New Zealand cancels flights as deluge from cyclone looms

(Brett Phibbs/NZ Herald via AP)

New Zealand’s national carrier has cancelled dozens of flights as Aucklanders braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation’s largest city and killed four people.

Air New Zealand said it was cancelling all domestic flights to and from Auckland through midday on Tuesday as well as many international flights. The carrier said some international routes would continue operating, although flights might need to be diverted from Auckland.