Kathryn Ryan
Cyclone Gabrielle: Damage to Auckland roads unprecedented
Auckland Transport says damage to roads in the region is unprecedented. Stacey van der Putten is the agency's executive General Manager Safety. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Waipawa evacuations and no water
200 people remain out of their homes in the central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa after they were evacuated yesterday. The Tukituki River is receding and assessments on the homes will be made later… Audio
Search back on for missing firefighter at Muriwai
The search continues for a volunteer firefighter missing since Monday night when he was caught in a landslide in Muriwai. He was was checking flooding in a property on Motutara Road when the property… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Forestry industry backs inquiry into slash
Forest owners in the Tolaga Bay area have come in for stinging criticism from locals as logs and silt clog farms, rivers and beaches for the second time in recent weeks, and the third time in the last… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Is there a break in the weather?
Cyclone Gabrielle is moving off to the east of New Zealand - and the sun is reportedly peeking through in many flood-hit areas. For an update on what we can expect from the weather over the next few… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the situation with supermarket supplies?
Cyclone Gabrielle: Foodstuffs CEO Chris Quin Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings District Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst
Sandra joins Kathryn to talk about today's focus in the Hastings District - finding those residents who are still stranded and vulnerable. Access across the area remains a challenge, including across… Audio
Gisborne farmers grapple with destruction & no communication
Toby Williams is Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chairperson who farms at Whangara, between Tolaga Bay and Gisborne. He's managed to get Starlink to restore some of his communication ability, but… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Evacuations in Te Awa Estate, Napier
Residents in Napier's Te Awa Estate near Marine Parade have been told to evacuate immediately due to rising flood waters. Civil Defence says this covers Kenny Drive north to Hurunui Drive. Civil… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Catastrophic conditions for farming and horticulture
The devastation wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle on farming and horticulture is being described as catastrophic. Jim Galloway is the President of Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers and speaks Kathryn from a… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Kate Green
RNZ's Kate Green is in Gisborne, where communication remains a challenge and the local council has printed extra copies of the local newspaper to get the key information to residents. Audio
Unison Network crews working to restore power in Hawkes Bay
Nearly 60-thousand people remain without power in Hastings and Napier, with warnings it could be days or weeks before power is returned to all customers. Transpower announced a national grid emergency… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne residents asked to conserve water
Limited power is back in parts of Gisborne after the Tairawhiti region was cut off from the rest of the country by ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle. Communications with the region are still spotty, and… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Waka Kotahi surveys damaged network
Roads around the upper North Island have been badly damaged - and in some cases have left communities completely isolated. To give a sense of the scale of the destruction and how long it might take to… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp in Hastings
RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp has been at an evacuation centre in Hastings, where residents are affected by flooding and power outages. Audio
Further evacuations near Napier might be needed
Napier mayor Kirsten Wise joins Kathryn for an update on the situation in the Napier area, warning that high tide may cause issues and that further evacuations might be needed. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Mary Argue in Wairarapa
Mary Argue is Chief reporter at Wairarapa Times Age. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Evacuations ordered in Hastings District
Residents in the Taradale and Omahu areas have been ordered to evacuate immediately, with Hawkes Bay Civil Defence saying they should stay with family and friends. Kathryn speaks to Hastings District… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Air New Zealand flights still grounded
Air New Zealand says it's resumed international flights and domestic jet operations. Over all there have been 500 flight cancellations impacting more than 29,000 customers. Greg Foran, the airline's… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower issues grid emergency
National grid operator Transpower has declared a grid emergency in Hawke's Bay due to an unplanned outage, issuing a red notice at 8 o'clock this morning. Transpower says suspected flooding has caused… Audio