February 14 2023 is a date etched in Hawke’s Bay’s history as one of the region’s darkest days since the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake. In Napier, Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread damage and flooding and resulted in a period of extreme isolation and vulnerability. Nationally, Cyclone Gabrielle claimed the lives of 11 people.
The Napier urban area was without power, communications and access, the Awatoto wastewater treatment plant inoperable and associated industrial area completely inundated as the stop banks breached. Some of Napier’s residential and commercial areas, along with surrounding rural communities and productive land were decimated.
Over 70,000 residents were left without lifelines including health services, power, road connectivity (in every direction), wastewater, drinking water, internet, and cellphone networks.
22 July 2024
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