When it rains it pours: Cyclone Gabrielle a further challenge for the New Zealand economy

Since the start of 2023, New Zealand has been battered by two storms in as many months. Severe flooding in Auckland over Anniversary weekend caused damage to thousands of properties. Clean-up operations in the City of Sails were just beginning in earnest when Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked further havoc across the North Island. The pictures and reports are shocking. For those impacted, you have our sympathies.