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Cyclone Gabrielle: 'We're actually very lucky to make it out' - Traffic supervisor on being trapped near Napier

Liam Harvey was in a truck laden with traffic cones heading through hills outside Napier to close off roads in the dark when trees started to fall, blocking his path.

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Residents fume over being left to dispose of cyclone silt

Gisborne people clearing silt from flooded homes and businesses are not impressed with the council's solution on how and where to dump it.

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Long road ahead to reinstate normal water supply to Gisborne

Gisborne industries could be waiting around two weeks before they can begin operating again as the desperate state of the city's water situation was hammered home at a meeting.

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Cut-off Hawke's Bay community relies on boat to ferry in essential supplies

A 30-metre boat ride across a once flooded river inland of Napier is all that is keeping hundreds of Rissington farming families in food and vital fuel.

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'Nasty, gutless act': $35,000 worth of equipment stolen from Piha surf lifesaving club

A surf life saving club on Auckland's cyclone-ravaged west coast was broken into overnight, with thieves walking away with essential equipment.

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Haumoana flood mitigation pump failure frustrates community

Flooded residents in Haumoana believe their properties may have escaped some damage if a flood mitigation pump had been properly manned and not run out of fuel.

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Hope, generosity as tiny Hawke's Bay community sees most homes suffer cyclone damage

The small community in Hawke's Bay was a hive of activity yesterday as residents and volunteers cleaned out homes.

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Watch: Auckland Emergency Management give latest Cyclone Gabrielle response update

Auckland Emergency Management provides the latest update as exclusion zones and cordons remain in some west coast communities.

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'The current was just huge': Couple swim through paddocks, gripping trees to find safety

Lily Fearn and Ethan Cross sat huddled up and freezing on their roof before they followed neighbours into the floodwaters to find safety.

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Risk of E coli contamination at some kiwifruit farms after Cyclone Gabrielle

A kiwifruit industry leader was left shattered after flying over kiwifruit orchards in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay and viewing properties damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.

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