The national weather authority has revealed a rare warning issued only for “significant impact” events could have been ...

NIWA's manager for climate, atmosphere, and hazards says merging with MetService and GNS will create a more efficient and integrated weather prediction system.

MetService wanted to issue the severe warning the day before the cyclone made landfall, but faced opposition.

A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.

A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle’s toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.

"I've been here over 50 years in this house and never seen anything like it before," one resident with bitter and ...

A mother in rural north Auckland set off with a 3-year-old in a borrowed rental van filled with donated goods destined for Wairoa – but ended up having to organise an airlift, hundreds of ...

Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa has this week officially handed back the last five of 24 homes that have been repaired following the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which struck the region 18 ...

A major milestone in Hawke’s Bay’s cyclone recovery has been reached with more than 600 properties in Wairoa moved out of limbo in a “good move forward for the town”.. Wairoa residents ...

The sound of rain used to be a welcome and relaxing sound, but for some people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle 10 months ago, it now brings back terrifying m ...

Above: Moments from Cyclone Gabrielle through the Coromandel and BOP. Filmed by Kyle Lusher, Matt Lane, Jereme Aubertin, ... The crew were on a mission and headed down into Wairoa.

Too many New Zealanders were cut off without phone or internet access after Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Here are some of the back-up options we need before the next disaster strikes.