Auckland emergency management are talking with a few remaining residents of Muriwai's Domain Crescent who remain in their homes - after a call went out to evacuate. The area is being described as a "dynamic situation" due to signifcant land movement. Emergency Mangement Group Controller Mace Ward speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320656157112

In Tairāwhiti people are still being urged to conserve water. Civil Defence controller Ben Green has the latest details. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320655859112

In the wake of the cyclone, people from around Aotearoa have abandoned their day jobs to head to Hawke's Bay and answer the Army's call for reservists. One of them is Defence Liaison Officer Captain Ross Fisher, who's been busy helping coordinate the response in the region. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320655263112

Social workers whose own homes and communties are storm-ravaged, are working in shifts to track down hundreds of vulnerable children and young people and confirm they are safe. There's more than 500 tamariki and rangatahi in care across Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay where phones and power are still down and roads out in many small communities. And with some houses totally destroyed, new ones may have to be found outside the district. Oranga Tamariki regional manager Julie Tangaere is co-ordinating workers across the whole area from an emergency hub in Hastings. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320655656112

Parts of Northland remain significantly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, with many people evacuated from Kaipara District's west coast throughout the week. While access within the region has improved with the reopening of Dome Valley on State Highway 1, the Brynderwyns to Waipu remain closed, meaning long detours for travellers. In Kaipara, 20 houses have been red-stickered, while others are suffering from flooding or have had power cut off for days. Tom Taylor reports. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320653866112

Tess Brunton spent the day with the Prime Minister in the Esk Valley, where a torrent of water sent silt covering vineyards and orchards. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320654852112

Gisborne is on high alert after its struggling water lifeline failed under pressure today. Residents - already without power or mobile reception - were told to turn off their taps. The mayor says some water's restored, but the city's being urged to keep use to a minimum. The HMNZS Manawa-nui delivered essential supplies, with inflatable rescue boats getting the goods to shore, while logs floated near the entrance to the port. Gisborne's beaches are covered in forestry slash more than a metre deep. Former Gisborne District Councillor Manu Caddie was on the beach earlier. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320654564112

"It's very rough up there." That was the message from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today after a harrowing visit to the devastated Hawke's Bay. The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle is at least eight, with four people known to have died in Hawke's Bay. Most in the Esk Valley which Mr Hipkins describes as 'being full of mud'. An emergency response team from Australia has arrived this afternoon to help with the search for more than 4500 people who remain uncontactable. Power, internet and phone service is still patchy for many people in the region making communication difficult. But Mr Hipkins says as at 4pm 70 percent of cell towers across Northland and Gisborne and Hawkes Bay were operational, allowing customers to text and make phone calls. He hopes this will be 75 percent on Saturday but says data will take much longer. About 62,000 people are without power across the Upper North Island but 90 percent of customers in Hastings are now connected and 95 percent of Havelock North is now connected. Whilst fuel and food supplies are on their way to both Gisborne and the Hawke's Bay by air, sea and land, Mr Hipkins warns we need to be prepared for disruptions to our food supply. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320652583112

While some cut-off communities around the motu remain in the dark heading into the weekend - others are starting to come back online with limited capacity. Unison is asking reconnected Hawke's Bay customers to conserve power, and as telcos work to get cell towers up and running - any reception could be patchy. So how do we make the most of that one bar on our cell phone? Paul Spain is a tech expert with some tips. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320650683112

An emergency order went out today for residents of a Muriwai street to evacuate immediately. The suburb on Auckland's west coast was hit hard in the cyclone and the land is unstable. The community there is also grieving the death of a second firefighter who was rescued from a crushed house, but died in hospital. Sally Wenley reports. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320650862112