"We don't have to put up with this rubbish - it's disgusting."
A van with eight members of the visiting team inside was rammed and shot at while being pursued by up to four vehicles.
Police are investigating.
Maritime NZ's Rescue Coordination Centre is coordinating the search, assisted by rescue helicopters from around the North Island.
Police say there are still a number of unanswered questions.
A postmortem of the body was conducted on Thursday morning.
"Tragically, police have located a person deceased in the vehicle."
"The poor little girl down the road didn't have to die."
"Our job now is to pick up these learnings and make sure we build a stronger system for the next cyclone."
The review found the Hawke's Bay region's Civil Defence and Emergency Management group was not prepared for the disaster.
Findings of an independent review, led by former police commissioner Mike Bush, were released today.
He was discharged without conviction.
A man is facing 30 charges, including for the supply of methamphetamine.
They also allegedly crossed centre lines, ran red lights and did wheelies.
A group of boy racers have destroyed cameras installed to protect the worst-hit homes from looters.
Category 3 homeowners won't have to contribute towards home demolitions, councillors agreed on Tuesday.
Hundreds still can't move on, especially those in red-zoned areas who are waiting on council decisions.
There have been a number of resignations since Cyclone Gabrielle last year.
The region is pumped up by high-paying jobs in construction and roading.
