Latest from Chile

Magnitude 6.4 quake hits southern Peru, near Chile border

Chile minister in hot seat

Motorsport: Dakar Rally to start and end in Buenos Aires

Teen kills brother in PlayStation scrap

Chile to host biggest telescope

Boobquake phenom goes viral

A woman who was disgruntled when an Iranian cleric preached that female cleavage causes earthquakes has caused her own social networking phenomenon.

John Key leaves US for Canada

NZ ranked fourth in global economic freedom rankings

NZ is the fourth most economically free country in the world according to a US think tank and the Wall Street Journal.

Driller in tax fight for Chile venture

Twenty NZers in Chile still unaccounted for

NZ diplomatic staff have made contact with about 250 Kiwis in Chile after the country was rocked by an 8.8 earthquake on Saturday.

Key defends Civil Defence over tsunami warning

Lifeguards don't need arrest powers - spokesman

Lifeguards say they do not want the power to arrest people who ignore beach closures, despite calls for them to be given enforcement powers.

Nail-biting wait for news from quake zone

New Zealanders with relatives in Chile faced an anxious wait for news of their loved ones after the huge earthquake disrupted communications.

NZ's tsunami alert cancelled

New Zealand's tsunami alert has been cancelled but people in coastal areas of the country are still advised to take caution.

'Stupid' NZers rush to watch tsunami

Hundreds of New Zealanders who raced to beaches to watch a potentially catastrophic tsunami were 'stupid', says Civil Defence Minister John Carter.

Mother-in-law's screams wake couple