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

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The Guardian - AU

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

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

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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

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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Severe weather continues in North Island: What you need to know

Landslips, road closures, homes and businesses flooded and more heavy rain on the way. Here is what you need to know as the severe weather continues.

Newsroom.co.nz

Give mountain a chance to recover, say Ruapehu iwi

Three iwi are decisive in the future of the North Island's skifields. First settle the claim over Tongariro National Park, they say, and then talk about skiing on the sacred maunga.

Newsroom.co.nz

Slippery slope? The future of skiing on Ruapehu

Will Ruapehu Alpine Lifts survive after being placed into voluntary administration, or is this the death knell for North Island skiing?

Newsroom.co.nz

Ruakura Superhub: Building Aotearoa's largest inland port

"In 20 years, it will be the epicentre of logistics in the North Island."

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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.

The Conversation

Ruapehu troubles a tangible impact of climate change

Warming climate was expected to wreak havoc on North Island ski fields in 2050 but the voluntary administration of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts suggests it could already be taking its toll

Newsroom.co.nz

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

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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

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

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

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

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World surf rescue champ drives change by example

Less than a third of IRB surf rescue drivers are women, but reigning world champion Taylor Shrimpton is leading change by example - doing what she loves in the surf to win titles and save lives.

Newsroom.co.nz

Scallop fishery closures fall short: Forest & Bird

A far-reaching closure of scallop fisheries across the upper North Island may not go far enough, neglecting to protect two areas already under rāhui by Ngāti Manuhiri

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four Dead, One Missing, as Storms Batter New Zealand

Wild storms lashed New Zealand's North Island Monday, claiming at least four lives when a fishing vessel sank and causing chaos in the country's biggest city Auckland, officials said. Four bodies were recovered and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat went down off the remote Northland coast…

Wales Online

World news snapshot: Central Beijing bids for World Heritage Site status, Cyclone Dovi approaches New Zealand and a community grocery store in San Francisco is to close

Reports include a ban on 'freedom convoys' in Belgium and threats to 'lynch' a public official in Pakistan

Tribune News Service

Last voyage of the Kitty Hawk: Aircraft carrier with deep ties to San Diego heads to scrapyard

SAN DIEGO — The aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk steamed into San Diego in the fall of 1961 with fanfare usually enjoyed by royalty, wrote the San Diego Union’s Lester Bell in a story announcing the warship’s arrival. A swing band on a barge at the mouth of the newly dredged…

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