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Cyclone Gabrielle: What the national state of emergency means
A National State of Emergency has been declared as Cyclone Gabrielle whips the North Island causing flooding, damage and evacuations in many places. But what does this mean?
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Wild weather brings evacuations, power outages across multiple regions
Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are particularly hard hit, with limited communications, a major power substation outage, and evacuations and highway closures.
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Gabrielle batters New Zealand: What you need to know
Cyclone Gabrielle is hitting New Zealand hard. Here's what has happened so far, and what to expect over the coming days.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel Mayor Len Salt
Audio 14 Feb 2023Len Salt joins Kathryn for an update on how Cyclone Gabrielle has added to existing woes in the region after multiple flooding and slip events this summer. Audio
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'This is a significant disaster with a real threat to the lives of New Zealanders'
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty says Cyclone Gabrielle has had major impacts across most of the North Island.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter updates around the motu
RNZ reporters are on the ground in some of the worst hit areas as Cyclone Gabrielle ploughed through.
Morning Report heard from Andrew McRae in Whitianga on Coromandel's east coast and Soumya… Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Flooding affecting Coromandel properties
Flooding is affecting properties in the Thames-Coromandel District.
Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Kim Hill from hames on Coromandel's west coast where the town's main street is flooded.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Thousands without power in Coromandel
Thousands of people were without power overnight on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Powerco has been working to reconnect its customers but the hazardous conditions have made it impossible to repair some… Audio
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First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 14 February
Audio 14 Feb 2023On today's First Up pod - widespread evacuations and tens of thousands of homes are without power as Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the North Island - we have updates from across the motu and local… Audio
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Evacuations after house collapses in Muriwai
Police have urged people in west Auckland's Muriwai to evacuate. This follows reports of a house collapsing due to a slip. Follow our live blog here.
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Tairua on standby during Cyclone Gabrielle
It's just gone high tide in the Coromandel, as Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the already flood-soaked region. One of the Coromandel's main roads, State Highway 25A which connects the peninsula's… Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: What makes this storm so unique?
Cyclone Gabrielle is causing chaos across vast areas of the North Island - what makes it so different to the average summer storm? Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: What makes this storm so unique?
Cyclone Gabrielle is causing chaos across vast areas of the North Island - what makes it so different to the average summer storm?
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Dargaville sandbagging amidst Cyclone Gabrielle flooding fears
Dargaville businesses are hurriedly sandbagging their premises amidst growing flooding fears as Cyclone Gabrielle's prevailing winds swing round to the south-west.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmers shifting stock, relying on generators
Some Northland farmers are using generators to keep their dairy sheds running, as the ferocious weather causes widespread power outages in the region.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Thames hunkers down as storm hits coast
The Coromandel Peninsula is feeling the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle, and locals are worried there's more to come tonight.
A number of shops in Thames have shut for the day, while more are… Video, Audio
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Cyclong Gabrielle hampers Northland farmers' winter feed preparation
Power outages, evacuations and road closures - from the Far North to the Bay of Plenty - and Cyclone Gabrielle still has more wind and rain.
MetService says the storm is just halfway through, and the… Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Dozens of Vodafone's cell sites down
Vodafone is dealing with dozens of cell sites down across the North Island.
The company's Chief Technology Officer Tony Baird talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Much of Coromandel cut off, without power
Parts of the Coromandel have been without power for almost 24 hours as rough seas and heavy rain continues to pound the coastline.
State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Tairua is now closed due to… Video, Audio
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Evacuations, power out in Northland as Cyclone Gabrielle hits
Large swathes of the North Island are now under a state of emergency, with many regions feeling the force of Cyclone Gabrielle.
A state of emergency has been declared in Northland, Auckland… Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: How it's playing out across the North Island
North Island residents are sheltering from the onslaught as Cyclone Gabrielle makes itself felt.
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Watch: PM announces cyclone support package at post-Cabinet briefing
Chris Hipkins announced a further $11.5 million in support for regions affected by flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle.
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'Storm fatigued': Thames-Coromandel faces fifth severe weather event of year
There is "no doubt" people have fled from Thames-Coromandel, the region's Civil Defence controller says, as it faces a fifth week of severe weather this year. Audio
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Weather update in Coromandel and Tairawhiti regions
We'll be updating the situations in Coromandel, Northland and Tairawhiti regions where significant rain fall is forecast as a result of cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle bringing a 'dangerous combination of high winds and heavy rain'
Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty says the need to declare a national state of emergency is being monitored.
