METSERVICE The latest Cyclone Gita tracking map, issued Monday morning, shows the storm moving across the top of the South Island when it hits. RNZ Civil defence is warning people to prepare for power cuts, road closures and possible evacuation as Cyclone Gita approaches. "It's a South Island rain event that starts in the upper South Island Tuesday morning, and spreads across the rest of the upper and eastern South Island in the afternoon." LAWRENEC SMITH / STUFF Tonga has begun the slow process of cleaning up after cyclone Gita. Other local authorities around the South Island had also issued warnings ahead of Cyclone Gita.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2018 06:14 UTC