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  • Weather update in Coromandel and Tairawhiti regions

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Flooding in Whangarei

    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

  • Cyclone Gabrielle bringing a 'dangerous combination of high winds and heavy rain'

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    New Zealand weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Kieran McAnulty

    Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty says the need to declare a national state of emergency is being monitored.

    Cyclone Gabrielle bringing a 'dangerous combination of high winds and heavy rain', officials say
  • MetService with the latest forecast for Cyclone Gabrielle

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Large swells have been hitting coastal regions, including at high tide in Browns Bay, Auckland.

    Cyclone Gabrielle is just north of Coromandel.

    MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris spoke to Māni Dunlop about the forecast and the extreme observations so far today. Audio

  • Coromandel hit hard by Cyclone

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Simpsons Beach, Whitianga.

    Coromandel is being hit with damaging winds and rain from Cyclone Gabrielle. 

    A state of emergency is still in force. 

    RNZ reporter Andrew McRae was at Buffalo Beach, Whitianga and spoke to Māni… Audio

  • Cyclone Gabrielle arrives

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    The latest weather maps show Cyclone Gabrielle closing in on New Zealand.

    Cyclone Gabrielle is here.

    Strong winds and heavy rain are causing damage throughout the upper North Island and the weather is still getting worse.

    Nearly 60,000 customers have lost power and lines… Audio

  • Vector, Kaipara and Coromandel

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    State Highway 25 over the Coromandel has completely collapsed at the summit.

    As Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the upper North Island, Kathryn speaks with Auckland lines company Vector's spokesperson Peter Ryan, Maungaturoto Civil Defence committee member Terri Donaldson and… Audio

  • PM stuck in Auckland as domestic flights grounded

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    New Zealand Politics
    13 Feb 2023
    Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visits the Moana Nui A Kiwa Hub, for the south Auckland response to the flooding, in Māngere on Wednesday 1 February.

    Chris Hipkins is stuck in the city while Air New Zealand's domestic Auckland flights are grounded, meaning Cabinet will be held online today. Audio

    Cyclone Gabrielle: PM Chris Hipkins stuck in Auckland as domestic flights grounded
  • Cyclone Gabrielle: power cuts, downed trees, surface flooding

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    weather Northland
    13 Feb 2023
    Cyclone winds have caused major damage to the Northpower network, much of it from trees falling through lines.

    Northland, Auckland and Coromandel remain under red weather warnings, with forecasters urging people not to be complacent - the worst of the storm is yet to come. In Northland and the Far North… Audio

  • Multiple regions in North Island under state of emergency

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Nelson mayor Nick Smith and Emergency Management minister Kieran McAnulty at a SH6 repair site north of Nelson.

    Much of the North Island is either experiencing the start of cyclone Gabrielle or bracing for its arrival.

    States of local emergency are in place for Auckland, Coromandel and Northland, but Waikato… Audio

  • Cyclone Gabrielle: North Island waiting for full force to hit

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Debris left by the high tide rising above the shoreline in Tairua on 12 February, 2023, as sea surges from Cyclone Gabrielle begin to be seen.

    Those in the north of the country are continuing to wait for the full  impact of Cyclone Gabrielle to hit.

    The advice from meteorologists is to not be lulled into the belief the worst has passed.

    … Audio

  • Prime Minister stuck in Auckland as Cyclone Gabrielle arrives

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visits Auckland Transport's operation centre in Takapuna, North Shore as Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall.

    Cabinet will be online on Monday as the Prime Minister is stuck in Auckland while flights are grounded.

    Chris Hipkins says he's waiting for flights to resume out of the city before he can leave.

    … Audio

  • In pictures: Cyclone causes power outages, tree falls, flooding

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    New Zealand weather
    13 Feb 2023
    At the Onerahi ramp in Whangārei with about an hour to go till high tide.

    Power outages, downed trees, flooding and empty aisles at supermarkets are some of the early impacts being seen from Cyclone Gabrielle.

    Cyclone Gabrielle in pictures: Flooding and trees downed across northern parts of New Zealand
  • Cyclone Gabrielle: Officials pull out all the stops in Coromandel

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    weather
    13 Feb 2023
    Flooding in Matarangi after the Coromandel Peninsula was hit by heavy rain again overnight, from 28 January into 29 January, 2023

    In Coromandel, officials have pulled out all the stops to protect people from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.

