Several slips have damaged State Highway 5. Photo: NZ HeraldResidents on State Highway 5 are guarding diggers and trucks vital to the restoration of the Napier-Taupō link amid fears of looting following Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: NZ HeraldBicknell commented on how empty the usually-bustling highway was, except for the volleys of diggers and dump trucks. He estimated the 20 dump trucks he was co-ordinating were carting up to 10 cubic metres per load. On Saturday, the Herald revealed the Puketapu community would be installing roadblocks using concrete blocks and large trucks after an incident of looting.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2023 03:41 UTC