Civil Defence
Hastings Civil Defence efforts to reach cut-off areas
RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp on the ground in Hastings at the Civil Defence HQ. Efforts are ongoing to get supplies to the most isolated rural communities, including Wairoa. A plea from authorities to… Audio
Disruption to Hawkes Bay & Tairawhiti schools
Schools are trying to assess how quickly they can reopen but it remains unclear just how many may have been badly damaged, particularly in isolated cut-off communities. Home schooling also isn't an… Audio
Transpower update on electricity situation in Hawkes Bay
Transpower expects to complete bypass of it's flooded Redclyffe substation near Taradale this evening. The substation suffered extensive damage during the Cyclone and Transpower has been working with… Audio
Urgent Notice - Stop Using Water in Gisborne
The main water treatment plant is inoperational, the system is overloaded. Gisborne town supply is not suitable for drinking or washing. RNZ reporter Mani Dunlop has been onboard navy vessel… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: remote Kaipara communities 'powerless'
Pera Paniora is the Maori Ward councillor in Kaipara says some communities may not have electricity for weeks. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel roading and recovery
The Coromandel Peninsula is in major recovery mode after 6 weeks of heavy rain, with many parts being cut off following huge landslides. Mayor of Thames-Coromandel Len Salt says the whole district is… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay orchardist Paul Paynter
Paul Paynter's company Yummy Fruit is a major provider to the domestic market. He says there are horrific scenes in parts of the Esk Valley, with orchards and vines underwater and silt, dead animals… Audio
How hospitals in in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay are coping
Hawke's Bay Chief Medical Officer Dr Robin Whyman says elective surgery is cancelled. Two primary care sites have been opened in Napier. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Piha residents isolated and angry
On Auckland's west coast, Piha resident, Mark Mitchinson says locals are cut off and some are stuck in their houses, he says North Piha is still underwater and some people feel like they've been… Audio
Cyclone Gabriele: power outages in Wairoa
Most people affected live in rural areas, including 1000 Wairoa residents. Eastland Network General Manager Jared Moroney says just over 2000 customers still don't have power in Tairawhiti. Audio
Tairawhiti and Tolaga farms under water - help is on its way
There has been scant information about the state of rural Tairawhiti - and the many small communities and farms inland from Gisborne and Wairoa. Local Federated Farmers board member Sandra Faulkner is… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: How Napier is faring
RNZ Reporter Sally Murphy is at Civil Defence Napier with the latest on roadings, evacuations and incredible survival stories from Esk Valley. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle coverage continues: Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
We're into day five since Cyclone Gabrielle hit bringing widespread damage to large parts of the North Island. Six people are now known to have died in the storm, but the Prime Minister, Chris… Audio
Text-only updates for residents in Tairāwhiti, Coromandel, Hawke's Bay
With communities in cut-off regions having limited reception, here's RNZ's text-only updates on what those in Tairāwhiti, Coromandel and Hawke's Bay need to know.
3544 reports of people uncontactable as searches continue
There were 3544 reports of people uncontactable by 2pm today, as police and search and rescue teams prioritise those unaccounted for or in areas isolated by flood waters. Look back over RNZ's blog.
Isolated Tairāwhiti communities anxious as kai supplies run low and power remains off
The Ruatōria shop services all the communities around it but as supplies run low and the area remains without power, Tairāwhiti councillor Rawinia Parata is concerned it will soon become an urgent…
Cyclone Gabrielle: Thursday emergency update from PM Hipkins
At Parliament the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is sharing the latest details of the emergency response after Cyclone Gabrielle. Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Families left homeless in Te Karaka
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
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence latest update
Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Controller Ian MacDonald talks through the latest information with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker
Cyclone Gabrielle: Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker joins us for an update. Audio
