Two people remain without electronic monitoring on the East Coast. Photo: 123RF
Three people are in prison for breaching their community sentence conditions during Cyclone Gabrielle.
The Ministry of Justice has retrospectively reviewed electronic monitoring location data logged in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne during the storm, after cell tower and power outages affected equipment.
National commissioner Leigh Marsh said as at 4pm on Thursday 16 February, in the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, 203 people were not being electronically monitored.
There were two people who remain without electronic monitoring on the East Coast.
"We have not been able to restore their connections because of ongoing road closures preventing access to and from their properties and power outages in their areas, however both are in regular contact with their probation officers," Marsh said.
While systems were down, staff were manually checking on compliance, he said.
"For example, to monitor a curfew condition requiring a person to be at a certain address at certain times, we send people to the address to visually check they are present."
Five people broke the conditions of their community sentences - three were now in prison and the ministry was taking action against the other two.
Two people who breached bail conditions were also before the courts.
An arrest warrant had been issued for another woman on home detention, who absconded prior to Cyclone Gabrielle, and whose whereabouts remained unknown.
The ministry had taken into consideration how the severe weather impacted people's safety at the time of the event, Marsh said.
"Public safety remained our absolute priority as we managed the immediate effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.
"Our staff did, and continue to do, an excellent job alongside local police to ensure the continued monitoring of offenders during this unprecedented weather event."