The house at the school where Courtney Tilby volunteered, flattened like many other buildings after the cyclone.
Devastating damage in Vanuatu and a welcome boost from Hawke's Bay are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
The "heartbreaking" effects of Cyclone Pam are still being felt in Vanuatu today - but a Tauranga teen says her Vanuatuan "family" saved her life.
But all is not lost. Thanks to Hawke's Bay residents, hundreds of RSE seasonal workers from Vanuatu have just received a welcome boost.
Wanganui's celebrated paddle steamer Waimarie appears to have hit rough waters.
Never leave anything burning in an unoccupied house - a lesson learned by a McLeod Bay resident after a fire destroyed everything she owned.
