Morning Report for Friday 14 April 2017
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Relief this morning as cyclone damage less than feared
8:10 AM.The worst of Cyclone Cook has passed but Civil Defence is still warning people to remain cautious. Audio
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Many roads closed in Bay of Plenty, Waikato
8:15 AM.An update on the road closures around the country as Cyclone Cook reaches New Zealand Audio
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Latest on where power is out around North Island
8:18 AM.Widespread power cuts this morning after Cyclone Cook batters the North Island. Audio
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Power out, trees down but no storm surges on Ohope coast
8:20 AM.Sharon Brettkelly is just outside Opotiki and says there are downed trees all over the road between Whakatane to Ohope. She says people in Opotiki were leaving their homes in the early hours of the… Read more Audio
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A busy night at the Whakatane Civil Defence centre
8:25 AM.Our reporter Adriana Weber is at the Whakatane Civil Defence centre where 135 people spent the night. She says the sun has come out and spirits are pretty high this morning. Audio
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Newborns among people who sheltered with Red Cross
8:27 AM.Katie Hogg a disaster volunteer from Red Cross says some newborns were among the 135 people who spent the night at the centre in Whakatane. She says "it was pretty busy." Audio
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NZTA says people should continue to be cautious on roads
8:28 AM.The NZ Transport Agency Waikato/Bay of Plenty Highways Manager is Niclas Johansson is urging drivers to take care. He says it looks like a good day to travel but the network is under a lot of pressure… Read more Audio
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In Gisborne, 'short and sharp' storm leave debris, power out
8:31 AM.Gisborne District Council's Civil Defence and Emergency Manager, Louise Bennett says the storm was "short and sharp". She says river levels have peaked and are now dropping. Audio
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"It was all over bar the shouting by 830" - Gisborne reporter
8:33 AM.Gisborne reporter Murray Robertson says it was amazing how quickly the storm came through "It was all over bar the shouting by 830 last night." He says a large part of a retaining wall has collapsed… Read more Audio
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Local MP says cyclone weather spectacular but brief
8:36 AM.East Coast MP Anne Tolley says it was quite spectacular, but over very quickly. She says things are not quite back to normal, but the attention can now swing back to the recovery in Edgecumbe. Audio
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Clean up is under way in Hastings
8:39 AM.Hastings District Council Acting chief executive, Alison Banks, says crews have been out all night and will be out again today. She says trees have come down across roads and in private properties and… Read more Audio
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Gnarly drive for hunters in Hawke's Bay after storm bashes area
8:41 AM.Rhys Bloxham set out from Puketapu to go hunting in Havelock North he says there was "quite a bit of destruction" on the roads. Audio
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"You could just hear the cracking" - aftemath in Hawke's Bay
8:43 AM.In Hawke's Bay Peter Fowler is without power. He says it's going to be a lovely day today but it was a different story last night. The winds were very severe and "you could just hear the cracking" in… Read more Audio
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Kaikoura Mayor: "We seem to have dodged a bullet"
8:47 AM.Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray says the skies are clear. "We seem to have dodged a bullet." Audio
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Weakening cyclone reaches Christchurch but few callouts
8:49 AM.Christchurch reporter Conan Young says it was a quiet night and there were only a few callouts. He says Avon River was very high - but it stayed within its banks. Audio
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Cyclone Cook briefly hangs around Coromandel Peninsula
8:51 AM.Thames-Coromandel is one of those regions in clean-up mode. Sarah Robson in Whangamata says their are a few water logged properties but the damage hasn't been too bad and surfers and dog walkers are… Read more Audio
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AirBnB offers free accommodation for evacuees after storm
8:54 AM.Air BnB is offering cyclone evacuees free stays with some of its hosts. Emma, put her 2 bedroom house in Pauanui on offer "If you can help you may as well get stuck in." Audio
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A lucky escape after Cyclone Cook whizzes by NZ
8:57 AM.Richard Green, a Canterbury-based weather commentator, says has 'whizzed by quickly' and it has been "a lucky escape'. He says "these systems can change track in the last hour or so and this is what… Read more Audio
