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===New Zealand===
Multiple heavy rain and wind warnings were issued across the [[North Island]] of New Zealand as Gabrielle approached the country, including red heavy rain warnings in [[Northland Region|Northland]], [[Auckland Region|Auckland]], [[Coromandel Peninsula|Coromandel]], [[Gisborne District|Gisborne]], and [[Hawke's Bay]], and red wind warnings in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, and [[Taranaki]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 February 2023 |title=Live: PM Chris Hipkins urges caution as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300804427/live-pm-chris-hipkins-urges-caution-as-cyclone-gabrielle-approaches |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=Stuff |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212031843/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300804427/live-pm-chris-hipkins-urges-caution-as-cyclone-gabrielle-approaches |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":
People were encouraged to have three days of supplies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Ryan |title=Cyclone Gabrielle: This is what you need in your three days of emergency supplies |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300803468/cyclone-gabrielle-this-is-what-you-need-in-your-three-days-of-emergency-supplies |access-date=11 February 2023 |work=Stuff |date=9 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211061535/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300803468/cyclone-gabrielle-this-is-what-you-need-in-your-three-days-of-emergency-supplies |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Air New Zealand]] cancelled many domestic and international flights as the cyclone approached, while [[StraitNZ|Bluebridge]] and [[Interislander]] cancelled ferry crossings across the [[Cook Strait]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Live: Historic tower at risk of collapse causes Mt Eden evacuations |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/13/live-historic-tower-at-risk-of-collapse-causes-mt-eden-evacuations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213073855/https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/13/live-historic-tower-at-risk-of-collapse-causes-mt-eden-evacuations/ |archive-date=13 February 2023 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=1 News |language=en }}</ref> The [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]] advised Auckland schools to close, but the decision remained with individual boards of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyclone Gabrielle: Which schools are closed in Auckland? |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-gabrielle-aucklanders-told-to-work-from-home-schools-to-update-on-closures/5HOE3NY4EVGTBKMLKZYFZRQNZY/ |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212052032/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-gabrielle-aucklanders-told-to-work-from-home-schools-to-update-on-closures/5HOE3NY4EVGTBKMLKZYFZRQNZY/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All schools in Taranaki were closed on 14 February.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coster |first=Deena |date=13 February 2023 |title=More than 10,000 homes without power in Taranaki as Cyclone Gabrielle hits region |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131219412/more-than-10000-homes-without-power-in-taranaki-as-cyclone-gabrielle-hits-region |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Stuff |language=en |archive-date=15 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215030332/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131219412/cyclone-gabrielle-not-running-out-of-puff-in-taranaki-civil-defence-warns |url-status=live }}</ref> Prime Minister [[Chris Hipkins]] said citizens of the nation should take the severe weather warning seriously and make sure they are prepared.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2023 |title=New Zealand braces for severe storm Gabrielle after record floods |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64608532 |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212065022/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64608532 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some authorities compared the likely impact of Gabrielle with the effects of 2018's [[Cyclone Hola]] and 1988's devastating [[Cyclone Bola]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=Prepare now: Cyclone Gabrielle could rival intensity of 2018 storm |url=https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Our-Council/News-Media-and-Public-Notices/Latest-News/Prepare-now-Cyclone-Gabrielle-could-rival-intensity-of-2018-storm |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=[[Thames-Coromandel District Council]] |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212095323/https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Our-Council/News-Media-and-Public-Notices/Latest-News/Prepare-now-Cyclone-Gabrielle-could-rival-intensity-of-2018-storm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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