Muriwai

The volunteer firefighters were responding to flooding in a Motutara Rd house when it collapsed due to a landslide.

Those from Domain Rd go south to the Surf Club." An emergency mobile alert was sent to residents of Motutara Rd and Domain Crescent early this morning. We are also providing support to the other members of their brigade.

Auckland Emergency Management has issued an Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) to provide important safety messages for the heighten risk of landslide in Murawai.

More information on how EMAs work, including troubleshooting, is available on the Get Ready website. Residents of Murawai on Moututara Road and Domain Crescent are advised evacuate now. Emergency Mobile Alert issued for Muriwai

A resident has described a “very big crack and bang” as a landslide crushed a house in West Auckland. One firefighter is in a critical condition and there ...

Then we heard that several people lost their houses and everything and one fireman was [missing]. “They needed to evacuate and the Surf Life Saving Club was high and dry,” Lea said. “This is a very difficult time for them, and for every member of Fire and Emergency NZ when we are also focused on responding to the continuing need in so many communities across the North Island today.” One was rescued early on Tuesday morning and was in a critical condition in hospital, while the other remained missing on Tuesday morning, Fire and Emergency chief executive Kerry Gregory said. A crew from a volunteer fire brigade was investigating flooding in a house on Motutara Rd, when the house they were at was hit by a landslide and the house collapsed. One firefighter is in a critical condition and there are “grave concerns” for another who is missing after the incident in Muriwai as

The volunteer firefighter believed to have been missing in a Muriwai slip was local father and vet, Dave van Zwananberg, it's been reported.

Details were still unclear as to whether anyone else was inside the house at the time. Fire and Emergency New Zealand deputy national commander Steph Rotarangi said the two firefighters were trapped in a slip. One firefighter was pulled badly injured from the debris.

Pain and devastation is gripping Auckland's west coast after landslides caused by Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed homes with people trapped inside.

Dave van Zwananberg was part of a fire crew investigating flooding in Muriwai when he and a team mate were caught in a slip.

* Rotarangi said the two firefighters were in a house at the time of the landslide, while the rest of their crew were in a fire engine. The family of the missing firefighter had a "desperate wait" for news, Rotarangi added. Dave van Zwananberg was part of a crew of firefighters investigating flooding at a house on Motutara Rd – the main access into the small, beachside settlement of Muriwai – when a landslide occurred and the house collapsed late on Monday night. [caught in a slip](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131219456/crack-and-bang-heard-during-landslide-in-aucklands-muriwai-firefighter-missing) as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on Auckland’s west coast is a vet, pilot and father of two young children. Cyclone Gabrielle: Hero firefighter caught in Muriwai slip a vet, pilot and father of two

Residents in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford are being urged to reduce their water use immediately as Cyclone Gabrielle has knocked out power, ...

“In the meantime, we are urging residents in Muriwai, Helensville and Wellsford to reduce their water use immediately. “I’d like to reiterate that the water in your taps is safe to drink. “Currently, residents in these areas have safe drinking water flowing through their taps.

Two homes collapsed in Muriwai overnight, one of which trapped two firefighters.

A firefighter is missing and another is critically injured after mud and trees slammed into a house during Cyclone Gabrielle.

”Our thoughts and wishes go to families and brigade members. Muriwai resident Debbie Wong told Radio NZ she lived two doors up from the house where the firefighter was trapped. Then we heard that several people lost their houses and everything and one fireman was [missing]. “They needed to evacuate and the Surf Life Saving Club was high and dry,” Lea said. “This is a very difficult time for them, and for every member of Fire and Emergency NZ when we are also focused on responding to the continuing need in so many communities across the North Island today.” "It was just too dangerous, the hills were moving, the rain was driving in there and the whole street has been evacuated.” Gregory said it was “too dangerous” to be in the vicinity on Monday night. She was evacuated in the middle of the night and saw a landslide coming down as she left her home. A crew from a volunteer fire brigade was investigating flooding in a house on Motutara Rd, when the house they were at was hit by a landslide and the house collapsed. “We heard a very big crack and bang sound and of course we didn't know what it was, but obviously it would have been that slip and trees and the house coming down,” she said. One was rescued early on Tuesday morning and was in a critical condition in hospital, while the other remained missing on Tuesday morning, Fire and Emergency chief executive Kerry Gregory said. One firefighter is in a critical condition and there are “grave concerns” for another who is missing after the incident in Muriwai as

Emergency responders and the New Zealand Defence Force are at Muriwai helping evacuate residents who have been sheltering in the Muriwai Surf Club following ...

