By Benjamin Plummer ofPhoto: Supplied / Linda WaldonA man found dead in his Hawke's Bay house following the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle floods lost his wife to an aggressive form of cancer just eight months earlier. Friends and family have paid tribute to Waiohiki resident Ian McLauchlan, aged in his 70s, whose body was discovered on 16 February. Police are yet to identify him publicly, but announced last Friday that a man in his 70s had died in Waiohiki. An obituary published in Hawke's Bay Today said McLauchlan was a dearly loved husband, father, and cherished brother. The official death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle is 11; with most of those deaths in Hawke's Bay.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 26, 2023 22:32 UTC