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Don't red-zone cyclone regions – disaster offers us the chance to put things right

The Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding recovery is not just a rebuilding project – it's an opportunity for reconciliation, restoration and renewal.

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Heavy rains forecast for cyclone-hit areas of New Zealand

Parts of cyclone-stricken New Zealand could see heavy rains from Thursday as relief and recovery efforts continue and tens of thousands remain without power after Cyclone Gabrielle tore across the country's North Island last week.

Reuters

Landslides and law: Cyclone Gabrielle raises serious questions about where we've been allowed to build

Given the death toll, it’s important we consider the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle sensitively. But we must also begin looking into the history of land-use and planning decisions in areas worst hit by landslides.

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Cyclone Gabrielle will force buy-outs: NZ PM Hipkins

Cyclone Gabrielle's damage will lead to some New Zealanders facing compulsory buy-outs, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says, but it is too early to say where.

AAP

In this NZ valley, crews go from house to house, car to car and search for the missing after Cyclone Gabrielle

With so many people still unaccounted-for, search-and-rescue crews in New Zealand must meticulously check every inundated house and car for the missing.

ABC News

Forestry's uncertain future on the East Coast

Cyclone Gabrielle has once again highlighted the problem of forestry slash and the damage it does.

Newsroom.co.nz

Hipkins taking his lead from Queensland flooding disaster

The Government is taking its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery cue from Queensland rather than Christchurch, in an attempt to avoid repeating past mistakes, writes @jo_moir

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Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand extends state of emergency

New Zealand announces relief package worth $186m, says cost of storm could rise above $8bn.

Al Jazeera

After Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand wonders how – and if – to rebuild

As people dig their houses from the silt, the country faces questions over where to rebuild, as the climate crisis heralds more and more extreme weather

The Guardian - AU

What Australia learned from recent devastating floods – and how New Zealand can apply those lessons now

Australia and New Zealand have both faced a series of devastating floods triggered by climate change and the return of the La Niña weather pattern. So it makes sense that Australia has now sent disaster crews to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Conversation

NZ says cyclone damage could exceed $8 billion, announces emergency funding

New Zealand warned on Monday the final cost of the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, which has left at least 11 people dead, could rise above $8 billion as authorities announced emergency funding to help in the recovery efforts.

Reuters

Family violence on the rise in NZ in wake of Gabrielle

Reports of family violence have surged in regions hard-hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, the New Zealand police commissioner says.

AAP

NZ cities urgently need to become 'spongier' – but system change will be expensive

Two extreme and deadly weather events within the first two months of 2023 have brought the consequences of climate change into sharp focus. Auckland’s January 27 flood is the most expensive weather event in New Zealand insurance history. Cyclone Gabrielle prompted a national state of emergency, only the third time…

The Conversation

Thousands missing a week after Cyclone Gabrielle hits New Zealand

‘Steep mountain ahead,’ prime minister says as 11 deaths confirmed so far after storm sweeps north and east of country.

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‘Everyone’s pretty gutted’: New Zealanders struggle to pick up pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle

With emergency services stretched, residents are banding together to clean up and guard against looters – and say they are seeing humanity’s best and worst

Reuters

New Zealand's cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country's North Island.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand: search for the missing as Cyclone Gabrielle death toll climbs to nine

Grave fears held for about 10 people while almost 5,000 listed as out of contact as military helps deliver aid to affected communities

Reuters

Cyclone death toll in New Zealand rises to nine as recovery continues

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to nine on Saturday as the clean-up continued on the battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.

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New Zealanders are taught to prepare for disaster. Ex-Cyclone Gabrielle is an enormous test

Vulnerable New Zealand communities are taught to prepare for natural disasters, but national messaging says you may need to survive three days without assistance. The situation for cut-off communities may now be urgent.

The Guardian - UK

‘I still haven’t cried’: Cyclone Gabrielle survivors return to valley laid waste

Residents of Eskdale, in New Zealand, recount fears on night of flooding as they return to salvage belongings and rescuers continue search for bodies

Newsroom.co.nz

Census call to Minister this weekend

A decision on whether to delay all or part of the census is imminent

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The Week in Detail: Cyclone, Census, China

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

AAP

Australia deploys emergency team to NZ cyclone response

Australia hopes to repay New Zealand for its emergency assistance with bushfires and floods by sending an expert response team in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Conversation

Cyclone Gabrielle triggered more destructive forestry 'slash' – NZ must change how it grows trees on fragile land

The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by the Thames–Coromandel region in just the first two months of 2023, are merely the latest examples of more frequent erosion-triggering rainfall events over the past decade.

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Govt to consider deferring $259m census due to Cyclone Gabrielle

On the day census packs were to begin being hand-delivered to households, Stats NZ withdrew all North Island staff from the field. David Williams reports.

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