Wallabies legend Sekope Kepu has detailed abuse he suffered at an Auckland boarding school as part of New Zealand's Royal Commission into abuse in care.
The New Zealand government expects Cyclone Gabrielle to come with a bill of more than $10 billion ($A9.1 billion), rivalling the costs of the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
New Zealand has formally requested disaster assistance from Australia after emergency management teams from both nations worked together to scope possible aid.
A national state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand after widespread damage from Cyclone Gabrielle, the country's worst storm in generations.
Residents of Australia's Norfolk Island are cleaning up after Cyclone Gabrielle, heading to New Zealand, battered the tiny external territory in the Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand's government has announced additional funding to help rebuild flood-ravaged Auckland and other areas in the upper north island as residents of the country's second-largest city begin cleaning up.
Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to receive further heavy rain in the coming days, authorities in New Zealand's largest city say, as insurers count the costs of what looks likely to be the country's most expensive weather event ever.
New Zealand's deadly flood crisis continues after heavy rainfall hit the country's north island, causing landslides, flash floods and knocking out roads.
Jacinda Ardern has told Kiwis they would still see her around but not in public debates as the New Zealand leader prepares to give up the prime ministership.
