Cyclone Gabrielle and Recent Floods



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Hi everyone,



This is just a short message reaching out as the recent floods and Cyclone Gabrielle have impacted the Auckland region and many other parts of New Zealand over the last several days.



You may have heard that Parliament confirmed a National State of Emergency yesterday afternoon due to the severe impact that the Cyclone has had across our country, particularly in places like Northland, Whangarei, Hawkes' Bay, Waitākere and our rural communities. 



My Auckland and Wellington offices are currently functioning so please email me on [email protected], call us on either 09 520 0538 or 04 817 6636 if you need any assistance. We are here to help. 



Below is some key information that may be helpful for you, your business or loved ones as we look ahead to recovering from this serious weather event. 



National Emergency Management Civil Defence information: [link removed]



NZ Post Updates: Domestic Delivery Updates <[link removed]>



Auckland Transport updates: at.govt.nz/weatherwatch <[link removed]>



Auckland Civil Defence locations: [link removed]  <[link removed]>



IRD Weather Impact information: [link removed]



Citizens Advice Bureau information: [link removed]



MSD|Work and Income Cyclone support: [link removed]



Westpac Flood relief Support: [link removed]



ANZ Flood relief support: [link removed]



ASB Severe weather information: [link removed]



Chorus outages: [link removed]



Vodafone|OneNZ outages: [link removed]



2degrees outages: [link removed]



Spark outages: [link removed]



Vector outages: [link removed]



Transpower outages: [link removed]



Stuff live updates: [link removed]



NZ Herald live updates: [link removed]



Newshub live updates: [link removed]



OneNews live updates: [link removed]



RNZ live updates: [link removed]



MPI Cyclone Advice for farmers and rural communities: [link removed]



Watercare Updates: [link removed]



EQC Disaster claim information: [link removed]



Airnz Travel Alerts: [link removed]



Jetstar Travel Alerts: [link removed]  <[link removed]>



Auckland Airport updates: [link removed]  <[link removed]>



Vision West Support information: [link removed] <[link removed]>



Donation support information:



Red Cross New Zealand: [link removed]  <[link removed]>





St John: [link removed] <[link removed]>



Auckland City Mission: [link removed]



Volunteering Auckland: [link removed]  <[link removed]>



National helplines:



Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 <[link removed]> any time for support from a trained counsellor.



Lifeline <[link removed]> – 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP).



Youthline <[link removed]> – 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or online chat.



Samaritans <[link removed]> – 0800 726 666



Suicide Crisis Helpline <[link removed]> – 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO).



Healthline <[link removed]> – 0800 611 116















I am also receiving daily updates on affected supermarket locations and other important community services so feel free to email or call if you need help. 



In closing I want to thank all those amazing emergency services personnel, firefighters, search and rescue operators, paramedics and volunteers helping our communities throughout the storm. You are making so much difference during a tragic and harrowing time for so many.



My colleague Gerry Brownlee, National Party Spokesperson for Emergency Management, had this to say in the House yesterday on behalf of the National Party <[link removed]>:



We would like to extend our concern and our best wishes—which seems a little trite, but none the less—for those who are so badly affected by the floodwaters, by the slips, and by the other consequences of the natural disaster. We also offer our heartfelt thanks to the local and national emergency management personnel and the many volunteers who are out there, going about their job to help. <[link removed]>



We also want to extend to those first responders, who do take on those extra risks, our great admiration and thanks. For those local communities who have battled away for so long with their local states of emergency, this national state of emergency should be seen as an affirmation of the work that they are doing and the scale of the disaster that they are trying to mitigate. <[link removed]>



Stay safe and let's get through this!



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Melissa Lee

National List MP based in Auckland

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