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7:51 AM.GNS scientists have mapped tens of thousands of landslides from the air, following Cyclone Gabrielle.

Engineering Geologist, Kerry Leith, who was on board for the initial flyovers, says he's never… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.People in Napier have been warned to expect brief outages while power company Unison continues to repair the network.

Parts of central Napier were without power yesterday afternoon, and the outages… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.An ultra marathon that sparked an emergency rescue early yesterday is to get back underway tomorrow.

Multiple personal locator beacons were activated by people involved in the Southern Lakes Ultra… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Reserve Bank has hiked the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points as it presses on with getting inflation under control.

ASB Bank chief economist Nick Tuffley says the damage caused by Cyclone… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A traffic management crew says it was threatened with a gun while setting up at a site.

Earlier this week the police commissioner questioned if it had happened.

But Liam Harvey, a Napier traffic… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.An emotional Black Caps cricketer Blair Tickner has described the devastation at his parent's home just south of Napier.

Tickner made his test debut in New Zealand's loss to England in Mt Maunganui… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Flood survivors who've been through hell are now waiting in limbo.

Most of the flood waters have now gone and the mud left is beginning to cake, but more than 750 people are thought to be in… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Hawke's Bay is in for another downpour - just as locals begin picking up after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Wairarapa is under a heavy rain watch, and that'll be extended to cover Hawke's Bay from midday and… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Tales of resilience and recovery, spirit and sweat continue to emerge from the slip-scarred valleys of Hawke's Bay.

Reporter Phil Pennington came across two, about a brewery-slash-winery - and about… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are in for another downpour - just as locals begin picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle.

There were some showers overnight with wet weather in Gisborne now.

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6:11 AM.People in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti can now fly between Gisborne and Napier.

Air New Zealand has added a new temporary service in response to severely damaged roads between the two cities.

The… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.After a noisy night-time entrance through the cat flap, a young owl has made itself at home with South Canterbury man Rory Foley and his cat. "He seems very happy with me, he seems very safe. And I… Read more Video, Audio

8:49 AM.Hundreds of Northlanders are still having to get by without electricity more than week after Cyclone Gabrielle hit.

In the Kaipara district alone - there were 300 properties still cut off yesterday-… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Te Matatini is due to start on Wednesday at Eden Park.

Pokere Paewai spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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8:43 AM.Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have welcomed more than 1000 kaihaka to Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Matatini.

Haka groups from across the country have arrived in Auckland for the festival - with the first… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Turkey and Syria are still grappling with a severe aftershock yesterday, prompted a fresh wave of panic.

At least three people were killed, hundreds injured and rescuers are once again searching in… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Local Government New Zealand is today launching a campaign called Adopt a Community, where councils can start raising funds for the Mayoral Relief Funds of areas hard hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Local… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.More households are seeing their lights come back on, with about 9000 properties still without power.

As the network is gradually restored, the sector says now's the time to review regulations around… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, the question of whether to rebuild in flood-prone areas is yet to be answered.

The Prime Minister says he's not ruling out red zones for the hardest hit areas… Read more Audio