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What we know about the Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami four months on.
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WorkSafe charges against the National Emergency Management Agency have been dismissed.
Nearly 4000 homes have been destroyed and more than 40,000 people displaced.
Quick-rise flooding at Mark Warren's Central Hawke's Bay rural property. Video / Supplied
Eight NZ medical profs have left for Tonga to help with trauma in tsunami aftermath.
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Torrential rainfall has drowned parts of Queensland and NSW.
Damien O'Connor said he'll closely watch Cyclone Dovi to see if more funding is needed.
Tonga suffered major infrastructure damage after the massive undersea eruption.
The HMNZS Wellington and Aotearoa are already in Tonga and other nations are helping too.
Evidence of tsunami waves was also recorded in the Bay.
The volcano eruption and tsunami caused extensive damage to the island.
The aid is from a trust set up for the purpose of disaster relief in the Pacific.
An aid flight from New Zealand is due to touch down in Tonga later this afternoon.
Photos from Tonga show thick layers of ash covering the streets, as locals get to work.
HMNZS Wellington and HMNZS Aotearoa expected to arrive in Tonga by Friday.
More help is on its way to Tonga, as officials reveal the scale of devastation.
Peeni Henare confirmed the two reported deaths are a Tongan and British national.
One image includes Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, which has disappeared after the eruption.
Sir Michael Jones: 'We all feel the pain of another family member'.
'An air drop option was considered, but was not the preference of the Tongan authorities.'
The reconnaissance flight sent to assess damage in Tonga has returned.
Tongans in New Zealand have been praying for their Pacific Island families.
Her distraught brother says he doesn't 'think this is going to have a happy ending'.
Nema said strong and unusual currents are expected to continue.
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Man said rocks showered around them while they drove to safety.
Tokyo flagbearer's father is governor in Ha'apai - which has been cut off since disaster.
Islands face massive clean-up after blast that sent ash, steam and gas 20km into air.
The cyclone could bring 8m swells, storm force winds and coastal inundation.
The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.
The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga erupted 23 December 2021. Video / Tongan Navy