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![Cyclone Gita heading to NZ: High winds, heavy rain expected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone Gita heading to NZ: High winds, heavy rain expected
Cyclone Gita will bring winds, heavy rain and humidity when it arrives in NZ next week.
![How Fiji evacuation plan saved lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How Fiji evacuation plan saved lives
The entire population of two islands took shelter in evacuation centres.
![The full scale of Cyclone Gita's destruction emerges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The full scale of Cyclone Gita's destruction emerges
Around 50,000 people, or 70 per cent of Tonga's population, were affected by cyclone Gita.
![Focus: Rain and cyclones expect in March](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Rain and cyclones expect in March
Muggy weather, lots of rain and one or two cyclones are expected in March as the tropics take control of our weather systems.
![Focus: Cyclone Gita tracks closer to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Cyclone Gita tracks closer to NZ
Tropical Cyclone Gita is edging closer to New Zealand bringing potential power cuts, road closures, flooding and wind damage next week.
![Tropical Cyclone Gita now category 5](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tropical Cyclone Gita now category 5
Air Commodore: "Tonga is a close neighbour of New Zealand and we stand ready to assist."
![Humidity hell, strong winds, heavy rain for NZ: Cyclone Gita tracks closer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Humidity hell, strong winds, heavy rain for NZ: Cyclone Gita tracks closer
Gita is heading our way, meaning more humidity followed by rough weather.
![Auckland hit with more than one-third of the normal annual rainfall already during 2018](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland hit with more than one-third of the normal annual rainfall already during 2018
A Niwa climate centre in Auckland has recorded 434.6 mm of rain so far this year.
![Focus: Fiji residents prepare for Gita](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Fiji residents prepare for Gita
The tropical storm which tore through Tonga overnight is expected to hit Fiji around 6pm.
![Overwhelmed town resorts to portaloos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Overwhelmed town resorts to portaloos
Some residents have to use portaloos post-flood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Cyclone Gita - Fiji's outer islands hit hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone Gita - Fiji's outer islands hit hard
Cyclone due to hit from 2pm on island on which highest point is only 10m above sea level.
![Tonga assesses damage from Cyclone Gita](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tonga assesses damage from Cyclone Gita
Three people have been seriously injured in the category four cyclone.
![Wreckage caused by Cyclone Gita](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wreckage caused by Cyclone Gita
Video shows the wreckage on the streets and a destroyed water tank caused by Cyclone Gita inTonga. Source: Instagram / @macbrendon
![All you need to know about tropical cyclones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All you need to know about tropical cyclones
What are tropical cyclones and how do we forecast them? Jamie Morton explains.
![Schools cancelled, roads closed as flooding hits parts of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schools cancelled, roads closed as flooding hits parts of NZ
Kids find joy as wet weather closes roads and causes slips across the north.
![Cyclone Gita: NZ to send aid to Tonga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone Gita: NZ to send aid to Tonga
NZ poised to rush supplies to Tonga after the Pacific kingdom was hit by Cyclone Gita.