Bright skies and warmer days are on the horizon for most of the country this weekend, giving areas hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle a reprieve from rain until the middle of next week. Friday...

Dargaville’s Civil Defence evacuation centre is a haven for Ash Nayyar after clinging to the side of a fire engine in a dramatic ‘life and death’ Cyclone Gabrielle rescue in the darkness. Video /...

A sunken vessel in McLeod Bay in Whangārei Heads. Photo / Karina Cooper Northland harbourmaster Jim Lyle has extended a warning to boaties about sunken vessels in the mooring areas at Kaiwaka Point Onerahi,...

Large slips at South Piha. Photo: RNZ / Rowan Quinn People are still being evacuated from their homes in Piha as land remains dangerous and unstable days after Cyclone Gabrielle. Locals are warning city...

Eugene and Emily Urlich are helping people in Kaipara communicate with loved ones, despite power cuts and internet and phone connectivity problems. The area was badly hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, but the Northland couple...

Kathryn George/Stuff Much of the country was hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle. Here’s what MetService data shows happened between Sunday and Wednesday. After days of severe, extreme weather, Cyclone Gabrielle is finally moving away...

Areas of rural Northland are still struggling with flooding, power outages and slips days after Cyclone Gabrielle smashed the area. The storm tore through Northland on Sunday and Monday, before going on to cause...

Returning north to Dargaville now, to the swamped town of Kaipara, where some residents spent a third night in evacuation centres. The call was made yesterday evening for people who live near the Wairoa...