Chief Ben Lovo and his family of Bongkil Village on Erromango, Vanuatu. He says shortwave broadcasts from RNZI during Cyclone Pam allowed him to warn four villages and save hundreds of lives Photo: RNZI/Koroi Hawkins
RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its Cyclone Watch Service for the 2024-2025 cyclone season.
The South Pacific tropical cyclone season starts in November 2024 and will run until the last day of April 2025.
Once cyclone alerts are issued, RNZ Pacific will broadcast hourly updates of these bulletins if necessary and whenever the situation changes. These bulletins will be heard either just before the top of each hour or following news bulletins at the top of each hour.
The frequency schedule for the RNZ Pacific cyclone watch service for 2024 - 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific
We will do our best to keep people informed of all-weather updates, both on-air and online.
Our information comes from the Fiji Meteorological Service and the New Zealand MetService.
In addition, we can access weather bulletins from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Niue and Tokelau Meteorological Offices.
We try to get damage reports from local authorities, non-governmental agencies active in the field, and people affected whom we manage to reach.
You can also follow us on X, formerly Twitter, @RNZPacific and on @RNZPacific Facebook.