Weather

It's not over for the Chatham Islands yet, with strong gusts, rain and heavy swells still expected today. Audio

Hawkes Bay wanderer Christine Climo went walkabout in the Blue Mountains and had the chance to dance up a rain storm, complete with thunder and lightning. Audio

Alice Clements from Unicef says help has been getting through to some of the outer islands today and will pick up over the next week. [Regions] Vanuatu Audio

New Zealander Mike Keegan who made it off Tanna Island says the devastation there is simply indescribable - and worse than Port Vila where thousands are homeless. Audio

The massive storm killed 24 people but it's feared the death toll could still go higher. Audio

Back home, severe southerly gales and heavy swells along the the East coast of the north island are all expected to ease today. Audio

Residents in the Chatham Islands are being urged to hunker down and wait for ex-Tropical Cyclone Pam to pass. Audio

In the Chatham Islands a state of local emergency has been declared in anticipation of the arrival of Cyclone Pam. Audio

Gisborne residents were spared the worst yesterday when ex-Tropical Cyclone Pam passed by without inflicting serious damage. Audio

The Chatham Islands will this morning suffer the sting in Cyclone Pam's tail with the remnants of the storm system reaching the islands at midday today. Audio

The Chatham Islands are in a state of emergency as locals wait for the remnants of Cyclone Pam to sweep-by tomorrow. Audio

Our reporter Nicole Pryor is in Tologa Bay where the remnants of Cyclone Pam is now moving away. Audio

In this country, Cyclone Pam has been battering the North Island's east coast today. Audio

The east coast of the North Island has been bearing the brunt today, with 100 people evacuating in the face of huge waves pounding the beaches. Audio

New Zealander Mike Crawford runs diving company Big Blue, in Port Vila. He lives on a hill overlooking the town. Audio

The grim toll from Cyclone Pam is becoming clearer under the state of emergency declared in Vanuatu - but still very little's been heard from devastated outer islands. Audio

Weather forecaster Richard Green has just been evactuated from Tolaga Bay. He tells us the latest on the storm that's hit the East Cape and Gisborne. Audio

Peter Higgs, Civil Defence Emergency Controller for Gisborne, has just finished his debrief and he's with us. Audio

Andrea owns a restaurant on the Gisborne waterfront, battered by cyclone Pam Audio

Canadian biologist and landscape architect who has been running an organic, then permaculture orchard business since 1993. He is travelling throughout New Zealand on the Beyond Organic tour of talks… Audio