Some people who were stranded on roofs in Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle as the floodwaters rose waited nearly an hour to be connected to 111, an inquest has heard.

Delegations from Israel and Hamas held their first day of indirect negotiations in Egypt on US President Donald Trump's plan to halt the war in Gaza, wrestling with contentious issues.

The coward-punch killer of a much-loved Taranaki man filmed his victim and taunted him while he lay dying on the ground.

Police and Search and Rescue are looking for Jayleb-Che, aged 36, who has been missing since September 30 in Rotorua.