Cyclone has passed with widespread damage and power outages across the region but not to the extent it could have been had it gone directly over Brisbane.

I wonder how long it will be until I see the first post online by someone not impacted complaining govt overreacted and unnecessary closures.

#CycloneAlfred #TCAlfred

@peterw

#NewstalkZB, NZ’s leading RW news broadcasters told its listeners not to take meteorological warnings about the approaching Cyclone Gabrielle too seriously.
#CycloneGabrielle in Feb 23 was the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere, with total damage estimated to be NZ$14.5 billion, in which NZ$3.18 billion are insurance loss.