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Scoop Coverage: Cyclone Gita Hits the Pacific And NZ
21/2/18: Hundreds Of Callouts For Fire And
Emergency
Overall, Fire and Emergency received 1302 calls from midday yesterday to 6’oclock this morning, with a large proportion of those calls being weather-related...
Local states of emergency are still in place for Taranaki, Christchurch City, Buller, Grey, Selwyn, Westland, and Nelson and Tasman districts. More>>
'It
Was Literally Like A Wall Of Water'
About 6000
people are still trapped in Golden Bay as rain caused slips,
and the Takaka River, flowing at 980 cubic metres per
second, flooded onto pastures. More>>
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Minister heads south to see recovery needs
- RNZ - Cyclone Gita: 'We are expecting homes to be flooded'
- Earthquake Commission - EQC information for residents following ex-Cyclone Gita
- Insurance Council of NZ - ICNZ urges people affected by Gita to contact their insurers
- Fire and Emergency NZ - Fire and Emergency respond to flooding in Kapiti Coast
- Queenstown Lakes District Council - Crown Range Road closed with immediate effect
- Christchurch City Council - Christchurch Mayor declares State of Emergency
- Emergency Management Canterbury - Cyclone Gita - CDEM Canterbury
- Nelson City Council - Swimming advisory after Ex-Cyclone Gita
- Nelson Tasman Civil Defence - Nelson Tasman - State of emergency remains in place - Cyclone Gita - Update 004, Nelson Tasman - Cyclone Gita - Nelson-Tasman Update 003 - State of Emergency Declared in Nelson Tasman - Nelson Tasman Cyclone Gita - Update 001
- Taranaki Civil Defence - 22/2 10.10am: Working on multiple fronts - Taranaki: Water tankers deployed (updated) - State of Emergency to continue in New Plymouth District - Emergency declared in Taranaki region
- Taranaki DHB - Health advice during the New Plymouth water shortage
- New Plymouth District Council - Response update from NPDC 5pm 21/2 - Response update - Latest update on NPDC response to ex-Cyclone Gita - Boil water notice issued by NPDC - Storm update: Save water says NPDC
- Kaikoura District Council - Kaikoura Update: Emergency Operations Centre Standing Down - Kaikoura: Emergency Welfare Centre is now open - Kaikoura Civil Defence Update 7: Inland Road closed
- Horizons Regional Council - Cyclone Gita update #4 - Cyclone Gita update #3 - Cyclone Gita update #2 7:44 AM - Statement regarding Gita
- Otago Regional Council - Update on rivers and rainfall
- Hawkes Bay DHB - Pandora Pond Swimming warning
- NZTA - Kaikōura SH1 - effect of Gita and timeline for repairs - Cyclone Gita: Road closures and conditions 1:30pm 22/2 - Takaka Hill, SH60 – several days closure anticipated - Highways update 7.45am 21/2 - Update: SH6 closed from Westport to Rapahoe - State Highway 6 closed north of Greymouth - Cyclone Gita: SH1 closed north and south of Kaikoura - Gita: NZTA urging drivers to consider delaying travel
- Canterbury DHB - Staying safe during and after ex-cyclone Gita - Health advice ahead of severe weather
- Timaru District Council - Timaru: Cyclone Gita – Update #6 - Cyclone Gita Update #5 - Timaru - Cyclone Gita Update #2
- Marlborough District Council - Cyclone Gita – Marlborough Civil Defence Update No. 3 - Cyclone Gita: advice from Marlborough Civil Defence
- Greater Wellington Regional Council - Worsening weather may impact Wellington commuter services
- MetService - Severe Weather associated with Cyclone Gita to begin Tuesday - Severe Weather Watches issued for Cyclone Gita - Severe Weather outlook – Feb 17
- Air NZ - Cyclone Gita - Air NZ Cancellations
- KiwiRail - Severe weather forces cancellation of TranzAlpine
- Ministry of Education - School/ECE Closures at the top of the South Island
- Vodafone NZ - Vodafone network update re: Cyclone Gita
- Spark - Free Spark WiFi throughout New Zealand
- Image Out-Link - earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
- EARLIER - Gita Hits the Pacific - Scoop's World Section
17/2/18: Metservice Forecasts Gita To
Impact New Zealand - Be Prepared
Cyclone Gita is expected to approach New Zealand from the northwest. There remains some uncertainty with regards to the speed and track of Gita, but the passage of this system across New Zealand on Tuesday and Wednesday is likely to bring a period of highly impactful severe weather.
