Auckland Emergency Management has warned the city is likely to be hit by strong winds on Sunday night. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Gabrielle, now downgraded to a sub-tropical low pressure system, passed over Norfolk Island Saturday night with the storm’s “most destructive winds” missing the island, the Australian outpost’s emergency management authority said.
Air New Zealand said Saturday it was cancelling several North Island flights scheduled from Sunday to Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of bad weather. “There is still considerable clean up to be undertaken and it may take a while for services such as power to be restored,” Emergency Management Norfolk Island said.
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