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Napier-Taihape Rd has reopened to the public after the cyclone. Photo / File. Another major road has reopened in Hawke’s Bay after it was badly damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Two more people have died in circumstances related to Cyclone Gabrielle, taking the toll to 11, police say. ... died after he was hit by a slip on the Taihape-Napier Road.
A further 14 deaths – the majority in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti – have been attributed to Cyclone Gabrielle which brought devastation and heartbreak to areas of the North Island between ...
The families of the 12 people who died in Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle want the Coronial Inquiry to include the issues around weather forecasting accuracy, the emergency response, and the ...
The Taranaki rugby league community is mourning the death of local club stalwart George Luke, the father of former Kiwi star Issac Luke, after he died following a slip on the Taihape-Napier road ...
New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as Cyclone Gabrielle inches closer to the country. The cyclone has lashed New Zealand’s North ...
Work on repairing 11 major slips along Taihape Rd caused by Cyclone Gabrielle will begin in August with the awarding of the contract for this work, which is 100 per cent funded by Central Government.
New Zealand stepped up recovery efforts on Thursday after Cyclone Gabrielle left at least five people dead and displaced 9,000 in the country's most damaging storm in decades.
“I was only afraid for my kids,” Dayna Nuku told the New Zealand Herald of the frightening moment, which occurred on Feb. 14 after her hometown of Omahu was inundated during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Wind gusts of up to 120kph are forecast for Norfolk Island in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, the impact of which has been less than originally forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.