The Side Eye - Deeper Roots [Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairāwhiti (Gisborne), New Zealand]
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https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/28-07-2023/the-side-eye-deeper-roots <-- Spinoff Side Eye story
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https://teweu.nz/towards-an-indigenous-bioeconomy/ <-- towards an indigenous bio-economy in Tairāwhiti
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H/T @manu Caddie
“Months after Cyclone Gabrielle smashed Tairāwhiti [Gisborne, New Zealand], locals are still cleaning up the damage. The Side Eye travels to the erosion-prone region to meet the people asking hard questions about a plan for the future…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #massmovement #climatechange #CycloneGabrielle #Tairāwhiti #Gisborne) #NewZealand #extremeweather #Gabrielle #cyclone #flood #flooding #water #hydrology #ecosystem #monoculture #forestry #forestry #risk #hazard #mitigation #monitoring #erosion #landslides #slumps #slips #slash #forestrestoration #pine #planning #impacts #humanimpact #publicsafety #economy #economic #governmentplanning #indigenous #Maori #firstnations #bioeconomy

Sunday program tonight. What’s happening on the East Cape is heartbreaking. #Tairawhiti #eastcape #climatechange

Updates from #Tairawhiti CDEM today (via fb)

https://www.facebook.com/CDEMGisborne

Expect heavy rain from 6pm tonight with sustained falls through to Sunday.

Up to 250mm is expected to fall north of Uawa, and up to 150mm is expected south of Uawa, high tide is at 9.53pm tonight.

Extra staff are arriving from around the country this afternoon to bolster the numbers for a regional response, they’re arriving from the Police, St John, FENZ, MPI and Te Whatu Ora.

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State of Emergency declared in #tairawhiti

https://www.facebook.com/CDEMGisborne

Text:

The state of emergency is now in effect and our teams are planning and preparing for what’s coming in the next 12-72hrs.

Te Karaka, Puha and Whatatutu residents have self-evacuated from risk areas. Welfare centres have been set up and are open.

The team are monitoring river catchments, rainfall and river levels overnight. River levels remain high even though rain has eased.

High tide is at 9pm tonight.

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Post-#cyclone voices and #photos from #TaiRāwhiti (#NZ's east coast) https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018894669/voices-from-tai-rawhiti

I'm not gonna repeat all the updates as there's been a ton, but I will post the latest updates from#Tairawhiti & #HawkesBay CDEM below.

#Tairawhiti CDEM (via fb)

https://www.facebook.com/CDEMGisborne

Internet & phone services are coming back slowly across the region. Chorus indicated we can expect to see ongoing intermittent improvements as repairs are made. Please be patient as it’s still unstable & connections may drop in and out.
Info on welfare & rural & clean-up advice & support coming soon.

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Here's some local flavour from the Gizzy Herald. Good-humoured people queuing at an ATM for cash to buy food, petrol and in at least one case, "a bit of weed for the weekend." Priorities.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20230218/rumour-of-cash-at-atm/

#Tairāwhiti #Cannabis

2 of the most useful fb pages updates without logging in) are #HawkesBay Civil Defence

https://www.facebook.com/hbemergency

and #Tairawhiti CDEM

https://www.facebook.com/CDEMGisborne

They are providing regular detailed updates and also re-posting from local and district councils.

I get it, many of us hate fb & how govt uses it (me included) but you should be able to read their pages without logging in at least (I can, on firefox).

#Tairawhiti

https://www.facebook.com/CDEMGisborne/posts/pfbid028xQRAmiTzHjnm2FNK2tSU3a3XNxn9ZPaunmadUz3LyHkvKcK5i2pWbMPuFoLoz1ul?__cft__[0]=AZV4AwkdAHi_pkY2kFNPdZUVsrVz4yUppuCp8Hm0HQtUHORQYW-LC-qkinG1cPZdT5mH4zHmZBBPNDEIxFvLNWM27b_qq_alsj8IB0qMxZGEEiqLeQ2ae7H711jyrcy1tAl4mFu8EE_RkSNxGRnbuY1Y5bEFUWtMCTQqsHmGPlxgWJCtDzxpitoArygjPOITOEb5HRSi7q8yT-8bBTT4CW0V&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

A Disaster Relief Trust has been established for donations, details below and at the link:

Disaster Relief Trust account details here. Arohanui, thank you.
Account Name: Gisborne District Council
Account Number: 03-0638-00502288-00
Reference: Disaster Relief Trust

#Tairawhiti

Supplies being brought into the region, including cash for ATMs.

Many roads still closed.

Gisborne Hospital, GP clinics & pharmacies are open. Keep ED for emergencies only.

This weekend - Three Rivers Medical open 9am - 3pm, City Medical, Puhi Kaiti patients please visit Delatour Road Medical, open 9am – 12pm.

Welfare centres:

Te Poho o Rawiri Marae: Mental health support, information and support to access welfare, health checks if you cannot access your GP.

