Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Clean-up efforts are underway in Hawke's Bay, with huge areas buried beneath mud and debris. See how mammoth the task ahead is with RNZ's photo gallery.
Esk Valley
RNZ reporter Tess Brunton captured these images of the huge damage left in Esk Valley, in Hawke's Bay.
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Flood damage in the Esk Valley in Hawke’s Bay. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Waipawa
A volunteer hub was been set up on Bibby Street in Waipawa, Lauren Crimp reported. Volunteers could register what they can help with, and be connected with homes and people that need them. It was a joint effort between local volunteers and council in an effort to streamline the outpouring of offers of help, and requests for support.
A volunteer hub was been set up on Bibby Street in Waipawa. Photo: RNZ/Lauren Crimp
Waipawa Primary School. Photo: RNZ/Lauren Crimp
Dartmore, Hawke's Bay
Residents in Dartmoor, Hawke's Bay, spread out hay to prevent any danger of the material combusting. Photo: Supplied/Naomi Rae
Teams in isolated country communities in Dartmoor spreading out hay to prevent combustion. Photo: Supplied/Naomi Rae
Wairoa
RNZ reporter Jonty Dine was in the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa today, where locals and volunteers were distributing supplies and assessing damage.
Damage from Cyclone Gabrielle in Wairoa. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Damage from Cyclone Gabrielle in Wairoa. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
A sign displayed in Wairoa after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the town. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Clean up efforts begin in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Volunteers hand out food in Wairoa, following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Locals line up for supplies in Wairoa, following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Clean up in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Clean up in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Flood damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Flood damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Flood damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Flood damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Flood damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Damage in Wairoa following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Photo: RNZ / Jonty Dine
Waiohiki
Repoter Sally Murphy was in the small Napier settlement of Waiohiki on Saturday. The town, which consists of several dozen houses and a marae, has been smashed, with almost all of the houses flooded when the Tutaekuri River tore holes through the stop banks earlier this week.
Residents gather in Waiohiki during a clean-up on Saturday. Photo: RNZ/Sally Murphy
A significant level of mud in a property in Waiohiki on Saturday. Photo: RNZ/Sally Murphy
Amy and Tyler Andrew came from Taradale to run the bbq for those cleaning up in Waiohiki on Saturday. Photo: RNZ/Sally Murphy
Daniel Gray in his brother's house in Waiohiki on Saturday. Photo: RNZ/Sally Murphy
A community-led cleanup underway in Waiohiki on Saturday. Photo: RNZ/Sally Murphy