Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle buried homes and took lives, including those of rescuers, this week. But as it bore down on the country, front-rank hosts at Newstalk ZB played down the danger it posed… Audio

Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Video, Audio

Marae across the motu are springing into action to help people impacted by the cyclone. Kokiri Marae in Lower Hutt is taking donations of supplies for the East Coast. General Manager Tina Olsen-Ratana… Audio

The Tararua district remains under a state of emergency. Yesterday, the Mayor Tracey Collis and Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty, surveyed the damage from the air. She speaks to Max Towle… Audio

We've heard some incredible stories from Waiohiki this week, of cars and indeed entire houses sweeping right through in the flooding. One resident of Waiohiki says the only reason they're alive is… Audio

Diggers have arrived in the rural Hawke's Bay community of Eskdale to clear vast quantities of mud and debris, and help residents to view their homes. Tess Brunton has been in the Esk Valley to… Audio

With thousands of hectares of farmland coated with silt across much of the Upper North Island, there are concerns about how farmers are going to be able to feed their animals. Even before Cyclone… Audio

In the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa, communication and road links have been steadily improving. But, as elsewhere, the clean-up is massive. Reporter Jonty Dine spent yesterday with residents… Audio

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise provides an update on the city's response to Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio

The roading network remains particularly fragile across much of the upper North Island following Cyclone Gabrielle. Wayne Oldfield from Waka Kotahi's National Emergency Response team tells Max Towle… Audio

Water has been the pressing concern in Gisborne. Midday Report's Mani Dunlop is at the city's Civil Defence centre. Audio

Australian firefighters have touched down in Aotearoa to assist in recovery efforts. 25 Fire and Rescue Service specialist firefighters from Queensland arrived yesterday, and will get to work… Audio

Our reporter Lauren Crimp speaks to Max Towle from the Civil Defence centre in Hastings. Audio