Top Stories for Tuesday 14 February 2023

Top Stories for Tuesday 14 February 2023. Flooding, slips, downed trees and powerlines are causing major problems from Northland to Hawke's Bay with roads closed in all affected regions. A firefighter is trapped and another firefighter has been seriously injured in a collapsed house in Muriwai. Napier City and Hastings District are the latest areas to declare a state of emergency, while communications are completely out in Gisborne. Fire and Emergency across the country have responded to more than 800 callouts in the past 12 hours.