This includes regular updates on road closures, areas to avoid should flooding occur, and the latest public transport information. There is information about these detours on the AT weather watch webpage. - I want to urge people who feel unsafe in their homes to self-evacuate to friends or family, or they can go to one of the 27 Civil Defence Centres and Shelters around Auckland. In the 12 hours to 04:00hrs on Tuesday morning, 265mm of rain fell in Piha and 106mm in Muriwai. If you come to a flooded area, turn around and go another way. - We’re once again asking Aucklanders to stay home, at least until these winds pass. - Record river heights have been recorded across the region including in the Wairoa River valley near Clevedon which recorded a peak height of 5.55m. Unless you know power has been isolated – stay at least a bus length away from any lines down and do not touch anything in the vicinity (including fences, gates, vehicles). If you see a downed power line or damaged power equipment – stop, retreat and stay well clear. Auckland Emergency Management is also responding to reports of trees down and collapsed or damaged houses in Piha, Karekare, Leigh and Wellsford. They will then be invited to move to the Trusts Arena which has more room. “Keep up to date and look after one another.”

Newshub understands Dave van Zwananberg is one of the firefighters who became trapped in a slip while investigating flooding at a house on Motutara Road in ...

Auckland woman distressed and in shock after losing her home in the storm last night.

One was rescued early this morning and is in critical condition in the hospital. This is a very difficult time for them, and for every member of Fire and Emergency NZ when we are also focused on responding to the continuing need in so many communities across the North Island today.” “Last night, a crew from one of our volunteer fire brigades were investigating flooding in a house on Motutara Rd in Muriwai,” said FENZ chief executive Kerry Gregory. I was in Waiamuku, but my cat was there,” the woman said. It is totally unsafe to get in the house.” Civil Defence Minister Kieran McAnulty said it was distressing to hear about the two firefighters trapped by a landslide in Muriwai.

Major landslides have taken out houses in the West Auckland community of Muriwai. Power is out, people have been told to move out, and many do not know when ...

Flood water is often contaminated and can make you sick. If you see rising water do not wait for official warnings. "We're on pylons; the whole thing wobbles. Act quickly if you see rising water. It's a waiting game for now." - People should stay up to date with the forecasts from MetService and continue to follow the advice of Civil Defence and emergency services. - A national state of emergency gives the national controller legal authority to apply further resources across the country and set priorities in support of a national level response. "We came in for a cup of tea and a bite to eat, and we're very thankful - extremely thankful." - The New Zealand government has declared a National State of Emergency, to assist in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle. O'Connor made light of the situation: "Let's go back to the 80s and get on our pushbikes - what else can we do?" Meanwhile, a convoy of Auckland Council building inspectors were on the scene early in the morning to gauge the safety of homes on the cliff overlooking the beach. "Mum and Dad have come to the rescue, so I'm going to go back to their place," he said.

'I can't imagine that they'll let us go back and live there', says a stunned resident forced to flee twice during a night of utter chaos.

“It’s really humbling.” “There’s water everywhere,” she says. That community spirit has been put to the test, and it’s what’s helping them, and everyone else who calls the suburb home, get through this tragic time. But she says any property loss they’ve suffered pales in comparison to what the family of the missing and injured firefighters are going through. “It’s irrepressible,” she says. I can’t imagine that they’ll let us go back and live there even though the house itself is fine.” And there’s trees everywhere.” so my husband was like, ‘Get out!’ And so I just grabbed the bags and ran.” “She called us and said, ‘Grab my cat, get your shit out of my house, and go take the cat and get somewhere else because we’re going to evacuate the area. “All our houses are shaking constantly,” she says. “They’re total heroes for what they were doing for everybody else,” says Bell-Booth, who says the volunteers are, like everyone who lives in the tight-knit community, close friends. Around 8pm, a slip came down behind their house, forcing a tree to lean on the side of their home.