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Flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei. AP
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Waves crash against a sea wall at an Auckland beach as Cyclone Gabrielle hits the upper parts of New Zealand. AP
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Clifftop houses near a slip caused by continuous bad weather in Auckland. Reuters
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New Zealand's national airline has cancelled dozens of flights as Aucklanders brace for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle. AP
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Cars negotiate flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei. AP
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Sand bags are placed along the coastline as Cyclone Gabrielle buffets the Coromandel, south of Auckland. AP
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A man stands on a breakwater with his bike along the waterfront in Auckland. AP
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Stranded passengers wait outside Auckland Airport after flights were cancelled. AP
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Passengers wait in departure lounges at Auckland Airport. AP
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Cyclone Gabrielle comes just two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation's largest city and killed several people. AP
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Planes wait on the tarmac at Auckland Airport after flights were cancelled. AP
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Flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei. AP
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Waves crash against a sea wall at an Auckland beach as Cyclone Gabrielle hits the upper parts of New Zealand. AP
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Clifftop houses near a slip caused by continuous bad weather in Auckland. Reuters
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New Zealand's national airline has cancelled dozens of flights as Aucklanders brace for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle. AP
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Cars negotiate flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei. AP
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Sand bags are placed along the coastline as Cyclone Gabrielle buffets the Coromandel, south of Auckland. AP
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A man stands on a breakwater with his bike along the waterfront in Auckland. AP
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Stranded passengers wait outside Auckland Airport after flights were cancelled. AP
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Passengers wait in departure lounges at Auckland Airport. AP
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Cyclone Gabrielle comes just two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation's largest city and killed several people. AP
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Planes wait on the tarmac at Auckland Airport after flights were cancelled. AP
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Flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei. AP
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John Dennehy
09 December, 2023
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