Hawke's Bay

Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.

It's going to be months and months of taking the long way round for trucking companies. Audio

The destruction is still everywhere to see from the night the river swallowed half a town.

Napier health officials are investigating a raw sewage spill on Awatoto Road. Audio

'Thousands of bales of silage must have floated down the river' and old washing machines now dot the mud around a piggery, as workers check on damage at Waipawa.

Donations and messages of goodwill have been flooding in from around the country for devastated Hawke's Bay, Gisborne and Auckland communities.

More than 400 workers from the Pacific evacuated to a Napier church should be able to return to more permanent accommodation in the next few days.

Jo Cox believed her daughter and grandchildren were dead when they lost contact after the Tūtaekurī River enveloped their home, with the family huddled on the roof. Audio

Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions should be granted an amnesty, a Tongan community leader says. Audio

Summer is normally boom time in Hawke's Bay, but instead of tills ringing. many businesses are in clean-up mode. Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins responded to reports of crime in flood-ravaged areas and people setting up community checkpoints to deal with incidents.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has responded to reports of crime in flood-ravaged areas and people setting up community checkpoints to deal with incidents.

Boil water notices remain in some places, with others still without electricity.

Hundreds of men and women in hi-vis gear are scaling infrastructure and working around the clock.

It is feared some farmers have had their valuable winter feed crops completely wiped out by Cyclone Gabrielle, which will cause further headaches in the coming months.

A resident says people were calling for help from their rooftops as floodwaters ripped through the area. Audio

First Person - RNZ's Anusha Bradley woke on Tuesday to muddy brown water lapping at her back door. In the week since, a virtual black-out brought her closer to the community she calls home.