Civil Defence
Cyclone Gabrielle: Food and Grocery Council on ongoing impact
Now to look at food supplies - amid widespread farm and crop devastation - and the impact on what we'll be able to buy in food stores. Raewyn Bleakley is the CEO of the NZ Food and Grocery Council. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: How is agriculture holding up?
The cyclone has caused havoc for grower through Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions. Richard Burke is chief executive of Leaderbrand, a major grower in Gisborne. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp
RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp is at the Civil Defence Centre in Hastings. A helicopter has gone to Wairoa this morning with star link comms and supplies, and there will be more going today. Wairoa is… Audio
Deputy PM: comms a major issue for parts of North Island
So three days after Monday's devastating cyclone, thousands of people across Tairawhiti, Hawke's Bay, Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel remain cut off, without power or cell phone coverage. At… Audio
Coromandel's Tairua locals stranded by blocked roads
At last, many Coromandel residents were able to enjoy a hot meal and a cold beer yesterday when the lights flickered on for the first times since Sunday night . But they're being warned that the… Audio
HUHA sets up temporary shelter for displaced animals
Animals have also been left homeless and shaken during Cyclone Gabrielle. To find out how they're being helped we visited HUHA at their temporary base at the Dog Exhibition Centre in South Auckland… Audio
Towns still without power, most local roads compromised in Coromandel
Parts of the Coromandel were without power for a fourth day today and many roads remain closed as towns continue to clean up after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Watch: PM Chris Hipkins with the latest Cyclone Gabrielle update
The government is getting a better picture of the damage across the North Island today and the devastation is widespread, Hipkins says.
The Panel with Johny O Donnell and Cindy Mitchener (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists discuss Government funding to allow residents to move to higher ground. Plus they discuss youth mental health with the Salvation Army, and celebrate 25 years… Audio
Minister concerned more deaths could come after two die in Hawke's Bay
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty says he would not be surprised if the death toll in Hawke's Bay rises in the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier residents worried about food supplies
RNZ reporter Krystal Gibbens has been talking to those in Napier, where the power and internet supplies have been interrupted and there are limited places open to buy food. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Live update from the Beehive
Civil Defence Minister Kieran McAnulty and Defence Minister Andrew Little hold a media conference from the Beehive. About 9,000 people have been displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle, with 3,000 currently… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Kaipara residents affected by flooding
Heading North to Ruawai, near Dargaville now. Yesterday Nine to Noon talked to the devastated owner of Kaipara Kumara, Anthony Blundell whose total crop could be ruined. The District's former mayor… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Water outages for some Auckland residents
Residents in several parts of Auckland have been asked to conserve water and to prepare for further water outages. Water treatment plants in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford have been affected by… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Challenging times for the supply chains
Slips and flooding has caused major damage to roads both major and minor in the upper North - which in turn, is causing trouble for supply networks. Cyclone Gabrielle was the latest in a number of… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Damage to Auckland roads unprecedented
Auckland Transport says damage to roads in the region is unprecedented. Stacey van der Putten is the agency's executive General Manager Safety. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Waipawa evacuations and no water
200 people remain out of their homes in the central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa after they were evacuated yesterday. The Tukituki River is receding and assessments on the homes will be made later… Audio
Search back on for missing firefighter at Muriwai
The search continues for a volunteer firefighter missing since Monday night when he was caught in a landslide in Muriwai. He was was checking flooding in a property on Motutara Road when the property… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Forestry industry backs inquiry into slash
Forest owners in the Tolaga Bay area have come in for stinging criticism from locals as logs and silt clog farms, rivers and beaches for the second time in recent weeks, and the third time in the last… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Is there a break in the weather?
Cyclone Gabrielle is moving off to the east of New Zealand - and the sun is reportedly peeking through in many flood-hit areas. For an update on what we can expect from the weather over the next few… Audio
