Marty Duffy believes his Northeast Valley house will be a write-off after a ''canyon'' opened up in his section.

Lightning strikes and torrential rain which caused floods and slips this week look to be replaced by drier, more predictable weather by tomorrow.

Around 3,000 Auckland homes are without power tonight as the wet weekend weather kicks in.

Gale force winds blowing across Auckland have forced the cancellation of some ferry services and have made driving conditions hazardous.

Wild weather has continued to batter the Bay of Plenty region with high winds flipping a plane on the runway at Tauranga Airport. Plus: Aerial photos of the devastation.

A New Zealand storm has been blamed for monster waves smashing California today.

Although the wild weather eased yesterday afternoon, authorities warned that the coming days could see more flash floods.

A woman behind a quilt drive for victims of Cyclone Pam will deliver more than 700 blankets to Vanuatu when she arrives at the devastated island nation on Saturday.

Home and business owners were mopping up yesterday ready to assess the damage after an hour long thunderstorm hammered Alexandra.

Further New Zealand aid has arrived in Vanuatu to help in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam.

The death toll from the "monster storm" has risen to 16 and aid agencies have begun a measles vaccination campaign to contain the virus.

A week on from Cyclone Pam some sense of normality has returned - at least in the capital, Port Vila.

A Red Cross leader labelled Polyfest 'cold and mean-spirited' after it initially refused to let the charity collect at the event for Pacific victims of Cyclone Pam.

It was a tale of two villages. In one, rice, food and water provided by aid agencies, in another, nothing at all.

The deputy chairman of Vanuatu's natural disaster committee has launched a stinging attack on NGOs in the cyclone-struck nation.

A state of emergency remains in place in the Chatham Islands, where ex-cyclone Pam is still causing rough weather.

The first aid planes arrived to find scenes of "utter destruction" on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, where residents are in desperate need of emergency supplies.

Desperate villagers on an outlying cyclone-flattened Vanuatu island have marked out a "H" for help to attract the attention of planes flying over.

The first aid planes arrived to find scenes of "utter destruction" on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, four days after taking a direct hit from Cyclone Pam.

The Chatham Islands has felt the brunt of ex-tropical Cyclone Pam overnight and more damaging winds and sea surges are expected throughout the day.

Doctors at the hospital performed an emergency caesarean in the middle of the cyclone - and delivered a baby they named Pamela.

Damaging winds and sea surges from ex-tropical Cyclone Pam are escalating as the storm batters the Chatham Islands today.

Families in Vanuatu have returned to their homes only to find the nightmare of Cyclone Pam isn't over.

Chatham Islands Mayor Alfred Preece said a state of emergency was declared yesterday to ensure all residents were prepared.

Cyclone-torn Vanuatu is in desperate need of food, clothing, medicine and basic shelter - and a full recovery operation could cost hundreds of millions.

Live updates of Cyclone Pam's impact in New Zealand and the aftermath in devastated Pacific Island nations.