Natural Disasters

Trucks are getting food, water and fuel to cut-off townships along SH2 between Ōpōtiki and Te Karaka.

There are multiple hazards on the stretch of road, which is still closed to the public Steve… Video, Audio

Send more Defence Force personnel - that's that the plea from Hawke's Bay Fruit growers whose crops and livelihoods have been decimated by floodwaters.

Some are trying to salvage fruit - still… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has spent the day in Tairawhiti visiting some of the regions devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle.

However, many residents feel the government abandoned them in their time of need.

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Households in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa are being urged to conserve what power they have, if any.

Lines company Eastland Network says multiple serious faults and major access issues - means 4500… Video, Audio

To Auckland now and some residents in the Titirangi area are still dealing with no power or water, roads closed and limited cell phone coverage.

But it's two major slips that have trapped residents… Video, Audio

Hawkes Bay flood victims remain on edge, with a false alarm sending some scambling earlier this afternoon.

Checkpoint was checking in with Hawke's Bay Growers who are already out trying to salvage… Video, Audio

Wairoa has been off the grid since Tuesday, with very little information getting in, or getting out.

Its residents have spent the past three days salvaging their belongings and digging mud from their… Video, Audio

Forestry Minister and Napier MP Stuart Nash has acknowledged the problem of slash from forestry damaging land after Cyclone Gabrielle. 

But he wouldn't be drawn on criticising the sector, saying an… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.

One of New Zealand's fruit bowls, the region's… Audio

Up the coast from Gisborne, the isolated town of Ruatorea is cut off, without power, and hardly any reception.

Local residents are staying connected - and getting food parcels to each other across… Video, Audio

Fresh supplies are finally arriving in Gisborne, via limited road assess to the south and a NZDF ship due to dock higher up on the East Coast later on Thursday.

But water reserves are low and the… Video, Audio

At Parliament the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is sharing the latest details of the emergency response after Cyclone Gabrielle. Video, Audio

As the roads start to clear and the devastation reveals itself, Te Karaka sits in the centre of the damage in Tairāwhiti. It's a settlement inland from Gisborne, where families have been left… Video, Audio

Little is known about the plight of Wairoa and its residents as the town has been cut off, with only very intermittent communications to the outside world.

Our reporter, Kate Green, has just been in… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Controller Ian MacDonald talks through the latest information with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

In Hawke's Bay there are heartbreaking stories of people who have lost everything.

But, as RNZ's Tess Brunton reports, there are stories of hope and community amongst the wreckage. Video, Audio

The Tararua District council has managed to get some aerial and ground surveillance done to assess the damage for their region.  Tararua Federated Farmers President Sally Dryland talks to Jesse about… Audio

There's been confusion in Hawke's Bay where the only road linking Hastings and Napier was opened, only to have been closed again. Waka Kotahi National Spokesperson for Emergency Response Mark Owen… Audio

Earlier this week we spoke to Lydia Price in the small settlement of Puketapu in Hawke's Bay. It's been severely impacted by water levels from the Ngaruroro River and Tutaekuri River which rose above… Audio