Cyclone Gabrielle
Environment
Last updated: Wednesday 15 February 13pm
Our mahi for the rest of the week
- Initial reports suggest there has been no significant coastal inundation (flooding from the sea). We're out and about this morning assessing things and will provide an update later on. But that doesn't mean you can go surfing in the water, so don't get complacent.
- There's a lot of damaged trees, roads, powerlines etc around. For now we suggest you check on your own surroundings as there may be widespread, potentially hazardous debris scattered or floodwater about.
Travel
- Now that we have daylight, our crews are starting to get out there and start the clean up jobs. If you see anything, please report it to us. We'll do a bigger update on this later with roads etc (just like a few weeks ago) once we get more info from the crews. Please be patient with us, we are out there in full force this week.
| Road | Status |
| The Seaview Road and Beach road roundabout | Closed to prevent access to the Esplanade. But residents can still use it if they need too. |
| Lockington Road near #834 | Tree down. Open road to 1 lane |
| Esdaile Road near #270 | Tree fallen from R/reserve |
| Peers Road about 1km in | Several trees down blocking road by bridge |
| Junction Road about 1km and 2km in | Overslips, to be cleared |
| Te Puke Quarry Road | Overslip and large Rootball covering road. This is within the closed section of Te Puke Quarry Road from last event. |
| Steele Road just before Emerton Road | Tree covering 1 lane |
| Oropi Road near Wood Road | Tree down |
| Upper Ohauiti Road near Rowe Road | Tree down |
| Te Puke Quarry Road #180-#430 | Multiple trees down |
| Fairview Place near #190 | Tree down over footpath and road |
| Kayelene Place | Several trees down over road |
| Armstrong Road near #185 | A tree on the berm has fallen over and part blocking the one lane. Cars have to move over to the opposite lane to get past |
| Walden Lane near #109 | Tree has fallen down the road and is blocking half the lane. |
| Neewood Road near #51A | There is a tree fallen down. It’s blocking one side of the road. The other side is unobstructed, but is a blind corner so dangerous to go around. |
| Kaikokopu Road end of the road | a large tree that has come down across the road that is completely blocking the road and has also entered into the canal |
| Hot Springs Road about 5km in | Small overslip |
| Waitao Road near #107 | Culvert behind the letter box is blocked again after being cleared last week. The water is flowing down the road and cause flood. |
Kerbside and Recycling Centres
- If your collection is today (Wednesday 15 February) and your bins aren't collected - please bring them back in and present them tomorrow.
- Recycling Centres are following their usual hours and days. Remember that fees still apply for greenwaste drop-off - and we can only accepted approved greenwaste as per the list on our website.
- FYI, that means no fallen trees, soil, rubble or pest plants – these need to be taken to a transfer station or dealt with privately
- There's no need to rush to Athenree on Saturday morning, it will be open on Sunday too.
If you need to report something
| Report | Contact |
| Damage to Council owned roads, reserves, water supply, pipes | Us: Ring us on 0800 926 732 so we can get all the info we need to get our teams out |
| Damage to State Highways | Waka Kotahi: 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) |
| Power outages | PowerCo or whoever you pay your electricity bill to: PowerCo website. |
