Photos taken from across New Zealand reveal the devastation caused by Cyclone Gita.
![Cyclone Gita hits Riwaka hard, Nelson Tasman district, New Zealand. Syuart Wilson stands in his front yard. Photo / Tim Cuff](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IE3IN3RAWL2PFTH5HWSTGJS52E.jpg?auth=9a3db7644826d4a9cec55ddbe7bdcc34ce1f0c1740e847c2a71ff859993693cc&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![Palmerston North Fire Brigade attend to a tree blocking the road at Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North. Photo / Palmerston North Fire Brigade](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AH6U467MNL3HJUOZO26OVORERI.jpg?auth=532af5473b3d22c07f6d1890d2fdf80279526a7c4d8bde3cf7d524f9bc50bf11&width=16&height=8&quality=70&smart=true)
![Road washed away at Puponga near Takaka as as ex-tropical cyclone Gita lashes the South Island of New Zealand. Photo / Nicola Hartless](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LZYYSWLZOPFW353P2RGJACZ6BE.jpg?auth=1c464eba4b6291ac6a4ba58d5a229f0f5617bbcf15bd7db609f7676faf6eb474&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
Photos taken from across New Zealand reveal the devastation caused by Cyclone Gita.
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