As soon as Cyclone Winston began its rampage throughout Fiji, an Auckland man began working out a way to get emergency supplies to those in need.

As soon as Cyclone Winston began its devastating rampage throughout Fiji, an Auckland man began working out a way to get emergency supplies to those in need.

HMNZS Canterbury arrived this morning loaded with building materials, water storage tanks, food, water and medical supplies for the storm-ravaged nation.

It's time for us to dig deep and give back to a place which has been a favourite holiday destination for Kiwis over the years.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the aerial view of the aftermath of Cyclone Winston in Fiji was like "an endless sea of aeroplane crashes."

Volunteers in Fiji's Yasawa Group are appealing for Kiwi and Australian trades workers to help them rebuild.

Herald photographer Brett Phibbs captured the aftermath of Cyclone Winston in Fiji, which killed more than 40 people and destroyed homes and livelihoods.

Three weeks ago, Salesh Kumar took out a loan of $5000 to replace the roof on his Rakiraki home.

Sisters tell Anna Leask in Fiji of their terror as cyclone's winds smashed the house in which they sheltered.

The Herald is on the ground as Fiji begins to recuperate following the devastation left in the wake of Cyclone Winston.

The classrooms at Lovo Sangham School north of Nadi should be brimming with children taking lessons.

When they leave their home the thieves come. So they are staying put, not willing to lose their possessions when they have already lost their homes.

As cyclone Winston bore down on his hilltop home Seru Pepeli had to make the hardest decision of his life.

Getting emergency supplies to isolated islands is the Fijian government's top priority as the recovery from Cyclone Winston continues.

A survivor of Cyclone Winston talks of the horror and devastation left in the wake of the storm.

Villagers were forced to swim for their lives desperately clinging tightly to their children to escape the wrath of Fiji's worst cyclone.

A New Zealand Defence Force C-130 Hercules arrived in Fiji to deliver 12 tonnes of supplies for communities devastated by Tropical Cyclone Winston.

Death toll from cyclone in Fiji has risen to 20.

Evacuation centres have been set up and relief teams have been mobilised from New Zealand to help the island nation recover from the furious category 5 storm.

A man who died when his house collapsed in Fiji last night will be buried today as there is no morgue on his island, locals say.

Cyclone Winston is now pounding Fiji. The Cyclone made a U-turn yesterday after partially hitting Tonga.Flights to and from Fiji are reportedly being cancelled. Video: Breaking Disaster, Youtube

A monster category 5 tropical cyclone is barrelling towards Fiji, with some islands already being evacuated and flights and sailings cancelled. Video: Breaking Disaster, Youtube

Sound a little over the top? Not really when you consider the enemy was a crown of thorns starfish.

Fiji's fabulous wildlife park is small in size - just 12 hectares in total - but it's big on what it has to offer.

Stepping off Fiji Airways flight FJ415 in Nadi, I'm expecting little more than a week of watching sunsets from the comfort of my sun lounger, cocktails in hand.

Friendly, of course - we are in Fiji after all. Staff took our details and then accompanied us to our rooms, refusing to let us carry our own bags.

There's something a little risky but also exciting about playing beer pong in front of your young children.