People should be aware
of the potential for coastal inundation, especially where
high waves,low atmospheric pressure and strong onshore winds
come together ... More>>
ALSO:
- The Scoop Team - PM's Press Conference: Storm Brewing
- RNZ - Cyclone Gita: 'High-impact severe weather' expected
- MetService - Severe Weather associated with Cyclone Gita to begin Tuesday - Severe Weather Watches issued for Cyclone Gita
- Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management - Time to plan ahead as Gita gears towards NZ
- NZTA - Gita: NZTA urging drivers to consider delaying travel
- Insurance Council of NZ - Preparation advice ahead of Cyclone Gita
- BusinessDesk - Insurers brace as Cyclone Gita looms
- Wellington City Council - Mayor wants Wellingtonians to be prepared for ex-cyclone
- Horizons Regional Council - Cyclone Gita update #2 7:44 AM - Statement regarding Gita
- Nelson Tasman Civil Defence - Severe impacts expected for Nelson Tasman - Be prepared
- BOP Civil Defence - BOP Civil Defence gear up for Gita
- Thames Coromandel District Council - Monitoring the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Gita
- Marlborough District Council - Cyclone Gita: advice from Marlborough Civil Defence
- Metlink - Cyclone Gita is heading our way but our services are running
- Unions Wellington - Cyclone Gita and work: Unions Wellington says stay safe
14/2/18: 70% Of Tonga Population Affected In
Wake Of Cyclone Gita
The full scale of destruction
is beginning to emerge from Tonga in the aftermath of the
severe tropical cyclone Gita. Around 50,000 people, or
almost 70% of the country’s population, have been
affected, a third of whom are children. More>>
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - PM to Tonga, Samoa, Niue, and the Cook Islands - Further Cyclone Gita help - Emergency relief supplies to depart for Tonga - New Zealand to assist following Cyclone Gita - Cyclone Gita - thoughts with the Pacific, MCDEM staffer sent
- Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific - EU supports the victims of cyclone Gita in Tonga
- Govt of Tonga - Tropical Cyclone Gita: Tonga State of Emergency
- RNZ - Samoas clean up after being swamped by cyclone - Samoa assesses damage
- Council for International Development - The best thing you can do to help Tonga - send cash
- Charities - Oxfam - Tearfund - Rotary - Caritas - Habitat for Humanity - UNICEF - CWS - Rotary - Pacific Humanitarian Team
- Banks - ANZ - NZ Post/Kiwibank
- CLIMsystems - Tracking Models for Tropical Cyclone Gita
- Free calling - Spark - Vodafone - 2degrees donating income
- Digicel - Digicel Tonga’s network restoration well underway
- Heilala Vanilla - Foundation Provides Relief Support to ‘Eua, Tonga - Heilala Vanilla Update | Cyclone Gita
- Marlborough District Council - Mayor urges support for Pacific neighbours
- BusinessDesk - Tower says summer storms will cost about $5 million
- PCRIC - Record Insurance Payout for Tonga Following Cyclone Gita
- Paul Bayly - Pacific led climate change research is vital to development
- Image Out-Link - Tropical Cyclone Gita Slams Tonga : Natural Hazards
11/2/18: Samoas
Clean Up After Being Swamped By Cyclone
Apia in
the wake of Gita Photo: Rudy Bartley The clean up is
continuing in the two Samoas after Tropical Cyclone Gita hit
on Saturday morning. More>>
ALSO:
- Image Out-Link - Severe Cyclone Gita to track over southern Tonga, later Norfolk Island & NZ area (+8 Maps) | WeatherWatch.co.nz
- NZ Govt - Cyclone Gita - thoughts with the Pacific, MCDEM staffer sent
- Council for International Development - Cyclone Gita hits Pacific – Cash is the best way to help
- RNZ - Samoa assesses damage as Cyclone Gita strengthens
- MetService - A Cooler Drier Start to the Week Gives Way to Rain
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