Emergency services are being kept busy across the upper North Island as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to hit the country.

North Shore ward councillor Richard Hills told Kate Hawkesby there's been a lot of trees and power lines down.

"It is pretty windy still out here so we are asking people to stay off to the roads to assess the damage and stay away from the coast."

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Emergency services are being kept busy across the upper North Island as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to hit the country.
North Shore ward councillor Richard Hills told Kate Hawkesby there's been a lot of trees and power lines down.
"It is pretty windy still out here so we are asking people to stay off to the roads to assess the damage and stay away from the coast."
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