Precipice

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  Surfers Come Together. Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep. 10 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 23mnt

  Greg Skinner is a long time Muriwai resident, a local surfer, the president of Maori Bay Boardriders and the owner of local events production business Roller Coaster. Greg talks about his contribution to the recovery and restoration period in Muriwai: helping to coordinate the funerals for volunteer firefighters Dave van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens, a paddle out for the boys, using his business equipment when needed and generally supporting locals and groups when they needed help in all the ...
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  I Feel Everybody's Pain. Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep. 9 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 42mnt

  Jackie Mason has lived in Muriwai for more than 20 years in Domain Crescent and was a school teacher at the local school for many years. Jackie shares her experiences and perspectives of the night and the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle as an 80 year old woman living on her own. Jackie lived close to the landslides and shares the most challenging aspects of the disaster, She talks about how Cyclone Gabrielle affected her mentally, emotionally and physically, how she found living with a...
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  Muriwai Golf Club Responds: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep. 8 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 29mnt

  Andrew Jackson is my guest in this episode. Andrew is the General manager of the Muriwai Links Golf Club and was manager at the time of Cyclone Gabrielle. He and his team were involved on the night of the cyclone and in the recovery and restoration of Muriwai. Andrew shares how the club prepared for the weather event and what they expected, how the golf club supported the surf club and the community on the night of the cyclone, supporting more than 60 people with accommodation, food and beddi...
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  Evacuate to the Surf Club: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep 7 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 52mnt

  In this episode I speak with Kate Ward, the surf club facility manager and the administrator of the Muriwai volunteer lifeguard service and the Muriwai lifeguard services amenity trust. Kate is a resident of Waimauku, 8 kms away from Muriwai. Kate talks about the role of the surf club in Muriwai, some of the problems experienced at the surf club on the night of the cyclone, changes and upgrades that were made to the surf club and surrounding land to better prepare the facility for weath...
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  Devastation on Domain: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep. 6 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 1j 1mnt

  Elaine McKnee, Charlotte Reynolds and Jessica McDonald have come together to join me in this episode, as they lived near each other in Domain Crescent and also worked together closely in the recovery period after the cyclone. We talk about the “Disaster Tours” created as a way to communicate local issues with MPs, councillors and media, creating the Restore Muriwai Instagram account as a means of communication to the community and beyond, temporary accommodation problems and stresses, l...
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  Emergency Accomodation at the Campground: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep 5 Precipice Podcast.. 20.07.2026 1j 1mnt

  In this episode I speak with Denise Mackle and Cheryl Beattie. Together they are managers of the Muriwai Campground, and accommodated displaced families in the campground on the night of Cyclone Gabrielle and for months after the event. Cheryl and Denise talk about the impacts and logistics of providing emergency accommodation for families who couldn’t return to their homes, receiving and coordinating donations of caravans from families and organisations, the financial impact on the campgroun...
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  Do you Feel Safe? Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai: Ep. 4 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 25mnt

  Kat and Andy Corbett join me in this episode. On the night of Cyclone Gabrielle, their home in Motutara Road was severely impacted by a landslide - they had to flee with their 2 sons and 2 dogs and were never to return. They recall their individual perspectives of this traumatic event, the immediate aftermath, having to leave their home, finding emergency accommodation in Muriwai then relocating out of the area. Precipice launched on July 20th 2026. 3 seasons will be released across ...
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  Never to Return: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep.3 Precipice Podcast. 20.07.2026 52mnt

  Caroline Bell Booth joins me in this episode. Caroline lost her home on the night of the cyclone and now lives in Wellington. She is a television director and used her skills to be an advocate and the so called ‘poster child’ for the Muriwai community. Caroline recounts the traumatic events she experienced on the night of Cyclone Gabrielle, the personal impacts of the disaster and the surprise issues she had with insurance. She explains her advocacy role, the importance of communities having ...
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  A Home Buried by a Landslide: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep 2 Precipice Podcast. 19.07.2026 55mnt

  Eddie Wood joins me in this episode. Eddie is a surfer and kite surfer who came to Aotearoa NZ from the UK in 2012 and has lived in Muriwai for most of the time since then. His house came down with one of the biggest landslides in Motutara Road opposite the Muriwai Lodge on the night of cyclone Gabrielle. Eddie talks us through the events of the night of the cyclone at his place. He shares the trauma of discovering his friends volunteer firefighters Craig and Dave were trapped on his property...
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  Turbo Prop Engines on Full: Cyclone Gabrielle Hits Muriwai. Ep.1 Precipice Podcast 19.07.2026 53mnt

  In this episode I speak with Abe Dew. Abe was a long time Muriwai resident who was never to return to his home after the cyclone and now lives out of Muriwai in nearby Waimauku. He used his marketing and advertising strategy experience to support the recovery and restoration of Muriwai. Abe talks about the traumatic night of the cyclone for his family: evacuating to the Surf Club, the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, dealing with insurance, the buy out process and managing disputes, and co...
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  Introducing Precipice 13.07.2026 2mnt

  On the west coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand, less than an hour from central Auckland, is Muriwai Beach, a popular destination known for its black sand, surf, gannets and sunsets. A few years ago it was also home to around 1200 people, a small vibrant coastal community close to the land, the sea and each other. On the 13th of February 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle changed all of that. Flooding and landslides devastated the area, tearing through the landscape, damaging homes and claiming t...