Twelve people, including a baby, plus two dogs and cats on the house roof; four people and a dog on the shed roof; horses, dogs and livestock requiring assistance to high ground. This eight-hour Noah’s ark scenario was Senior Constable Karen Eivers’ horrifying experience of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Valentine’s Day is usually for romance. For Detective Emily Baker and Sergeant Al Peychers, February 14 this year was spent wondering if the other was alive.