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Homeless flood victims plead for urgent Govt help to retreat from devastated houses

West Auckland flood victims are working together to persuade ministers to set in place a compensation scheme to enable the managed retreat from homes they are too fearful to live in again. Jonathan Milne reports.

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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 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…

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Life's not always a beach for Football Fern striker

Goal-scoring weapon Grace Jale is making an impact in the Football Ferns after a four-year pause in her international career. And breaking out of her comfort zone may help to play in a home World Cup this year, Merryn Anderson writes.

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Passengers take 16-hour flight to nowhere after Auckland to New York U-turn

NEW YORK: Passengers boarding a trans-Pacific flight from Auckland to New York on Thursday evening had no idea of the rude awakening that awaited them: a 16-hour ordeal that saw them back at square one.

The Times of India

Auckland’s battered infrastructure is 'very fragile'

Council advised disastrous one-two punch should provoke a rethink about how important transport links like bridges are built.

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Trouble on the maunga

Battles over felling exotic trees on Auckland's Tūpuna Maunga highlight an inevitable clash of strong personalities and conflicting visions – but some say they're also a warning sign about co-governance in action. Nikki Mandow reports.

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Cyclone Gabrielle's path of destruction in seven charts

From rivers topping 20 metres to pressure lower than Cyclone Bola to Auckland's wettest ever year, Newsroom has pulled together data illustrating Cyclone Gabrielle's catastrophic consequences.

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Floods, fire and ice - plucky women of Ice Fernz

The Ice Fernz have come from diverse walks of life - and through the floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle - to reach the ice hockey world champs in Cape Town, Suzanne McFadden discovers.

Newsroom.co.nz

The climate storm's effects on selling a house

Flooding and slips have highlighted the need for climate due diligence in real estate

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Skies filled with ‘flights to nowhere’ amid Auckland cyclone

High winds in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle meant flights had to turn back

The Independent UK

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

Heavens open, rains come down and rates go up

Auckland Council will on Wednesday discuss lifting rates again to pay for stormwater costs after the January 27 inundation - even as the current cyclone means millions more could be needed.

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Air New Zealand cancels all flights from Auckland Airport amid storms

‘Due to the strength and direction of winds, all our domestic and international jet services in and out of our main hub have been suspended,’ confirms airline

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Evening Standard

Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealanders swim to safety and rescued from rooftops

The New Zealand government has declared a state of national emergency for only the third time in history

Daily Mirror

British volunteer firefighter missing after being swept away in New Zealand cyclone

Emergency services in New Zealand were reportedly forced to call off the search for volunteer firefighter Dave van Zwananberg, as the land continued to shift while Cyclone Gabrielle hit Auckland's west coast

Reuters

Air New Zealand to resume flights after cyclone Gabrielle impacts 592 flights

Air New Zealand said it intends to resume flight services from mid-afternoon on Tuesday, after a total of 592 flights had been impacted by cyclone Gabrielle.

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Who moves and who pays? Lessons from past of managed retreat

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

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Auckland picking up the pieces after Gabrielle

It might have been deja vu for the floods of a fortnight ago - but last night’s weather event looked very different by the light of day

The Independent UK

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

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PM warns of 'bumpy time' ahead as Cyclone Gabrielle eases

Officials are battling to restore communications to cut-off towns and get a better sense of Cyclone Gabrielle's damage, with the weather set to improve overnight.

Zenger

The Most Significant Tropical Cyclone In 25 Years Slams New Zealand

The second significant meteorological storm to hit New Zealand in a month was Cyclone Gabrielle

The Conversation

Who moves and who pays? Managed retreat is hard, but lessons from the past can guide us

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Retreating home and business owners need publicly-funded compo

The eye-opening discovery that some of the worst-damaged houses in Auckland weren't on the coast, but were high on the hills, gives weight to a new report on compensating managed retreat from climate change. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Hipkins' political antenna strong on Cyclone Gabrielle

The Prime Minister and Opposition leader took different factors and advice into account when deciding whether to be in Auckland when Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Chris Hipkins made the smarter political move, writes political editor Jo Moir

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