Cyclone Gabrielle declared an emergency event
Cyclone Gabrielle has been declared to be an emergency event for the purposes of Use of Money Interest Remission (UOMI) rules. This declaration allows Inland Revenue to remit interest charges on late payments of tax.
The February Cyclone Event means all or any of the flooding or other damage that occurred as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle which crossed the North Island of New Zealand during the period starting on 12 February 2023 and ending on 16 February 2023. The affected areas are Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions and Tararua district.
See more information here: Cyclone Gabrielle - large scale adverse event declared
The banks are offering support to those affected by the floods. See below links.