Damage and flooding extensive, with worst-effected areas on the east coast and far north of the North Island. Follow the updates live
Hipkins says Cyclone Gabrielle is “an extreme weather event … probably the biggest that we have seen in recent times comes, and it comes hot on the heels of other extreme weather events.” A number of the regions worst-effected were still in the process of cleanup from devastating flooding a fortnight ago when the storm hit.
He says it is still too early to provide any figures on the number of people displaced or injured.
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