Property

Interim cyclone business support to be locally led

The Government is providing $25 million in grants to help businesses in cyclone-affected regions clean up and get back on their feet. This is part of the initial... Read More

Thank you for the help

A groundswell of donations from around the country has raised $134,604.25 for the Disaster Relief Trust in Tairāwhiti, the region that includes Gisborne. This... Read More

Trade Me: Rents start the year at a record high

Rent in New Zealand is at an all-time high, with the national median weekly rent reaching $595 in January, according to the latest Trade Me Property data. Following... Read More

Power restoration: Some complete rebuilds needed

Powerco field crews are continuing to make repairs and rebuilding sections of the electricity network damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. Areas of the Coromandel and... Read More

Hawke‘s Bay emergency request: money not goods

Emergency management teams from the Bay of Plenty have been deployed into Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti to assist the emergency management teams there with the aftermath... Read More

Areas of Hawke‘s Bay left a disaster zone

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle is rising and many areas in Hawke's Bay have been left as disaster zones with rescues, rather than recovery, still the... Read More

National State of Emergency declared

The New Zealand Government has this morning declared a National State of Emergency, to assist in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The Minister for Emergency... Read More

Tauranga starts clean up after cyclone damage

Cyclone Gabrielle has caused damage around Tauranga overnight. "We had multiple reports of trees falling and debris on the roads all around the city, road signs... Read More

Firefighter missing in landslide

One firefighter is in a critical condition and another is missing after a landslide crushed a house at Muriwai, west Auckland on Monday night. A crew from... Read More

Powerco network impacted, outage numbers rising

Powerco field crews will be out again today working to reconnect customers who were off overnight as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle. As of 6:30am this morning... Read More

Over 100 calls in one hour to emergency services

Fire and Emergency is urging people to only call 111 if life or safety is at risk tonight, as they respond to a surge in calls from an ever-widening area of the... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty declares state of emergency

Western Bay of Plenty Mayor James Denyer has declared a State of Emergency tonight, as the conditions from Cyclone Gabrielle worsen. The declaration was signed... Read More