Weather
West Coast gets 9000 lightning strikes
The lightning strikes - most of them out to sea - hit as a thunderstorm and heavy rain worked its way up the South Island. Video
Sue Gardiner in Tonga
Kiwi Sue Gardiner is one of Tonga's 107,000 residents - she has lived there for 18 years. She talks about the impact of Cyclone Gita on the locals and the attributes that will get them through. Audio
Checkpoint weather: Thursday 15 February 2018
Metservice Meterologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
Gita heads south: 'NZ looks like it will get an impact'
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.
Tonga rebuilds after Cyclone Gita - Koro Vaka'uta
It's been over three days since Cyclone Gita swept through the Tongan islands of 'Eua and Tongatapu leaving most people without power and water and others without a home. RNZ Pacific reporter Koro… Audio
Tongans in good spirits despite struggle after Cyclone Gita
It's been over three days since Cyclone Gita swept through the Tongan islands of 'Eua and Tongatapu leaving most people without power and water and others without a home. Despite this, people in the… Audio
Tonga after Cyclone Gita: NZers want to give more than money
Aid agencies are calling for cash rather than supplies for cyclone-stricken Pacific Islands but local community groups want to contribute more than money. Tonga was worst hit by the category 4 cyclone… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 16 February 2018
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Checkpoint weather: Thursday 15 February 2018
Metservice Meterologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
Fears over deportations to cyclone-ravaged Tonga
Hundreds of Tongans could face being sent back to their cyclone-ravaged country before it has recovered from the storm's devastation, an immigration lawyer says.
Cyclone Gita: Rain makes Tonga cleanup difficult
Thousands of people in Tonga are still seeking emergency shelter after a night of heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Gita. The category four cyclone hit the main island of Tongatapu and destroyed… Audio
Fiji's Ono-I-Lau wrecked by Cyclone Gita
Reports of cyclone damage are coming in from Fiji's Ono-I-Lau island. The category 4 cyclone passed over the small island, roughly half way between Tonga and Fiji, around midnight on Tuesday. It has… Audio
Dunedin's Chinese NY fireworks display extinguished
Dunedin's annual Chinese New Year fireworks display has been extinguished by the current fire ban.
Checkpoint weather: Wednesday 14 February 2018
Metservice Meterologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
Eastern Bay of Plenty farmers brace for bad weather
Farmers in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are bracing for the possibility of more bad weather next week after torrential rain on Monday caused some rivers to overflow their banks. Many farms have flooded… Audio
Cyclone Gita could head to NZ - NIWA
Cyclone Gita has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm as it moves into open waters, with a possibility it may impact New Zealand early next week. Audio
Cyclone Gita: NZ Air Force scours Tonga for damage
A Royal New Zealand Air Force team is on the way to Tonga to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Gita. After smashing Tonga, the cyclone missed the most populated areas of Fiji on Tuesday night.
RNZ… Audio
Cyclone Gita: Devastated Tonga faces huge clean-up
A massive clean up is underway for Tonga after Cyclone Gita destroyed homes, buildings, and food crops. The storm made landfall on Tonga with category 4 force on Monday night. It ripped roofs off… Audio
Cyclone Gita: Fiji wakes to assess damage
Fiji's Red Cross says it has concerns for people on Ono-i-Lau and Vatoa in the Southern Lau islands which were swiped by Cyclone Gita. Communication was cut to the islands when Gita passed on Tuesday… Audio
Cyclone Gita: No storm-caused deaths reported
Residents of Nuku'alofa endured a "terrifying" night with huge amounts of debris, trees uprooted, and roofs ripped from buildings on Monday as Cyclone Gita hit Tonga's main islands. As the nation… Audio