audio

Australian firefighters have touched down in Aotearoa to assist in recovery efforts. 25 Fire and Rescue Service specialist firefighters from Queensland arrived yesterday, and will get to work… Audio

This afternoon on the Panel, they speak to an expert on open stormwater systems and they speak to a pregnant woman who was offered a bed by a Good Samaritan after the cyclone. Plus, they speak to… Audio

The Hastings racecourse has turned into a shelter for misplaced pets, horses and live stock. Helping You Help Animals (HUHA) is co-ordinating the effort and asking for donations. Audio

As the waters recede, and some connections are restored, we're learning more about how quickly floodwaters rose and hearing about the courage of those who went to help.

Max Towle heard from Army… Audio

Thousands of North Islanders are facing uncertainty, loss and grief in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about how people can get the psychological support they need. Audio

There has been scant information about the state of rural Tairawhiti - and the many small communities and farms inland from Gisborne and Wairoa. Local Federated Farmers board member Sandra Faulkner is… Audio

As Hawkes Bay grapples with the devastation wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle, people at an evacuation centre came together last night for a pick me up to help get through the toughest of times.

At the… Audio