It's the calm before the storm.
What are you doing to prepare for Cyclone Gabrielle?
Here are a few things we're doing:
🕳 Every available "sucker truck" is out clearing drains, culverts and gulleys, with priority on high-risk areas
🏠 Working directly with some residents who have been recently affected by flooding
⏱ Arranged for 24-hour availability of contractors
🚧 We're pre-emptively closing Kaka Street in Morningside
📍 Set up a working space with Civil Defence Northland, ready to open as an emergency operations centre
🌧 Monitoring the forecasts, tide charts and other information so we know what to expect
Here are some tips on how to prepare for a storm:
getready.govt.nz...
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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