Ruby Bay resident has kayak ready for Gita surgeBRADEN FASTIER / STUFF Last minute preparations at Ruby Bay, Tasman before ex tropical cyclone Gita arrives. As the rain fell on Tuesday morning, Ruby Bay resident Kester Macfarlane was building up protection from the sea, hoping to avoid a repeat of the inundation his property received during a storm on February 1. BRADEN FASTIER Kester Macfarlane observes work being done on the sea wall along Ruby Bay before ex tropical cyclone Gita's expected arrival on Tuesday. BRADEN FASTIER Contractors work on private sea walls along Stafford Drive in Ruby Bay in preparation for cyclone Gita's expected arrival. "Why didn't they do that for the two walkways," Macfarlane said.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2018 23:59 UTC