{"id":3228,"date":"2023-02-20T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T05:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2023-02-20T18:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T05:05:25","slug":"cyclone-gabrielle-updates-cabinet-to-discuss-more-financial-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=3228","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Gabrielle updates: Cabinet to discuss more financial support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \">\n<p>In Monday&#8217;s post-Cabinet conference, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins responded to reports of crime in flood-ravaged areas and people setting up community checkpoints to deal with incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins said police were not reporting an increase in crime over and above what they would normally expect to deal with in Hawke&#8217;s Bay, but 140 extra police were supporting the efforts there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any suggestion that things are out of control is just wrong, and amplifying those kind of rumours isn&#8217;t helpful and it doesn&#8217;t help the police to do their jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>People were being arrested but there was no &#8220;evidence to suggest that there&#8217;s a degree of lawlessness as some of the rumour mill might be suggesting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The threshold for invoking military support for local policing was a very high one and police had &#8220;not given us any indication that we&#8217;re anywhere near that&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said if people were setting up checkpoints they need to be doing that in consultation with police.<\/p>\n<p>Where incidents of people filming have been reported to police, that &#8220;more accurately falls into the rather sad category of disaster tourism, so people filming and taking photographs of damaged areas rather than .. for the purposes of coming back and committing criminal activity&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours and people speculating can lead to heightened fear, he said. He knows of only one instance where a firearm has been presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"lb-post list-group-item ng-scope lb-mainitem-text\">\n<div class=\"lb-item lb-article-text\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"lb-item-text\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div>\n<article class=\"ng-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 14px;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;vertical-align: baseline;max-width: 100%;overflow: hidden\">\n<div><b>What you need to know:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Eleven people have been confirmed killed in cyclone Gabrielle, including a child and two firefighters.<\/li>\n<li>A national state of emergency has been declared, only the third in New Zealand&#8217;s history.<\/li>\n<li>Auckland, Northland, Tair\u0101whiti, Bay of Plenty, \u014cp\u014dtiki, Whakat\u0101ne, Waikato, Thames-Coromandel, Hauraki, Tararua, Napier and Hastings had already declared local states of emergency.<\/li>\n<li>In Gisborne the main water treatment plant is operating, however there are still water use restrictions in place.<\/li>\n<li>Cell coverage has been restored to Wairoa and water supply is operating, but a boil water notice remains in place.<\/li>\n<li>Police are sending an extra 25 staff to Hawke&#8217;s Bay and Tair\u0101whiti in addition to 120 from outside the district already helping with recovery efforts.<\/li>\n<li>The navy&#8217;s HMNZS Canterbury is expected to arrive in Napier on Tuesday bringing equipment including five Bailey Bridges and 20 generators.<\/li>\n<li>HMNZS Manawanui sailed from Gisborne on Sunday to head up the coast and the crew were to check on communities along the way.<\/li>\n<li>As of Sunday, half the 6431 reports of uncontactable people had been resolved, with 3216 people located.<\/li>\n<li>Want to help?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/484422\/cyclone-gabrielle-where-to-donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s how<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"lb-post list-group-item ng-scope lb-mainitem-text\">\n<div class=\"lb-author ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"lb-author__name ng-binding ng-scope\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lb-post-social ng-scope\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lb-post-permalink\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lb-item lb-article-text\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"lb-item-text\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div>\n<article class=\"ng-scope\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-size: 14px;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;vertical-align: baseline;max-width: 100%;overflow: hidden\">\n<div><b>National Emergency Management Agency advice:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Floodwaters may be full of sewage, chemicals and other hazardous materials and should be avoided as much as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Floodwater can carry bacteria that can contaminate food.<\/li>\n<li>Protect yourself when cleaning up flood water and mud by wearing a properly fitted P2- or N95-rated mask, goggles, gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and gumboots or work shoes.<\/li>\n<li>Throw away all food and drinking water that has come in contact with floodwater.<\/li>\n<li>Do not eat garden produce if the soil has been flooded.<\/li>\n<li>In power outages use torches instead of candles, and only use camp cookers and BBQs outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>Conserve water where you are advised to.<\/li>\n<li>Check the location of pipes and cables before you dig; see Chorus Before you dig website and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beforeudig.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beforeudig.co.nz<\/a>\u00a0for all utilities.<\/li>\n<li>The best way to assist in the response is through financial donations and\u00a0<b>not<\/b>\u00a0through donated goods.<\/li>\n<li>Keep up to date with advice from your local CDEM Group or from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/civildefence.govt.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">civildefence.govt.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>source\u00a0 Rnz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In Monday&#8217;s post-Cabinet conference, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins responded to reports of crime in flood-ravaged areas and people setting up community checkpoints to deal with incidents. 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