Thousands of people are out of their homes in other areas from Tairawhiti to Hawke's Bay and Tararua on the eastern coast, and Dargaville, Muriwai, Piha and Karekare in the west.
The declaration will apply to the six regions that have already declared a local State of Emergency: Northland, Auckland, Tairawhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Hawkes Bay.
Situated on the eastern entrance to Tauranga Harbour, Mount Maunganui has not been affected as badly by the cyclone, but bad weather forced both teams to train in the Bay Oval Indoor Grass Training Facility. New Zealand was forced to shift their plans of evening training forward due to worse
England is aiming to end their losing streak in day/night Test matches, against New Zealand. Both teams arrived in the coastal city of Mount Maunganui and were greeted by heavy wind and rain brought by Cyclone Gabrielle. With these poor weather conditions, practice sessions over the next th