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Toxic firefighting foam that has been illegal in New Zealand for 12 years has been found in firetrucks and storage sheds at Nelson Airport, the Environmental Protection Authority says.

The Marahau community has banded together to help each other in the wake of last week's storm which destroyed homes in the area, the manager of a local cafe says.

Golden Bay farmers have begun a massive clean-up in the wake of flooding from Cyclone Gita, which ripped apart fencing and washed away paddocks.

Hundreds of eels have died, along with carp and flying insects, in the wake of a massive algal bloom at Lake Omapere near Kaikohe.

Tasman people are being told to prepare themselves for a long and frustrating cleanup after what's been described as the worst storm in living memory. Audio

Local states of emergency are in place and some people are cut off after Cyclone Gita swept through. Here is everything you need to know about your region.

The storm battering the centre of the country has seriously disrupted travel for thousands of airline pasengers.

Power companies, airlines, the Interislander ferry and Civil Defence are on high alert through the centre of the country as they wait to see what Cyclone Gita brings to New Zealand.

The Northland Regional Council knew a toxic algal bloom was likely at a Far North lake and failed to warn the community, a local farmer says.

A warning has been issued for trampers, campers and boaties to leave the Marlborough Sounds today as cyclone Gita approaches with heavy rain, severe gales and waves up to 6m high expected. Video, Audio

The Feilding stockyards are the most likely source of a discharge of animal waste in two waterways, the regional council says.

The lightning strikes - most of them out to sea - hit as a thunderstorm and heavy rain worked its way up the South Island. Video

The station hand says the crocodile was taking calves and he was "getting sick of it".

Early warnings are being sounded for parts of the centre of the country which could be in the path of a weakening Tropical Cyclone Gita.

Flooding around the capital Apia has been the main reported area of damage from Cyclone Gita in Samoa.

Farmers in the eastern Bay of Plenty are bracing for more bad weather next week after torrential rain on Monday caused some rivers to overflow their banks. Video

Floodwater is covering large parts of the eastern Bay of Plenty after 24 hours of heavy rain.

Kate Sheppard is on the front line

Floodwater is covering large parts of the eastern Bay of Plenty after 24 hours of heavy rain.

The government was not wrong to withhold information about potential toxic foam in the water supply, the Ministry for the Environment's chief executive says. Audio

People in Nelson are being warned not to swim or take shellfish at local beaches that could be polluted by untreated sewage.