Cyclone Gita
Tonga: 'We need to prepare ourselves to rebuild and renew'
It's been three days since Cyclone Gita swept through the Tongan islands of 'Eua and Tongatapu leaving most people without power and water and others without a home. RNZ Pacific's Koro Vaka'uta…
RNZ journalist gives first impression of Tonga cyclone impact
RNZ Pacific journalist says the destruction on Tonga's Tongatapu was immediately obvious when he landed. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 16 February 2018
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Cyclone delays arrival of Tongan fruit-pickers
The apple industry is concerned worker shortages are being exacerbated just as fruit is ripe for the picking, with many Tongans held up by Cyclone Gita.
Cyclone recovery well underway in Tonga
Tonga's disaster authorities say good progress is being made getting emergency shelter provisions out to more remote villages on Tongatapu after damage from cyclone Gita. Audio
Fears over deportations to cyclone-ravaged Tonga
Hundreds of Tongans could face being sent back to their cyclone-ravaged country before it has recovered from the storm's devastation, an immigration lawyer says.
Cyclone Gita: Tongans make shelters, wait for power, water
Two more flights are expected to arrive in Tonga on Thursday to help with the damage Cylone Gita has caused. Graham Kenna from Tonga's National Emergency Management Office says conditions are… Audio
Fiji's Ono-I-Lau wrecked by Cyclone Gita
Reports of cyclone damage are coming in from Fiji's Ono-I-Lau island. The category 4 cyclone passed over the small island, roughly half way between Tonga and Fiji, around midnight on Tuesday. It has… Audio
Cyclone Gita raises fears over dengue fever in Tonga
Cyclone Gita was this afternoon upgraded to a category five storm packing winds of 203 kilometres an hour as it tracks towards New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Barbara Dreaver has the latest. Video, Audio
Water, power supply issues in Tonga following Cyclone Gita
As Tonga assesses the damage caused by Cyclone Gita, it is feared a lack of power and water will cause more difficulties for the people there. Audio
Cyclone Gita: NZ Air Force scours Tonga for damage
A Royal New Zealand Air Force team is on the way to Tonga to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Gita. After smashing Tonga, the cyclone missed the most populated areas of Fiji on Tuesday night.
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Warnings still in effect for Fiji after Gita
Most of Fiji has escaped the worst of Tropical Cyclone Gita, but contact with Ono-i-Lau and Vatoa - potentially the worst hit - will not be restored until tomorrow.
Cyclone Gita: Devastated Tonga faces huge clean-up
A massive clean up is underway for Tonga after Cyclone Gita destroyed homes, buildings, and food crops. The storm made landfall on Tonga with category 4 force on Monday night. It ripped roofs off… Audio
Cyclone Gita: No storm-caused deaths reported
Residents of Nuku'alofa endured a "terrifying" night with huge amounts of debris, trees uprooted, and roofs ripped from buildings on Monday as Cyclone Gita hit Tonga's main islands. As the nation… Audio
Cyclone Gita: Where is it headed?
Fiji has escaped a direct hit by tropical cyclone Gita. But what is the catergory four storm going to do next? NIWA's principal forecasting scientist Chris Brandolino joins Guyon Espiner with the… Audio
Cyclone Gita: Fiji narrowly misses direct hit
Fiji has escaped a direct hit by tropical cyclone Gita. The southern island group of Ono-i-Lau and Vatoa - about halfway between Tonga and Fiji - were the closest to the category 4 storm, as it moved… Audio
Cyclone Gita cuts off eastern Fiji islands
Ono-I-Lau, a small, remote group of islands half way between Tonga and Fiji's mainland, is currently being hammered with wind gusts of around 200km/h. Audio
Cyclone Gita: Entire village destroyed in Tonga
Graham Kenna from Tonga's National Emergency Management Office says many historic buildings have been badly damaged or destroyed. Audio
Thousand remain in evacuation centres after Cyclone Gita
Tonga's most powerful tropical cyclone in 60 years has left at least one person dead and thousands of homes damaged and destroyed. Audio
NZ sends Hercules, Orion to Tonga
The Defence Force has sent 12 tonnes of aid supplies, including hygiene and shelter kits to Tonga, as well as an Orion aircraft to carry out aerial surveillance. Video, Audio
