Cyclone Gabrielle: Facilities return to normal Wednesday 15 February
After a wild night and day across the region, Cyclone Gabrielle appears to have let the Stratford district off lightly in comparison to other areas of Taranaki.
Stratford District Council Chief Executive Sven Hanne says, “power outages across the district and a number of fallen trees in the eastern hill country appears to be the extent of the cyclone’s impact on our communities so far. But with Metservice extending the Red warning to 10pm this evening, it’s important to stay vigilant and follow Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management updates.”
“People staying home and off the roads has been a huge help to emergency services and to our teams monitoring the roading network. It’s been good to see our community take the weather warnings seriously and prepare for the worst, let’s keep that up and look after each other,” says Mr Hanne.
From Wednesday 15 February, all Council services will be back to normal operating hours, including:
- Stratford Transfer Station
- Wai o Rua – Stratford Aquatic Centre
- Stratford Library and Visitor Information Centre
Roading update
- Puniwhakau Road remains closed overnight due to powerlines down and fallen trees. Work to clear this road will continue this evening and tomorrow.
- Makuri Rd has fallen trees and is open with caution, clean up will continue Wednesday 15 February.
- Arnold Rd has fallen trees and is open with caution, clean up will continue Wednesday 15 February.
- Junction Rd was affected by fallen trees and is now open.
- Bird Road was affected by a fallen tree and is now open.
Crews will be on standby overnight to close roads should this be required, and will reassess the network tomorrow morning.
How to stay informed:
- Weather updates and warnings: https://www.metservice.com/warnings/home
- Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management on Facebook or their website: https://cdemtaranaki.govt.nz/
- Listen to a radio or television station and follow the instructions of local emergency officials.
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Central North Island, Road Closures: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/
- Power Outages: https://www.powerco.co.nz/outages
- Taranaki Public Transport updates: https://www.trc.govt.nz/buses-transport/bus-news-a...
- Download the Antenno App for updates straight to your mobile phone.
