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Urgent Notice - Stop Using Water in Gisborne
11:05 AM.The main water treatment plant is inoperational, the system is overloaded. Gisborne town supply is not suitable for drinking or washing. RNZ reporter Mani Dunlop has been onboard navy vessel… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Todd Niall in Auckland
10:55 AM.The focus of Cyclone Gabrielle devastation has moved further south, but it leaves behind mounting issues in the north. Auckland, Stuff Senior Auckland Affairs Journalist Todd Niall outlines the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Paul Brislen on failing connectivity
10:45 AM.Phone and internet are still a big problem for many in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay. Paul Brislen is head of the Telecommunications Forum and is with us for an update. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: remote Kaipara communities 'powerless'
10:40 AM.Pera Paniora is the Maori Ward councillor in Kaipara says some communities may not have electricity for weeks. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel roading and recovery
10:35 AM.The Coromandel Peninsula is in major recovery mode after 6 weeks of heavy rain, with many parts being cut off following huge landslides. Mayor of Thames-Coromandel Len Salt says the whole district is… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: census to go ahead
10:15 AM.Census day is just over two weeks away and official say it will go ahead, despite the devastation wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Stats NZ says it is working closely with NEMA and other government… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: looking after yourself and others
10:05 AM.Thousands of North Islanders are facing uncertainty, loss and grief in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about how people can get the psychological support they need. Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay orchardist Paul Paynter
9:50 AM.Paul Paynter's company Yummy Fruit is a major provider to the domestic market. He says there are horrific scenes in parts of the Esk Valley, with orchards and vines underwater and silt, dead animals… Read more Audio
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How hospitals in in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay are coping
9:45 AM.Hawke's Bay Chief Medical Officer Dr Robin Whyman says elective surgery is cancelled. Two primary care sites have been opened in Napier. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Piha residents isolated and angry
9:35 AM.On Auckland's west coast, Piha resident, Mark Mitchinson says locals are cut off and some are stuck in their houses, he says North Piha is still underwater and some people feel like they've been… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabriele: power outages in Wairoa
9:25 AM.Most people affected live in rural areas, including 1000 Wairoa residents. Eastland Network General Manager Jared Moroney says just over 2000 customers still don't have power in Tairawhiti. Audio
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Tairawhiti and Tolaga farms under water - help is on its way
9:20 AM.There has been scant information about the state of rural Tairawhiti - and the many small communities and farms inland from Gisborne and Wairoa. Local Federated Farmers board member Sandra Faulkner is… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: How Napier is faring
9:15 AM.RNZ Reporter Sally Murphy is at Civil Defence Napier with the latest on roadings, evacuations and incredible survival stories from Esk Valley. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle coverage continues: Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
9:05 AM.We're into day five since Cyclone Gabrielle hit bringing widespread damage to large parts of the North Island. Six people are now known to have died in the storm, but the Prime Minister, Chris… Read more Audio
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Wairoa Mayor Craig Little on what the town needs
11:53 AM.The town of Wairoa has been cut off for days, but efforts are underway to restore power and reconnect the town. Kathryn talks to mayor Craig Little about residents need most and how they're coping. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tech correspondent Bill Bennett
11:50 AM.Bill joins Kathryn to talk about how internet connections have held up during Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings principal - 'It's heartbreaking'
11:40 AM.Many schools have been hard hit by the flooding in Hawkes Bay - and it could be weeks before children can return to the classroom. Twyford School on the outskirts of Hastings was inundated when the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower seeks to restore power to Napier
11:30 AM.The national power grid operator says it has made changes to get enough power to Hawke's Bay and Gisborne for 90,000 households. However, 40,800 homes remain without power in Hawke's Bay - and the… Read more Audio
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Some Kaipara residents spend third night in evac centres
11:25 AM.Returning north to Dargaville now, to the swamped town of Kaipara, where some residents spent a third night in evacuation centres. The call was made yesterday evening for people who live near the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Defence Minister Andrew Little
11:15 AM.Hundreds of Defence Force personnel are working with council and Civil Defence staff and volunteers to assist in the rescue effort. Navy ships have reached worst hit areas with water and other… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the impact on agriculture?
11:10 AM.There are great concerns for the agricultural production areas around Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. James Allan is the Chief Executive of agri-business consultancy Agfirst. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Dealing with dangerous trees
11:05 AM.Now to West Auckland, where bush clad Muriwai, Karekare, Piha and other settlements on the coast have been hard hit. Arborist companies are literally working around the clock to fell and clear trees… Read more Audio
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Te Karaka "completely flooded"
10:55 AM.In Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne, 500 people were evacuated at 5am on Tuesday, heading for safety on higher ground.
They were left stranded for more than a day with no communication.
It's an area… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland community leader - 'Where's the Council?'
10:50 AM.Butterbean founder and Auckland community leader Dave Letele says there's no let-up in the support needed for thousands of flood-affected Aucklanders. He says government agencies and Auckland Council… Read more Audio
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Napier Port to reopen for fuel deliveries tomorrow
10:45 AM.Napier's Port has been out of action since 5pm on Monday and will be closed until tomorrow. Shipping will start again when it's safe to do so, with a number of vessels at anchor. A survey of Napier… Read more Audio
