It's now been eight days since Tonga's volcanic eruption and tsunami, and the island nation faces a long road to recovery.
Almost 85 percent of the country's population of about 105,000 people has been affected by last weekend's event, the Tongan government said.
People have rallied in New Zealand to get much needed provisions to the country.
RNZ Pacific's news director Susana Lei'ataua spoke to Susie Ferguson.
