Lorde, Sting postpone NZ gigs after cyclone devastation

The country's finance minister says the cyclone is "going to be the biggest weather event this century, with a billion-dollar price tag"

Lorde has postponed her show at Black Barn Vineyards in Hawke's Bay
Lorde has postponed her show at Black Barn Vineyards in Hawke's Bay © Wikimedia Commons/Annette Geneva

Lorde and Sting are the latest artists to cancel or postpone concerts in New Zealand as the country is left reeling after Cyclone Gabrielle. Gabrielle brought widespread flooding to the North Island in mid-February and claimed the lives of at least 11 people, with thousands still uncontactable.

The country’s finance minister says the cyclone is “going to be the biggest weather event this century, with a billion-dollar price tag”.

Due to devastation in the region, Auckland-born star Lorde has postponed her…

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