New Zealand's death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle rose to nine on Saturday as clean-up continued on the nation's battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.
Almost 5,000 people as of Friday night were registered with police as being out of touch with friends or family since the cyclone hit, authorities said on Saturday, while 885 people had registered as safe.Police believe many do not have access to communication networks as around 62,000 properties remain without power.
North of Hawke's Bay, at Tairāwhiti Gisborne, the area's Civil Defence group controller Ben Green said there was "still a long way to go before everyone has been located, had their needs met and everyone's connected once again".
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