Top Stories for Friday 17 February 2023

Top stories for 17 February 2023. The second firefighter who was criticially injured when he was hit by a slip in Muriwai has died in hospital from his injuries bringing the death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle to six. Roads are starting to reopen across Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti - People are still asked to travel only if neccessary with some only accessible to emergency services and trucks bringing in supplies. Power is still out for 100 thousand people but more will be reconnected today and cell phone access is also being restored to more people. Late last night, for the first time in a long while, Metservice had no weather warnings in place anywhere in the country.