Disaster relief supplies

Dozens of NZers brought out of Vanuatu post-Cyclone Harold

A C-130 Hercules aircraft had taken a helicopter and supplies after the cyclone swept through the central islands of Vanuatu.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, said the response effort also gave the opportunity to repatriate a large group of New Zealanders seeking to return home.

"The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the largest consular response New Zealand has ever undertaken," said Mr Peters.

"Consular teams here and around the world are navigating extremely complex circumstances every day, to continue to find solutions that work."