A Kiwi aid worker talks about life in Tonga after Gita - and how resilient the people are.

Well-known farm and tourist attraction closed after severe weather hit the district.

Could NZ have a tsunami early warning system? A visiting Japanese scientist thinks so.

Scientists have launched an $8m effort to understand the threats landslides pose to us.

Despairing locals are wondering how long it will take to repair the damage.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel lifted the city's state of emergency at 11am.

Photos taken from across New Zealand reveal the devastation caused by Cyclone Gita.

Incredible drone footage shows slips, flooding and fallen trees caused by Cyclone Gita.

Extra crews have been brought in to restore power in hard-hit Taranaki in Gita's wake.

Footage captured of flooding and evacuations due to Gita cyclone.

Cyclone Gita is barrelling into New Zealand, with the worst predicted yet to come.

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.'

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

World Vision rejects claims Haiti quake survivors were forced to have sex or pay for aid.

Quake activity has returned to the Ring of Fire as scientists fear a "big one" is coming.

Cyclone Gita will bring winds, heavy rain and humidity when it arrives in NZ next week.

Video shows the wreckage on the streets and a destroyed water tank caused by Cyclone Gita inTonga. Source: Instagram / @macbrendon

A state of emergency has been declared as New Zealand aid agencies gear to help.

People in Tonga are preparing as Tropical Cyclone Gita is due to hit tonight

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Minister Kris Faafoi will take four months to consult on the report's recommendations.

Dad took gamble of run down Coast Rd, as baby would have been born in car on other route.

A dozen homes in the Hauraki District have been marked as uninhabitable.

We don't feel "slow slip" quakes. But they could be priming fault zones for future jolts.

Graham filed an $45k insurance claim for flood damage last March, this time it'll be $80k.

NZTA is asking heavy vehicles to avoid SH25 to minimise further damage to the road.

The lane will open around 9am, with escorted convoys along the full length of the road.

This week Aotearoa has been the land of the long wet storm. Now, the clean up begins

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