The United Nations says thousands of cyclone evacuees in Fiji have been able to leave emergency shelters and return home.
The UN's representative Peter Muller says just over 5000 Fijians are still being cared for, significantly down on the 13,000 who sought refuge immediately after Tropical Cyclone Evan hit earlier this month.
He says while there is still a big clean up job ahead, he is hoping more will be able to go home in the coming days. Mr Muller says Fiji's government has a housing policy for those who have lost their homes.
Meanwhile, Fiji's interim government is reassuring tourists that the country's hotels and resorts are ready to receive visitors after the cyclone.
The Ministry of Information says electricity, water and telecommunications will be restored to much of Viti Levu by Saturday evening and to most of the outer islands within the following day.
Lack of services hinders Samoa clean-up
In Samoa, a lack of water and electricity continue to hamper clean up operations after Evan tore through the islands.
Samoa's Chamber of Commerce says the biggest challenge facing businesses is the lack of water, which may not be restored until the end of next week.
The cyclone struck Samoa on 13 December, causing major flooding, wrecking buildings and destroying crops. It went on to pound Fiji, where the main island of Viti Levu bore the brunt of the category 4 storm.
An Airforce Hercules landed in Samoa on Friday with relief supplies and diesel generators so the Samoa Water Authority can pump and transport water to affected communities.
Electricity is back on in most parts of Apia but the government is still trying to work on the damage to water infrastructure. More than 5000 people are in evacuation centres in Samoa.
About 11,000 people are in evacuation centres in Fiji and
