Cyclone Winston
NZ might stay in Fiji to help with 'recovery phase'
The New Zealand Defence Force is considering staying in Fiji for longer to help the country in the aftermath of Cyclone Winston.
Flavours Of Fiji - Robert Oliver
A group of top chefs and food industry professionals are doing their bit to help people affected by Cyclone Winston. Audio
Fiji recovery a 'huge task' - NZDF
Fiji has a big recovery task ahead but there is a sense of calm and control in the capital, the New Zealand Defence Force says.
Seed Saving for Cyclones
Sant Kumar has a nursery in Nadi and has managed to protect his plants from two devastating cyclones. When word comes through that a cyclone is approaching, he unclips and folds away his shade cloth… Audio
Fiji - On The Land after Cyclone Winston
Horticulture consultant Kyle Stice says it will be many months before crops devastated by Cyclone Winston in Fiji are back in production. Audio
Half Fiji's homes need to be rebuilt
Damage assessors are estimating that about half of Fiji's homes will need to be rebuilt. A ship carrying aid and damage assessment teams around the remote Lau island group that was heavily hit by… Audio
Sport: Winston weighs heavy on minds of Fiji's sevens team
The Fiji sevens team are hoping to put some smiles on the faces of people back home this weekend, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Winston. Audio
Fiji's tourism industry galvanises to get visitors back
The tourism industry in Fiji has wasted no time in banding together to pull overseas visitors back in the wake of Cyclone Winston. Audio
Fiji aid commander in Lau says he is 800 tents short
An army commander in charge of the aid mission to the Lau group in Fiji says tarpaulins are not good enough and he needs 800 more tents for people to live in for up to two years. Audio
NGO outlines co-ordinated aid approach to Fiji disaster
Care Australia outlines the co-ordinated approach being taken by the Fiji government, donors and NGOs to ensure a co-ordinated approach to helping cyclone Winston victims. Audio
NZ medics head to Fiji as death toll rises
Medical and surgical teams are heading to Fiji to help out following Cyclone Winston as the death toll is updated to 43.
Devastated Fijian islanders put faith in traditional homes
A Fijian elder on the devastated island of Vanua Balavu says the traditional bure remains their best housing option -- because at least people don't get hurt by flying iron and glass in cyclones. Audio
Fiji: 'Like an endless sea of aeroplane crashes'
The situation in cyclone-ravaged Fiji is grim and reconstruction work will take a long time, says Foreign Minister Murray McCully. Video
Five dead in Vanua Balavu
RNZ International reporter Alex Perrottet is the first journalist to reach Vanua Balavu, the third largest island in Fiji's Lau archipelago, where five people lost their lives in Cyclone Winston. He… Video, Audio
NZ gives another $1.5m to help Fiji
The New Zealand government has increased its aid package to Fiji by $1.5 million, to help the country recover from Cyclone Winston.
Cyclone Winston - Alex Perrottet
Relief supplies are starting to reach the worst-hit outer islands, eight days after Cyclone Winston hit Fiji. More than 60-thousand people have been left homeless and the death toll remains at 42 with… Audio
NZ defence force staff ready to help Fiji
The HMNZS Wellington has arrived in Fiji with 60 tonnes of aid supplies and 71 military personnel ready to "get stuck in" and help the country clean up and rebuild.
Cyclone destroyed newly-built Fiji homes
Many Fijian homes newly built to withstand extreme weather were destroyed by Cyclone Winston, but roads and bridges are holding up well.
Alex Perrottet - Fiji Update
Alex Perrottet from RNZ International has been in Fiji since Cyclone Winston battered the country last weekend. Audio
Hundreds of NZDF staff to help Fiji
Hundreds of engineers, drivers, medical and support staff are heading to Fiji to join other Defence Force staff rebuild communities devastated by Cyclone Winston.