Currently, there are two slips on State Highway 31 into Kāwhia with the possibility of more in the next three days, as the full impact of Cyclone Gabrielle hits. The road remains open to traffic, but Waka Kotahi is calling for extreme caution when navigating the slips.
However, Trust chair, Cath Holland says, this morning the New Zealand Government declared a 7-day National State of Emergency for only the third time in our history to assist in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle after it swept across the north island bringing widespread flooding, major slips and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. So the Waipapa Marae Trust has postponed the AGM 2023 until the following weekend, Sunday, 26 February 2023.