    Torrential rain and winds of up to a 118km/h are expected in the region, and Defence… Audio

  • Cyclone Gabrielle: Thousands without power, evacuations begin

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    New Zealand weather
    12 Feb 2023
    Cyclone Gabrielle wrap sunday

    Thousands are without power due to Cyclone Gabrielle, and some coastal communities are starting to evacuate, as the country braces for severe weather throughout Monday.

    Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall
  • Cyclone Gabrielle: Norfolk Island spared the worst, storm makes landfall in New Zealand

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    New Zealand weather
    12 Feb 2023
    Cyclone Gabrielle's predicted track as shown by MetService on 12 February.

    Winds have cut power, brought down trees and blocked roads on Norfolk Island, though it appears to have been spared the worst.

    Cyclone Gabrielle: Red and orange rain warnings for upper North Island
  • Midwives fear roadside births if Cyclone Gabrielle damages more roads

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    New Zealand health
    12 Feb 2023
    Part of SH25A to Coromandel collapses

    They're working hard to ensure no one makes snap decisions that put them and their baby in danger.

    Midwives fear roadside births if Cyclone Gabrielle damages more roads
  • Cyclone Gabrielle is coming - Rain begins in Northland

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    New Zealand weather
    11 Feb 2023
    Cyclone Gabrielle is heading towards Aotearoa, New Zealand.

    Heavy rain from Cyclone Gabrielle is likely to start arriving in Northland overnight, while people in the Coromandel in areas at risk are being warned to self evacuate. Video

    Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts
  • Cyclone Gabrielle got you anxious? Here's what to do

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    New Zealand health
    11 Feb 2023
    Aucklanders at the Windsor Park civil defence sand bag station, ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle.

    If you or the kids are nervous about the cyclone, the best way to combat anxiety is focusing on what you can control, an expert says.

    Cyclone Gabrielle got you anxious? Here's what to do
  • Cyclone Gabrielle: Plenty of sand, not enough bags

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    New Zealand weather
    11 Feb 2023
    Aucklanders at the Windsor Park civil defence sand bag station, ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle.

    Auckland has run out of sand bags - but there is still plenty of sand - while long queues have been forming at local supermarkets, as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches Aotearoa.

    Cyclone Gabrielle: Plenty of sand, not enough bags
  • Cyclone Gabrielle: Heavy rain and strong wind watches in place

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    New Zealand weather
    10 Feb 2023
    Cyclone Gabrielle is heading towards Aotearoa, New Zealand.

    MetService has issued heavy rain and strong wind watches as a tropical cyclone heading for the upper North Island intensifies in the Coral Sea.

    Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle: Heavy rain and strong wind watches in place for upper North Island
  • Air NZ may fly planes to safety before Cyclone Gabrielle hits - Foran

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    transport weather
    10 Feb 2023
    An Air New Zealand plane takes off from the airport in Sydney on August 23, 2017. - Air New Zealand posted a 17.5 percent fall in annual net profit on August 23 as increased competition hit the carrier's bottom line. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

    Air New Zealand passengers are being urged to delay non urgent travel on routes that could be disrupted by the incoming cyclone.

    And the national carrier's offering customers some flexibility on… Video, Audio

  • Coromandel families moving so children can stay at school

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    transport weather
    10 Feb 2023
    Roads are still closed throughout the Coromandel region.

    Packing up the family and moving, or staying with friends - just to be able to get to school and work.

    That's the option some Coromandel residents are taking, as the massive State Highway 25A… Video, Audio

  • Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle intensifies into category 3 storm

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    New Zealand Pacific
    10 Feb 2023
    NIWA has posted a map showing future track possibilities for Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle making impact.

    Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has been upgraded to category 3 and MetService forecasts it will develop into category 2 tomorrow.

    Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle intensifies into category 3 storm
  • Prepare for the worst - Cyclone Gabrielle's coming

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    weather
    10 Feb 2023
    Kieran McAnulty

    Cyclone Gabrielle is heading our way and could make a miserable couple of weeks even worse, should it bring the intense rain and strong winds that are forecast.

    It'll be a nervous wait for North… Audio

  • Prepare now for flooding, slips, gales

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    weather
    10 Feb 2023
    NIWA has posted a map showing future track possibilities for Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle making impact.

    Cyclone Gabrielle has been upgraded to a category three storm; with near-constant gale force, or stronger, winds stretching up to 370-kilometres from its centre and clouds laden with moisture.

    … Audio

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