10 February 2023
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is currently approaching New Zealand. It is currently on a South East trajectory and is expected to impact the upper North Island on Sunday and Monday, and the lower North Island late Monday and Tuesday. At this stage there is uncertainty regarding what track Gabrielle will take and the extent of its impacts. More information is expected over the next few days as Gabrielle gets closer.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ?
- ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ. If flooding occurs, Fire and Emergency may not be able to get to you and Council will be busy keeping core services and assets functioning (drinking water, wastewater and roading).
- Create a plan in case access to your house is cut off, or you need to evacuate due to flooding or landslides. Share and practice that plan with your family.
- Ensure you have a grab bag ready. Include key items like medication and warm clothing.
- Have a plan for your pets and/or livestock.
- Ensure drains and gutters are kept clear to help water drain away as quickly as possible!
- Secure any outdoor items like wheelie bins, trampolines and outdoors furniture that may blow around.
- Keep an eye on the weather and visit https://www.metservice.com/warnings/home for the latest updates and https://www.facebook.com/WREMOnz
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
- We already have plans in place and our internal Incident Management Team on standby, monitoring the situation over the weekend.
We have teams on call to respond to any potential slips, surface flooding, road closures etc- We are in continuous contact with WREMO to ensure our staff and elected members are kept up to date with the latest info
We have put measures in place to ensure our key services such as urban drinking water and the provision of wastewater services continue to operate.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น
- Surface flooding on roads, slips, drinking water and wastewater issues (including after hours) 06 379 4030 or log a service request here https://cdc.govt.nz/service-request/
- Power lines 0800 769 372
- Electricity 0800 272727
- River and Stream Hazards 0800 496 734
- Fire or immediate threat to life call 111
For more info, visit cdc.govt.nz/emergency-management