New Zealand

Strong winds and driving rain lashed the country's populous North Island, in what Prime Minister Chris Hipkins called the “most significant weather event New ...

“The severity and the damage that we are seeing has not been experienced in a generation.” New Zealand’s three main mobile phone networks said a total of 455 cell sites were offline. Falling trees smashed power lines and floodwaters blocked several major roads, leaving communities stranded.

Cyclone Gabrielle continued to batter New Zealand Tuesday, leaving widespread flooding and wind damage and prompting the prime minister to declare a ...

[MAJOR FLOODING SWAMPS NEW ZEALAND AFTER SUMMER'S WORTH OF RAIN FALLS IN 15 HOURS](https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/auckland-new-zealand-torrential-rain-flood) Crews were heading out Tuesday for repairs. "It's extremely hazardous everywhere!" "It’s wild out there! - Image 9 of 9 All roads leading into the region were closed due to flooding or damage, and internet and cell phone service were down after the cyclone damaged a fiber-optic cable, [WATCH: RAIN-SOAKED ED SHEERAN PERFORMS AS TROPICAL CYCLONE GABRIELLE BATTERS NEW ZEALAND](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/ed-sheeran-performs-heavy-rain-tropical-cyclone-gabrielle-auckland-new-zealand) Channel Island recorded a gust of 101 mph, according to New Zealand's MetService. One firefighter was trapped but eventually freed and taken to a local hospital, but the second firefighter remains missing after an hourslong search that was suspended due to continued instability on the hillside. - Image 3 of 9 - Image 2 of 9 - Image 1 of 9

New Zealand has declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Local media published photographs and video of people sitting on top of buildings surrounded by flood water, of houses swept to the bottom of hills by landslides and of roads underwater. Media reported one person was missing after a house had slid down a hill in Hawke's Bay, while the fire and emergency service said a volunteer firefighter was still in a house that had been swept downhill in a landslide. Kieran McAnulty, minister of emergency management, said that while New Zealand was now through the worst of the storm, more rain and high winds were expected. Weather warnings remained in place for much of the east coast of the North Island and upper South Island. "The severity and the breadth of the damage that we are seeing has not been experienced in a generation," Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told a news conference.

Cyclone Gabrielle has caused "significant disruption to farmers and rural communities" in New Zealand according to political leaders.

“Its impossible to overstate the cost of this, both mentally and financially. It is only the third time in the country’s history that a national state of emergency has been declared. I myself will be going home to handmilk 300 cows for possibly up to two weeks until power is restored.

There was flooding, power cuts, landslides and forced evacuations after intense rain overnight into Tuesday. The country's emergency minister called it a ...

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says homes are without power and families have been displaced after "extensive damage" across the country. Air New Zealand scrapped 500 flights in the aftermath of the cyclone, including domestic routes to and from Auckland. More rain and high wind is predicted - with the upper South Island possibly in the firing line - but the worst of the storm is believed to be over. The military has been called up to help with evacuations and deliver supplies in the worst-affected parts of the North Island. The country's emergency minister called it a "significant disaster with a real threat to the lives of New Zealanders". The North Island takes the brunt of the cyclone and the military is on the ground helping evacuate people from cut-off communities.

The pandemic – and the conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment that developed in response – increased that scrutiny, and the sense of unease or alarm ...

For example, Hindutva is presented as present and threatening in New Zealand, but with little to no evidence. Many chapters focus on particular movements, parties or forms of “extremism” identified by the author as present or important in New Zealand. And as much as we might find the group’s views reprehensible and damaging, it does not seek violence. The chapter on Voices for Freedom starts by stating “no comprehensive study of New Zealand’s far right can ignore them”. Even the chapter on disinformation provides no data or evidence to support the claims made. Byron Clark’s new work is the first book to provide an overview of the multitude of groups and individuals loosely categorised as “alt-right”. But liberal democracy is predicated on the tolerance of views outside the mainstream and so such broad definitions are unhelpful, even damaging. When used by the leading scholars in the field, the term “far right” is normally reserved for highly nationalistic and racist movements. It is beautifully written and contains excellent insights that can inform the study of contemporary extremism. Since the horrific attacks in Christchurch in 2019 there has been substantial and growing attention paid to the extreme right in New Zealand. He has an unparalleled knowledge of this network, their YouTube and Telegram channels, and the connections between them. In short, this is an excellent and useful book.

