Richie McCaw: Flying above Port Hills fire

Former All Black captain Richie McCaw says seeing the devastation caused by the Christchurch Port Hills Fire has been a reality check. McCaw has been flying missions since the fires broke out on Monday, mapping their position and relaying it to those on the ground. He hasn't been entrusted with a monsoon bucket just yet. There's plenty of training needed for that - you've got to be getting up to quite a few hours of experience.

New Zealand earthquake: The worst-affected areas

7.5 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury has a number of regions overnight with tsunami waves reaching New Zealand's east coast and aftershocks causing havoc nationwide. Two people are dead and earthquakes have been recorded as far north as Pukekohe. A large portion of the country has been affected by the tremors.
The worst affected areas
Kaikoura
Wellington
Waiau
Seddon
Christchurch