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#Tairawhiti updates via fb

#Gisborne City residents, continue to conserve water. It's safe to drink. Further update on Sat.

SH2 to Wairoa will closing at 7.30pm tonight.

Working on restoring comms etc.
Starlink satellite connections are being sent to rural police stations to reconnect our rural areas.
Starlink internet access is available to the public at HB William Memorial Library 8am – 5pm and Lawson Field Theatre 8am - 8pm with limited access for 10 mins.

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i still haven't heard from my parents in #Gisborne #Tairawhiti - i'm sure they're fine, just technologically inept, but this is still scary. four days no contact.

wish i've heard from anyone back home who could do a welfare check but no dice

General update: there's been widespread disruption, destruction and damage and that disruption may continue for some time. Please keep an eye on your local authorities info pages for the most up to date info. Many links upthread.

Stuff & RNZ also have liveblogs & RNZ have a text only info page for thos in #Piha, #Coromandel, #HawkesBay & #Gisborne #Tairāwhiti.

As always, safety first. Don't wait for an order to evacuate if you feel unsafe. Take extreme care as so many roads are munted.

#Gisborne #Tairawhiti

HMNZS Manawanui expected to arrive at first light in Gisborne, delivering water supplies to small communities on its way

Gisborne's water supply is in crisis and businesses have been asked to stop all water use. Conserve water.

Many power outages/people without. If you have power, conserve it.

No road access in or out. No internet or cellphone coverage.

There is a lot of infrastructure damage and they're working as best and fast as they can to restore things.

A reminder once again ICYMI that RNZ have a text only (no going to fb!) updates page for #Tairawhiti #Coromandel and #HawkesBay all in onr place. This is regularly updated and super useful.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484304/updates-on-16-february-what-residents-in-tairawhiti-coromandel-and-hawke-s-bay-need-to-know

Midday updates across the regions are that the disruption continues and the situation continues to change so please check with your local authorities (webpages, social media or by phone, many links upthread) to ensure you've got the most up to date info, particularly re power, water, roads and evacuations.

Reminder of the very useful RNZ info feed for #Tairawhiti #Coromandel & #HawkesBay:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484304/updates-on-16-february-what-residents-in-tairawhiti-coromandel-and-hawke-s-bay-need-to-know

#Wellington & #Wairarapa rain warnings are now lifted.

Mōrena Mastodon

Overnight updates from our hardest hit regions are there's still widespread flooding, slips, roading, communications & infrastructure damage. Water & supply issues in some areas too.

Don't travel unless you have to & take extreme care if you must. Share info if you can safely. If you feel unsafe, don't wait for an order to evacuate.

#Tairawhiti #Coromandel #HawkesBay RNZ have set up a very useful, regularly updated "what you need to know" page:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/484304/updates-what-residents-in-tairawhiti-coromandel-and-hawke-s-bay-need-to-know

#Tairawhiti Eastland Network update

https://www.facebook.com/eastlandnetwork/posts/pfbid037aniCZyVw2hAPKxQAe2Q4GraG3VomcU97SUypaTNQTLVSMQdJrmq4cdjcx4paD4zl?__cft__[0]=AZW8XoQa9-kzEw0VWZ88o8aAvNYDc0HhuADISjorj9xl8u6ffZa29iADt2ffeNgNQ_ijBESUjDmvuuqgDoJ4hKmG83lU4vwoQMzOdMzyDzM1PZxFHLlTNGeyYZGde3YARCV8aDzBIxdCq8Lt25VwsLu3AmVOvTBUJvkB0xI7DsO4QKVqBxMQ9cpT3F0YSTzw97YHt981S_m3GEEOs8KJLYw9&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

KEY INFO

PLEASE CONSERVE POWER

People who have power are asked to limit use, to help us maintain the current level of supply to the region.

Power restored to #Gisborne city, including essential suppliers of food, fuel and health services; emergency services; and the police station.

Generators are running in #Ruatoria, #Te Araroa, #Tokomaru Bay and #Tolaga Bay townships to keep their power on.

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#Tairawhiti CDEM update:

#Gisborne city, continue to conserve water

Stay out of floodwaters

Few updates I can see this morning (I may not have everything) but we know this region has been really slammed & with power & comms outages on top of that.

Keep an eye on local authority updates as and when can and please take care. If you have info you'd like us to share @ me and I will add it to the thread.

Looking at Metservice updates, we can see #CycloneGabrielle is moving further offshore & heading east.

#Auckland has the only red warning - for wind

The entire east coast of the north island sees orange rain warnings, with a strong wind watch in #Tairāwhiti as well.
There’s heavy swells expected, especially towards the Wairarapa, as well.

Eastern #Marlborough joins in the Orange rain warning, and #Otautahi #Christchurch is on a rain watch overnight.

This will help clean up& rescue a lot