It is the third time in the nation's history a state of emergency has been declared.
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency due to Cyclone Gabrielle, the third such alert in its history.
It will apply to the Northland, Auckland, Tairawhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Hawkes Bay regions and streamline the government's response to the disaster.In New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, authorities earlier evacuated people from 50 homes around a 30m-high tower that was in danger of collapse, local media reported. Dozens of evacuation centres have also been set up in the city.
And red weather warnings which indicate significant flooding and widespread damage from strong winds were in place across much of the north island.
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