Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand ‘open’ to international assistance Five people are dead and 100 missing after the storm battered the North Island, home to most of the population. Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle death toll rises to five as recovery starts 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. Reuters · Feb 15, 2023
Earthquake hits New Zealand as death toll rises to five in wake of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle New Zealand is dealing with the devastating impacts of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle, the country's "most destructive weather event in decades", and now an earthquake has added to the emergency facing residents in different parts of the country. ABC News · Feb 15, 2023
New Zealand: London graduate and child among four dead after Cyclone Gabrielle batters North Island Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country’s north on Monday bringing more destruction to the nation than any weather event in decades Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023
Massive outages caused by Cyclone Gabrielle strengthen the case for burying power lines Another extreme weather event has highlighted the weak points in New Zealand’s critical infrastructure. As Cyclone Gabrielle ripped across the North Island, nearly 225,000 people lost power. The Conversation · Feb 14, 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle: child among four dead in New Zealand as 1,400 remain missing Prime minister Chris Hipkins says there are ‘grave concerns’ for several of the missing as some regions remain cut off after storms The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023
New Zealand authorities confirm four deaths, including child, as ex-Cyclone Gabrielle moves away and magnitude-6.1 quake strikes New Zealand authorities say the worst of the storm has passed, but the extent of the devastation is still unfolding and a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck near Wellington. ABC News · Feb 14, 2023
New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle James Shaw says country is entering ‘period of consequences’ for inaction over climate change as extreme weather wreaks havoc across the North Island The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023
New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases The New Zealand government has declared a state of emergency across the country’s North Island, which has been battered by Cyclone Gabrielle The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Flooding hampers rescue efforts as North Island residents told power could be out for weeks – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023
Who moves and who pays? Managed retreat is hard, but lessons from the past can guide us As the cleanup from the Auckland floods continues, and Cyclone Gabrielle hits already saturated parts of the North Island, many people and communities are wondering about the future of their cherished places and homes. The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continue Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leave The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023
New Zealand braces for days of ‘wild weather’ New Zealand is considering a national emergency as wild weather threatens the North Island, thousands are without power and people evacuate. The New Daily · Feb 13, 2023
Auckland at a standstill as storm leaves thousands in North Island without power – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2023
Reuters · Feb 12, 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle lashes Auckland, homes evacuated, flights disrupted, power cut Residents in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland and the surrounding area are being told to brace for more heavy rain, flooding and gale-force winds, and some homes are being evacuated, as Cyclone Gabrielle nears the country's coast.
Wales Online · Feb 12, 2023 New Zealand declares 7 day state of emergency alert as Cyclone Gabriel approaches days after flash floods and landslides Forecasters warns that severe storms could unleash gusts of nearly 100mph accompanied by 16 inches of rainfall
The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle: evacuations urged as ‘potentially devastating’ storm lashes New Zealand Thousands without power in North Island, red weather warnings issued for rain and wind, schools closed and flights cancelled in Auckland
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle threatens England’s first Test against New Zealand The cyclone is heading towards the North Island and is expected to hit on Sunday
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023 Weather tracker: New Zealand’s North Island braces for cyclone Gabrielle Auckland extends state of emergency as cyclone intensifies to category 3 and winds hit 127mph
The Conversation · Oct 25, 2022 Ruapehu's slippery slopes: the uncertain future of snow sports in a climate emergency With New Zealand’s two major North Island ski fields in financial trouble, the combined impact of COVID-19 on national and international tourism and this year’s very poor snow season has hit hard. But this may be only a sign of things to come as climate change affects snow sports globally.
Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022 Supervolcano alert level raised at site of largest eruption on Earth in 5,000 years New Zealand scientists have been left concerned after a supervolcano on the North Island produced a series of small earthquakes, resulting in worried geologists raising the alert level
AAP · Aug 26, 2022 South gets snow, North counts cost in NZ Major dumps in Southern Alps ski resorts have delighted operators in need of a good season, but New Zealand's North Island have been starved of snow.
Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022 Man mauled to death by pack of dogs in horror attack as three escape Police in New Zealand say they were called to a property on Thursday in a remote area in Hokianga on the North Island where they found a 69-year-old man
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2022 Australian tourist in serious condition after falling into thermal sinkhole in New Zealand The 2m-wide hole opened up suddenly on a footpath at Whakarewarewa tourist village in Rotorua, in central North Island
The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2022 Reports of fireball over New Zealand in what scientists think was rare daytime meteor People across the North Island flooded social media with reports of the object, with some describing the sound as being like an earthquake