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Auckland at a standstill as storm leaves thousands in North Island without power – as it happened

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NZ’s critical infrastructure is too important to fail – greater resilience is urgently needed

Critical infrastructure – such as airports, significant roads and our water systems – should be treated as too important to fail. The recent floods are a warning that prioritising resilience for our infrastructure is urgently needed

Newsroom.co.nz

Flood warning: NZ's critical infrastructure is too important to fail – greater resilience is urgently needed

Flooded roads, our largest international airport underwater, overwhelmed storm water systems and significant sewage discharge into the sea and streams. The recent floods and then cyclone in Auckland are a stark reminder that our basic infrastructure lacks the resilience needed to survive major weather events.

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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.

Reuters

Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense in New Zealand -- for people and the climate

A recent parliamentary inquiry into passenger rail drew 1700 submissions, suggesting growing support for the return of long-distance trains in Aotearoa.

The Conversation

Budget cuts ‘not-fit-for-purpose’ in climate crisis

How do the proposed budget cuts to council services stack up when the climate emergency has truly touched ground in Auckland?

Newsroom.co.nz

A flood of issues to tackle in NZ's emergency management system

It's not just Auckland Council, but the Government that has questions to answer about our emergency systems after recent floods.

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Auckland floods and votes grab attention of Hipkins and Luxon

Political editor Jo Moir looks at the focus for National and Labour as the two Chrises go head-to-head in the House for the first time this week.

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New Zealand cancels dozens of flights amid cyclone Gabrielle warning

Schools shut down and bus services are curtailed as Hopkins urges citizens to take warning seriously

The Independent UK

New Zealand cancels flights as deluge from cyclone looms

New Zealand’s national carrier has canceled dozens of flights as Aucklanders brace for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation's largest city and killed four people

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - AU

Cyclone Gabrielle: National state of emergency declared

The PM has given an update just hours after the Government moved to take over direction of the response to Cyclone Gabrielle in NZ's third-ever state of national emergency.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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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

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NZ army helps flood-hit Auckland prepare for Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle is carving a path through the South Pacific Ocean towards New Zealand, where it could be the most destructive storm in decades.

Newsroom.co.nz

Desley the deputy steps into the breach

The country's seen a bit of Desley Simpson over the past fortnight, stepping up to communicate with the public over Auckland's historic floods. But who is this savvy political operator?

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Councillors navigate Auckland’s watershed moment

Councillors officially met for the first time since the rains fell on Thursday afternoon to lay out all of the options local government has to lean on.

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Missing the messenger? Communication and the Auckland floods

The Detail looks at how Auckland's mayor handled the flooding crisis, as another storm looms.

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Stormwater thinking outside the box

The recent flooding has led to calls for adaptation to extreme rainfall by installing larger drains and pipes to build a more resilient stormwater system. This would be a major undertaking, so who should pay?

The Independent UK

Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland prepares for New Zealand’s ‘most serious storm this century’

Residents asked to check with their neighbours and family who might need help to prepare for the storm

Newsroom.co.nz

Auckland scathing of minister's powers in planning changes

As MPs begin considering feedback on two proposed laws to replace the Resource Management Act, Auckland Council warns against placing too much power in the hands of a cabinet minister.

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Who's picking up the bill to fix the crumbling roads?

Roads up and down the country have taken a hammering after a summer of storms - who pays the repair bill?

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Stormwaters run deep: Auckland councillors call for audit

As the waters recede through choked and overloaded stormwater infrastructure, debates have opened up over the city’s future pattern of development

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Climate risk in an unfair world

Meg Parsons and Iresh Jayawardena explain why managing climate risk is a complex social justice issue.

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Auckland was struggling even before the historic flooding

A successful Minister for Auckland could foreshadow a substantially revised Cities and Regions government focus, says Mark Thomas

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