In photos: Cyclone Gabrielle clean up continues

21:31 pm on 20 February 2023

The cleanup continues in Te Karaka, a settlement inland from Gisborne, in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Sam Rillstone

As floodwaters recede, the clean up of homes and communities covered with silt, mud and sewage during Cyclone Gabrielle continues.

Te Karaka

RNZ visual journalist Samuel Rillstone captured these images of the huge cleanup underway in Te Karaka.

The cleanup continues in Te Karaka, a settlement inland from Gisborne, in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Sam Rillstone

The clean-up after Cyclone Gabrielle is under way in Te Karaka, north-west of Gisborne. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Esk Valley

In Esk Valley, visual journalist Nick Monro took these photos of the silt-covered suburb.

Esk Valley on 20 February following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ/ Nick Monro

Napier's shoreline

RNZ reporter Soumya Bhamidipati captured the impact the cyclone had on Napier Beach's coast line, where an Esk Valley man had also set up a tent and taken refuge.

A man whose Esk Valley home was flooded was living in a shack on the Napier shore line. Photo: RNZ / Soumya Bhamidipati

Slash on Napier Beach's coast line on 20 February, after Cyclone Gabrielle swept through the area. Photo: RNZ / Soumya Bhamidipati

Produce - including apples, onions, pumpkin and pineapple - rotting at Napier Beach's shore on 20 February, 2023. Photo: RNZ / Soumya Bhamidipati

Eskdale

RNZ reporters Jordan Dunn and Tim Brown caught these scenes in Eskdale, including what appears to be a sinkhole Ararata Cemetery.

Damage, rubble and carnage left over in Eskdale after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jordan Dunn

A sinkhole appeared in Eskdale after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jordan Dunn

Damage, rubble and carnage left over in Eskdale after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jordan Dunn

Rubbish and debris from Cyclone Gabrielle piles up at Pohutukawa Drive, Eskdale. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown

The view from above - Napier and surrounds

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton took these pictures which show the extent of the floodwaters still surrounding Napier a week after Cyclone Gabrielle hit.

Aerial shots of Napier and surrounds, on 20 February, post-Cyclone Gabrielle Photo: RNZ/ Tess Brunton

Photo: RNZ/ Tess Brunton

Marewa

The school community in Marewa came together for a BBQ as some remain without power.

Marewa School principal Chris Meynell cooks a BBQ for the school community. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown

Despite some parts of Marewa being without power the community has come together and is all smiles. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown

CJ Furlong (pictured with his cousin, teacher Hannah Furlong-Giddens) drove nine hours from the North Shore to deliver a trailer load of clothes and supplies for the community. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown