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It's normal to feel overwhelmed by events out of our control, such as natural disasters, say experts. The important thing is how we re-train our brains and bodies to react.

The national power grid operator says it has made changes to get enough power to Hawke's Bay and Gisborne for 90,000 households. However, 40,800 homes remain without power in Hawke's Bay - and the… Audio

In Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne, 500 people were evacuated at 5am on Tuesday, heading for safety on higher ground.

They were left stranded for more than a day with no communication.

It's an area… Audio

Eighteen extra search and rescue workers have been sent to Hawkes Bay to help with firefighters efforts.

Hundreds of people have been saved since the region was flooded on Monday, but Fire and… Audio

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has reached four. Three people, including a child, have died in Hawke's Bay and a volunteer firefighter has been found dead trapped in a house in Muriwai, in… Video, Audio

RNZ reporter Kate Green is in Gisborne and joins Lisa Owen with the latest details.

The HMNZS Manawanui is sailing from Auckland with supplies destined for Tairāwhiti, and will deliver water supplies… Video, Audio

Wairoa is completely cut off, and hundreds of people have had their homes swamped with water.

Mayor Craig Little says they desperately need help.  Video, Audio

A woman is still missing in Hawke's Bay after the Eskdale property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated with floodwaters early on Tuesday morning.

The owners of the house, Maik Beekmans and… Video, Audio

The Government is providing an initial four million dollars in funding support for farmers and growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

It would be used to help support rural communities in regions… Audio

As flood waters rose throughout Hawkes Bay yesterday the call went out for anyone with a jet boat to get in the water to help rescue people and stock.

Andrew Hardie is a dairy farmer from Dannevirke… Audio

More than 200 Defence Force personnel have been deployed to help with the response to ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle.

Dubbed Operation Awhina, members of the Navy, Army and Air Force have been sent… Audio

Forgot Valentine's Day? If the worst cyclone to hit New Zealand in living memory isn't enough to get you off the hook, these easy chocolate recipes might help restore some domestic harmony.

Journalist and former professional rugby player, John Daniell, explains the 'hook' that prompted him to take a closer look at Pacific rugby.

10,000 pairs of New Zealand strong-wool socks may soon make their way to Ukraine in time winter. Wellingtonian Chris Childerhouse is hoping you can help. Audio

As Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the upper North Island, Kathryn speaks with Auckland lines company Vector's spokesperson Peter Ryan, Maungaturoto Civil Defence committee member Terri Donaldson and… Audio

In Coromandel, officials have pulled out all the stops to protect people from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Torrential rain and winds of up to a 118km/h are expected in the region, and Defence… Audio

It's safer than smoking, but how worried should we be about teens taking up vaping? Audio

It's been hard to miss the flurry of media coverage around ChatGPT, the artificial large language model website which can apparently help students cheat with their assignments. Dr Jonathan May is an… Audio

Professor Phil Hansbro is the depute director of Australia's Centenary Research Institute and director of the Centre for Inflammation at Sydney's University of Technology. He's internationally… Audio

On this week's show there’s classic blues and soul from Little Walter and
James Brown, a preview of John Otway’s New Zealand tour plus tunes from
Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and Laura Nyro to… Audio

Children and teens with mental health issues are entranced when they spend time at Fossil Creek Farm just outside Nelson. The donkey Holly senses when she should snuggle close and the rhythm of egg… Audio

Country Life vists a suburban market garden delivering vegetables that don't cost the earth and a beef farm where hills are being returned to native bush. Also in the show, a trip to Fossil Creek Farm… Audio

The government has committed another three million in aid to Turkey and Syria.

Meanwhile expats are doing what they can to help the humanitarian response.

Turkish and Syrian businesses throughout… Audio

Air New Zealand passengers are being urged to delay non urgent travel on routes that could be disrupted by the incoming cyclone.

And the national carrier's offering customers some flexibility on… Video, Audio

When Auckland went into Covid lockdown in 2021, Auckland actor Tainui Tukiwaho wanted to find a way to keep his five tamariki busy and help them with their written English. The result was an… Audio

As Auckland and Northland brace for more atrocious weather, city leaders are calling for funding to repair the city's broken infrastructure to be along the lines of the help given to Christchurch… Audio

Almost 3000 of the country's most vulnerable children are not enrolled with a doctor, according to the latest report from Oranga Tamariki's watchdog

Dr Samantha Murton is the President of the Royal… Audio