13 Mar 2023

What's next for Karekare locals on AK's west coast

From First Up, 5:53 am on 13 March 2023

It's one month to the day since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the North Island. And despite being part of the countries biggest city, Karekare on Auckland's west coast is reportedly now the last isolated metropolitan community in the country, still without road access after major slips. Three weeks ago our producer Leonard Powell went for a drive through Karekare with their local volunteer Fire Chief Toby Hyman, Toby joins us now for an update.