Weather
Gita forced water, logs towards homes 'like a tsunami'
Konstanca Palzer describes how a torrent of water and forestry logs "came down like a tsunami" when Gita struck the top of the South Island last week. Video, Audio
Checkpoint weather: Tuesday, February 27
The latest weather forecast with Metservice Meterologist John Law. Video, Audio
Gita cleanup: 'You don't wait for outside help'
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.
Checkpoint weather: Monday, February 26 2018
The latest weather forecast with Metservice Meterologist John Law. Video, Audio
The lessons of Gita
First Person - Cyclone Gita left a destructive path across Tonga destroying homes and crops but RNZ Pacific's Koro Vaka'uta found the island nation's people to be remarkably resilient.
Road re-opening brings relief to Takaka locals
For five days, the South Island town of Takaka in Golden Bay was utterly cut off from the rest of the country.
Heavy rain, wind continues to hit NZ
More rain is expected to hit the upper South Island this morning, less than a week after the area was drenched by Cyclone Gita. Audio
Weather: Man dies in freak slip, Fiordland tourists airlifted
A man's been crushed to death by falling rocks in a freak accident in the North Island and in the South Island, hundreds of tourists have had to be rescued by helicopter after being trapped by a slip… Audio
Heavy rain, wind continues to hit New Zealand
There's been heavy rain on the West Coast of the South Island and northwest gales in eastern areas overnight, and the front is now between Buller and Kaikoura and is continuing up into the lower North… Audio
Tourists rescued from Doubtful Sound after 25m slip cut off road
Four helicopters were used to fly stranded tourists out of Doubtful Sound today after a 25 metre wide slip cut off the Wilmot Pass Road.
Water restored to all New Plymouth properties
Water has now been restored to all properties in New Plymouth affected by Cyclone Gita and the state of emergency has been lifted.
Road closures due to Gita causing frustration
Frustration is growing for people unable to get to work in Nelson due to road closures caused by Cyclone Gita this week.
Power still off in 600 Taranaki properties after Gita
About 600 properties in Taranaki are still without power following Cyclone Gita, while other Taranaki residents are being warned they will have to boil their water for another week.
Summer hottest on record - and it's not over yet
It's official - this summer is already the hottest on record, with four days still to go, according to new data from the climate agency Niwa.
Takaka resident says Gita should be a wake up call
A Takaka Hill resident says the storm that brought down slips and completely blocked the road should be a wake up call for many.
Golden Bay farmers take stock post-Gita
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.
SH1 Kaikōura unlikely to reopen till mid-week
State Highway 1 north and south of Kaikōura is unlikely to reopen until the middle of next week.
Checkpoint weather: Friday 23 February
The latest weather forecast from MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
Tasman lifts state of emergency after Gita
The state of emergency imposed in Nelson and Tasman this week because of Cyclone Gita has been lifted.
Trapped in Takaka after cyclone Gita
The leader of a group of cyclists from Katikati tells us about being trapped in Takaka by cyclone Gita Audio
