The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to eight and is expected to climb. Gisborne residents have been told to use water only for drinking and flushing the toilet due to a failure in a water treatment plant. But the navy has arrived this afternoon with supplies. Emergency alerts echoed throughout the city as a stop water use notice was sent out ... Show More
Feb 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne right in firing line
Gisborne was right in the firing line of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle on Monday night.
Rain fell in the city overnight, with rivers overflowing throughout the Tairawhiti region, and forestry waste, slash, re-emerging as a result.
Residents in Riverside Road and Graham Road in Gi ... Show More
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Feb 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle damage becoming apparent
"The most significant weather event this century."
That's the way Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has described the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle.
Communication and physical access to many communities, particularly in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti, remain difficult, with powe ... Show More
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Feb 2023
Forecaster on expected Cyclone Gabrielle rain
Cyclone Gabrielle is on its path through the North Island and significant amounts of rain are expected across the motu today,
Whitianga is forecast to be hit with a whopping 211 millimetres of rain, followed by Gisborne at about 140mm.
Large waves, storm surges, slips and damagi ... Show More
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Jan 2023
Titirangi homeowners "we have no idea if we can move home"
Aucklanders are bracing for more rain later today. In West Auckland, the hilly, bush-clad suburb of Titirangi is one of the hardest hit. Days of heavy rain has brought down slips, leaving some homes teetering on hillsides and tearing huge chunks out of roads. Thousands of residen ... Show More
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