Wairoa

"Isolation means we are severely challenged particularly around food, water supply, fuel."

“Wairoa only has one day’s worth of food, and enough drinking water for two days. “At this stage we have enough food, water and fuel for the next few days. “We are geographically isolated with roads into the district closed and bridges washed away on State Highways. “We are working to ensure people’s safety and trying to provide the best services we can given our limitations.” “We are working to ensure people’s safety and trying to provide the best services we can given our limitations, particularly our isolation. We have made a request to NEMA for enough food and water to supply the district for seven days”, Lambert said in a statement.

Word came out via the Starlink system, a standalone wi-fi connection that is only accessible to the Emergency Operations Centre. Civil Defence says the rest of ...

The Defence Force has released images of residents being plucked from their rooftops in Esk Valley, near Napier. These include food and water supply, fuel and communications,” the Civil Defence team in Wairoa said in a statement. “Wairoa only has one day’s worth of food, and enough drinking water for two days.

Flooding at the end of Northshore Rd in Whirinaki, Napier. A state of emergency has been declared across the entire Hawke's Bay region. Hawke's Bay Civil ...

SH51 between Napier and Clive is also closed. The issue is causing toilets to back up. Hawke's Bay Regional Council has issued an urgent notice for residents to reduce water use as much as possible. Part of the Brookfields Bridge in Pakowhai has also been washed away. It was not yet known when it would be restored. The rest of us need to be resilient; looking after ourselves, our families and our neighbours.” Trees and branches had been brought down around the city by the wind. Central Hawke’s Bay mayor Alex Walker said more bands of heavy rain were expected overnight Tuesday so people who had been evacuated should stay away from their homes. About 100 homes in the Esk Valley were evacuated. In Central Hawke’s Bay, the Waipawa River and Tukituki Rivers topped their banks. State Highway 5 between Napier to Taupō is also closed. *

Wairoa remains cut-off with dwindling food and water supplies while fresh evacuation orders have been issued in the Te Awa Estates area.

[Satellite imagery of Tolaga Bay](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/04-07-2018/satellite-images-tell-the-story-of-tolaga-bays-forestry-disaster) captured between 2010 and 2016 shows the extent of the impact of forestry on the East Coast. While the focus is rightfully on the immediate response to Cyclone Gabrielle, the window of time between that and the need for expedient decisions on climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts feels very small. [spoke honestly and furiously](https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/14-02-2023/you-need-to-listen-to-this-heartwrenching-interview-with-a-tolaga-bay-farmer) about her family’s situation to RNZ. [These extraordinary images from the Air Force](https://www.facebook.com/NZAirForce/posts/pfbid02p3ygDdpUFht4ugqeoxota14eANRdjbbNaQbf57sxvErdhtQffYPjAGKN8Bgrc2Pl) show the lengths gone to to rescue people from rooftops. The Spinoff article linked above was published in 2018 and written by Michael Smith. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday,

Residents in a Napier suburb are being evacuated amid rising floodwaters this morning – the latest devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle which has left a ...

“Wairoa, particularly, is of concern,” Emergency Response Minister Kieran McAnulty earlier said about communication with the town. One of his colleagues was pulled from the collapsed house and is in a critical condition in hospital. There are very limited supplies of food and water with no drinking water supply due to the flooding. About 2500 families have been displaced from their homes, including at least 1000 Hawke’s Bay and 1000 in the Far North. We are working to ensure people’s safety and trying to provide the best services we can given our limitations.” The Defence Force has released incredible images of residents being plucked from their rooftops in Esk Valley, near Napier.

The Napier City Council urged Te Awa Estate residents to evacuate Wednesday morning as flooding stretched from Maraenui Golf course to Hurunui Drive. A welfare ...

Trains on the southern and eastern lines have resumed after a network inspection by KiwiRail. Fire and Emergency said it was unclear how many homes had been affected by the storm in Hawke’s Bay. “The key things we want our community to do at this point is check on their properties. Drinking water supply in the district's three biggest towns of Waipukurau, Waipawa and Otane has been inundated by floodwaters. A welfare centre is set up at the Rodney Green Centennial Events Centre. [located a body in the search for a missing firefighter in Muriwai](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300807326/cyclone-gabrielle-body-found-in-search-for-missing-muriwai-firefighter) on Wednesday. A red heavy rain warning and red strong wind warning has been lifted in the region. All heavy rain and strong wind warnings in the region have been lifted but Gisborne’s water supply is in a crisis situation and a level 4 water restriction is in place Heavy rain and strong wind warnings were lifted across the region by midnight on Tuesday. [burst its banks](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/131220076/cyclone-gabrielle-town-cut-off-as-wairoa-river-bursts-its-banks-flooding-homes-of-about-half-its-population) on Tuesday, flooding the homes of about half the town’s population. [national state of emergency was declared](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300806430/cyclone-gabrielle-national-state-of-emergency-declared) on Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle brought [destruction](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300806341/in-pictures-cyclone-gabrielle-cuts-path-of-destruction) to much of the North Island. [deaths have been reported in Hawke’s Bay overnight](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131231306/two-dead-overnight-amid-the-devastation-of-cyclone-gabrielle-in-hawkes-bay) after a woman and her home were crushed by a landslip, while in Napier a body was found on a beach.

