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Residents of Eskdale, in New Zealand, recount fears on night of flooding as they return to salvage belongings and rescuers continue search for bodies Keep Reading

Most of the time Bex Hurley lives in a normal house on a normal street. But in seven years, she's seen 10 floods - some terrifying. Keep Reading

Professor James Renwick warns extreme events will only become more intense in future as the climate continues to warm. Keep Reading

Follow 1News' live updates as we bring you the latest from the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle. Keep Reading

Staff have watched emergency helicopters fly over them in frustration, despair for days. Keep Reading

Residents in the small settlement of Omahu spent the day throwing their flood stricken belongings on the street, and dealing with the exposed graves and bones that have been found in the debris. Keep Reading

Many are still without power, cellphone coverage is patchy, while there’s been tension at the petrol pumps. Keep Reading

The small town of Wairoa was effectively severed when State Highway 2 suffered slips and damage at both ends. This is the scale of the damage. Keep Reading

It comes as police confirm another death of a person in Puketapu, near Napier, is being investigated. Keep Reading

"There are trapped floodwaters with nowhere to go making new lakes out of farmland and settling to destroy orchards and crop." Hipkins told media on Friday evening. Keep Reading

A constellation of animal carcasses, sewage and debris is becoming harder to ignore as things start to rot in cut-off Napier. Bonnie Sumner reports from on the ground.  Keep Reading

The area just north of Napier was decimated by the wrath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Keep Reading

Communities in Tairāwhiti have been calling for an urgent inquiry into forestry practices in the region for some time. Keep Reading

A two-year-old has drowned and died in the flash flooding in Eskdale. The girl, Ivy, is one of the seven people known to have been killed in Cyclone Gabrielle. Keep Reading

The floods have brought 'absolutely harrowing' tales of people's animals drowning. Keep Reading

"[Waiohiki] means where the waters come up - and did they come up." Keep Reading

Residents are desperate to contact their loved ones after three days of no communication. Keep Reading

Gisborne residents have been warned to stop all water use immediately, as a seventh person is confirmed dead. Keep Reading

Heartbreaking stories of people who have lost everything are emerging, as the devastation Cyclone Gabrielle brought upon Hawke's Bay becomes clearer. Keep Reading

Radiata pine was originally a solution to land erosion – but this Number-8 wire fix is past its due date and the forestry industry will likely wear the cost of change. Keep Reading

"These guys are survivors, they've been through the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga, they're in good spirits and they're happy and warm and safe now," said a Tongan community leader. Keep Reading

After days of being cut off from the rest of the country, Vodafone's Tony Baird said they are back online. Keep Reading

The East Coast MP told Jenny-May Clarkson things are "looking a bit better" in the devastated region. Keep Reading

In Napier the prospect of the power being off for several more days is starting to settle in - with many heading south to Hastings where power is back on. Keep Reading