’There will be destruction’: Cyclone Gabrielle approaches New Zealand’s North Island

Parts of New Zealand declare a state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches the North Island. Tens of thousands of homes are without power or phone reception, with more challenging conditions set to come. “There will be destruction from this cyclone,“ says Desley Simpson, the deputy mayor of Auckland Cyclone Gabrielle: state of emergency in parts of New Zealand as storm approaches – live Storm Gabrielle: thousands without power on New Zealand’s North Island Cyclone Gabrielle: Norfolk Island issues red alert as tropical storm approaches