Cyclone Gita damage cleanup underway in Riwaka / Video by Tim Cuff.

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Aerial footage shows the extent of damage.

One Greymouth resident predicts insurance claim will be in the thousands

Greymouth man Kevin Nash battled Cyclone Gita to check on tipped over caravan.

Damage to seawall and road on State Highway 1. / NZTA

Jacinda Ardern on changes to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). / Video by Mark Mitchell

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Cleanup underway after ex-Cyclone Gita hits Kapiti Coast. / Video from Mark Mitchell

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Oscar, Coronet Peak’s unofficial mascot, helps the team with avalanche testing after the Queenstown ski field received almost 15cm of snow at the base building with more higher up as, thanks to cyclone Gita. Source: Coronet Peak

Tourists are trapped and residents have been evacuated as bad weather leads to states of emergency in Taranaki, across South Island. Massive slips have closed Takaka Hill Road in the Tasman region with huge damage done to the state highway. State Highway between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki in Wellington is partially closed this morning after seas washed over the road.

Footage captured of the erosion along Waikanae Beach. Source: Facebook / @DwayneJoy

Drone footage shows the devastation of the slips on Takaka Hill caused by cyclone Gita. Source: James Thomas

It was a hectic night for emergency services, especially those in Taranaki, the Tasman region and the west coast of the south island.

In the wake of the Oxfam scandal, Mike Hosking asks why we need so many aid agencies. Video/Newstalk ZB

Ex-tropical cyclone Gita's fierce winds whipped up Lake Kaniere on the West Coast to resemble a raging ocean. video / Graeme King

A couple have a scary ride along a flooded road in Nelson as Cyclone Gita unleashes her fury on the South Island. Video / Nelson Snippets

Footage has emerged of flooding at both West Bank Road in Motueka and at the end of a driveway flowing onto another road in Motueka. Source: Facebook / @JessKing and Facebook / @LeanneBoyce

Frances Cook reports from Motueka, just outside Nelson, at a river which is 'very fast-flowing.'

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Mayor Lianne Dalziel discusses Christchurch State of Emergency warning. Source: Christchurch Star

The driver of a car involved in a street race that ended in the deaths of four people has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Cyclone Gita is barrelling towards NZ and is due to make landfall this afternoon.

Rapahoe Bay Holiday Park owner Jan Fletcher says she's "worried sick" about Gita

Rosie Musters talks about preparing for Cyclone Gita as it makes its way to Nelson. / Tim Cuff