The storm's heavy rain in mid-February 2023 has added to an unusually wet start to the year.

[LANCE](https://earthdata.nasa.gov/lance), [GIBS/Worldview](https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/), and the [Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/main/index.html). The storm left hundreds of thousands without power, led to the cancelation of flights, and has damaged roads, homes, and infrastructure. local time on February 15, the cyclone continued to move slowly toward the southeast and away from New Zealand. Still, warnings for heavy rain and swell remained in effect along some central parts of the country. Cyclone Gabrielle lashed New Zealand with strong winds and heavy rain in mid-February 2023, adding to what has already been an unusually wet start to the year. At the time, the storm was centered near the North Island, but its cloud bands spanned much of the country.

North Island wakes to devastation, as flood waters continue to rise, hundreds rescued from rooftops and more than 10000 people displaced.

As of Wednesday morning, the government said 9,000 people had been evacuated or displaced in the Hawke’s Bay region alone. There is no updated national figure, but on Tuesday the government had said 1,500 were evacuated or displaced outside the Hawke’s Bay area. Some had been forced to swim to safety after the water rose over their homes. with all major arterial roads still closed”. As of Tuesday night, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency classed both regions as “isolated … “Obviously we hope that doesn’t happen.”

Cyclone Gabrielle weakened and moved away from New Zealand on Wednesday as the country started to assess the damage caused by significant flooding, ...

Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country's north on Monday and has brought more destruction to the country than any weather event in years.

"Everyone knows we have a long path ahead of us as we deal with extensive damage to homes, businesses, roads and bridges and other fundamental parts of our infrastructure," McAnulty said. A fellow firefighter was critically injured by the same landslide. Helicopters would help make the final 25 rescues of individuals and family groups on Wednesday.

The deadly storm has caused widespread flooding and destruction, forcing evacuations, flight cancellations, road closures and left tens of thousands of homes ...

At least two people have died since the tropical cyclone made landfall on Sunday, and a firefighter is missing after being caught in a landslide near Auckland. A lot of homes without power. “A lot of families displaced.

Severe storms leave more than 10000 displaced and cause widespread damage.

The number of people injured, and homes destroyed, remains unknown. He had been missing after a landslide destroyed the house that emergency services were checking. “In some cases, flood waters were up to the second storey of homes where people were being rescued,” the defence force said in a statement.

Four people - including a child - have died in landslides and floodwaters and towns remain cut off.

Police said they believed the child was caught in rising water. It's estimated to affect at least a third of the country's five million population. "We need to stop making excuses for inaction. Meanwhile, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake was widely felt across the country late on Wednesday. The body of a missing firefighter who had been caught in a landslide in west of Auckland was also found on Tuesday. One woman was killed in a landslide at her home, while another person was found dead on the shoreline, authorities said.

New Zealand authorities expect to make the final rescues on Wednesday after a cyclone brought extensive flooding and landslides that claimed at least four ...

“You should all be proud of the resilience, strength and care for your communities you are showing in the face of adversity,” she added. You should all be proud of the resilience, strength and care for your communities you are showing in the face of adversityPrincess Royal “I admire the courage of the people of Aotearoa during this alarming and difficult time,” she said, using the country’s Maori-language name. “They’ll keep cooking into the night until either they run out of people to feed or they run out of food,” Mr Hipkins said. “The feedback that we’ve had is that those seven that are still outstanding, all of the people concerned are safe,” Mr Hipkins said. “The people who were on rooftops and precarious positions have been rescued,” he added.

Military helicopters winched stranded storm survivors to safety in New Zealand on Wednesday, after Cyclone Gabrielle killed four people and displaced 10500 ...

Authorities on Tuesday announced a national state of emergency for only the third time in the country's history. I'll be ok, I've got people up here I can stay with and things will dry out eventually." The human toll continues to rise. McAnulty hailed the "phenomenal" efforts of rescue workers and military personnel who plucked "roughly 300 people from rooftops" in Hawke's Bay -- a sprawling expanse of lush farmland, rugged mountains and hard-to-reach towns. Police said the body of a child was found in a town on the remote east coast, with the youngster "believed to have been caught in rising floodwater". "In some cases, floodwaters were up to the second storey of homes where people were being rescued," a military spokesperson said.