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New Zealand cyclone fatalities reach 8; more deaths feared

The death toll from New Zealand’s cyclone has reached eight with more than 4,500 people still unaccounted for four days after the nation’s most destructive weather event in decades brought widespread flooding, landslides and power outages

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MPs to discuss expanding use of virtual Parliament

Political parties are “universally agreed” new criteria is needed for virtual Parliament sittings, political editor Jo Moir reports

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Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand ‘open’ to international assistance

Five people are dead and 100 missing after the storm battered the North Island, home to most of the population.

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Hipkins leaves National playing catch-up

National has missed so many opportunities to set the year's political agenda. The only policy proposals from the centre-right are from its coalition partner-in-waiting, ACT, says Peter Dunne

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Earthquake hits New Zealand as death toll rises to five in wake of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle

New Zealand is dealing with the devastating impacts of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle, the country's "most destructive weather event in decades", and now an earthquake has added to the emergency facing residents in different parts of the country.

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Families airlifted to safety as New Zealand declares emergency

PM Chris Hipkins calls storm ‘the most significant weather event New Zealand has seen this century’

The Independent UK

Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealanders swim to safety and rescued from rooftops

The New Zealand government has declared a state of national emergency for only the third time in history

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British volunteer firefighter missing after being swept away in New Zealand cyclone

Emergency services in New Zealand were reportedly forced to call off the search for volunteer firefighter Dave van Zwananberg, as the land continued to shift while Cyclone Gabrielle hit Auckland's west coast

Daily Mirror

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle prompts 18,000 emergency calls in New Zealand in space of 24 hours

As Gabrielle continues to track south-east leaving damage in its wake, New Zealand authorities say the wild weather is likely to peak today bringing more settled conditions on Wednesday as the storm pushes out to sea.

ABC News

New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases

The New Zealand government has declared a state of emergency across the country’s North Island, which has been battered by Cyclone Gabrielle

The Independent UK

PM warns of 'bumpy time' ahead as Cyclone Gabrielle eases

Officials are battling to restore communications to cut-off towns and get a better sense of Cyclone Gabrielle's damage, with the weather set to improve overnight.

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Flooding hampers rescue efforts as North Island residents told power could be out for weeks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Sunak tells New Zealand PM UK ready to support cyclone-battered country

Cyclone Gabrielle is the second severe weather event to hit New Zealand in two weeks.

The Independent UK

Hipkins' political antenna strong on Cyclone Gabrielle

The Prime Minister and Opposition leader took different factors and advice into account when deciding whether to be in Auckland when Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Chris Hipkins made the smarter political move, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Thousands without power and flights cancelled as Cyclone Gabrielle hammers New Zealand

Cyclone Gabrielle plunged around 46,000 homes into darkness and forced some areas to declare a state of emergency just two weeks after a record-breaking storm killed four people in New Zealand

The Independent UK

Cyclone Gabrielle shuts New Zealand’s cities as residents hunker down: ‘Worst is yet to come’

Cyclone strikes as Auckland emerged from devastating record rains

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continue

Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leave

The New Daily

New Zealand braces for days of ‘wild weather’

New Zealand is considering a national emergency as wild weather threatens the North Island, thousands are without power and people evacuate.

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Auckland floods and votes grab attention of Hipkins and Luxon

Political editor Jo Moir looks at the focus for National and Labour as the two Chrises go head-to-head in the House for the first time this week.

The Independent UK

New Zealand cancels dozens of flights amid cyclone Gabrielle warning

Schools shut down and bus services are curtailed as Hopkins urges citizens to take warning seriously

ABC News

West Papuan separatist group makes demands to Australia, New Zealand after kidnapping Kiwi pilot Philip Mehrtens, burning plane

A West Papuan separatist group is demanding Australia and New Zealand sever military ties with Indonesia after kidnapping a New Zealand pilot on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand government under fire after shelving Christchurch hate speech reforms

Prime minister Chris Hipkins has said his government will refocus on economic issues, after dropping laws put forward after terror attack

Newsroom.co.nz

Government to keep petrol cheap and dirty

When the rubber hits the road, Chris Hipkins has shown he'd rather keep petrol cheap and carbon intensive than fight climate change, says Marc Daalder

Newsroom.co.nz

The path ahead for social insurance

Why the Government killed off plans for a new safety net - and what could come next to support Kiwis made redundant and those too sick to work.

The Independent UK

Indonesian security forces search for NZ pilot taken hostage

Indonesian security forces are searching for a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage by separatist rebels in restive Papua province

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