The extent of devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Aotearoa New Zealand is still unfolding with vast areas of the North Island flooded, at least 2500 ...

[died overnight in Putorino](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484187/live-weather-updates-cyclone-gabrielle-unleashes-fury-across-north-island), in northern Hawke’s Bay after a bank collapsed onto her home, Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence said. [READ MORE: Cyclone Gabrielle: Severity of damage ‘not seen in a generation’, says PM](https://asiapacificreport.nz/2023/02/15/cyclone-gabrielle-severity-of-damage-not-seen-in-a-generation-says-pm/) [Cyclone Gabrielle in pictures](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484213/widespread-damage-cyclone-gabrielle-in-pictures) [Live RNZ newsfeed](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484244/live-cyclone-gabrielle-updates-trail-of-destruction-thousands-evacuated) [only one day’s worth of food](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484243/completely-isolated-wairoa-only-has-one-day-s-food-civil-defence-says) and enough drinking water for two days, after the Wairoa River burst its banks.

A body has been found in the area where rescuers were searching for a missing firefighter in Muriwai after a landslide brought down houses, trapping two people.

“Wairoa, particularly, is of concern,” Emergency Response Minister Kieran McAnulty earlier said about communication with the town. We are working to ensure people’s safety and trying to provide the best services we can given our limitations.” There are very limited supplies of food and water with no drinking water supply due to the flooding. “We are managing but we are geographically isolated and facing severe challenges. People are struggling today to come to terms with the incredible loss of life, property, animals, roads and crops. The Defence Force has released incredible images of residents being plucked from their rooftops in Esk Valley, near Napier. And aerial photographs released by Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence show Wairoa has been completely isolated, with homes under water. With no power or phones, the only communication is via satellite phone. About 2500 families have been displaced from their homes, including at least 1000 Hawke’s Bay and 1000 in the Far North. The Defence Force said three NH90 helicopters were used to rescue people from their homes. About 225,000 people have lost power, from Northland and Auckland, through to Coromandel, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay. Spark is urgently sending satellite units to reconnect the region.

Welcome to The Spinoff's live updates for Wednesday, February 15 – bringing you the latest news as the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle is revealed.

Fire and Emergency and Police have have told the minister they were able to meet the demand for resources in flood-hit areas. “I received a text this morning from the mayors of Gisborne and Napier/Hastings but I don’t know if that was sent yesterday,” he said. “The longer the search goes on, we’ve got grave concerns for the safety of our firefighter,” an official said. About 1,000 people were rescued yesterday in Hawke’s Bay but that number “was going to climb”. The choppers have also been assisting in moving 60 to 100 people from Hastings and transporting medical supplies around the region. “But what is of concern is there are still areas that don’t have power.” Roughly 300 people were rescued from rooftops in Hawke’s Bay yesterday when the weather cleared. A clearer picture is also emerging of the devastation caused in the area with aerial shots of Wairoa showing the extent of the flood damage. On the power situation, the minister said about 144,000 households across the North Island were still in the dark. As explained by Stuff, she was due to visit the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals centenary event in Palmerston North because of her connection as a colonel in chief. Want to read The Bulletin in full? A message had been passed on via Civil Defence and McAnulty said the government would try and get them exactly what they needed.

Several bridges have been taken out with access between Hastings and Napier now cutoff. Cell coverage is intermittent, but remains down for most from Gisborne ...

“The landscape is littered with tales of heroes and heroines, but you'll never hear about all of them.” Affected workers were now in temporary accommodation. There are widespread school closures across Hawke’s Bay and unless parents hear from their school, they should assume it is closed, the Ministry of Education said. Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty said the cyclone did take people by surprise in terms of how much it had affected Hawke's Bay. “They were there for hours. Police also recovered a body from the shore of Bay View Beach in Napier late on Tuesday night, though it was not yet known if the death is connected to the flooding. Tangoio marae, about 23km north of Napier, has been devastated by flooding. Residents around Te Awa Estate were asked to evacuate on Wednesday morning as floodwaters inundated the area. Hundreds of people had been evacuated and parts of the district were devastated, he said. Anyone able to get water out of the network needed to boil it, she said. “Wairoa only has one day’s worth of food, and enough drinking water for two days. Hawke's Bay Hospital has cancelled all elective surgeries, endoscopy services and outpatient appointments for Wednesday.