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Sumatra: Kiwi aid workers safe following 7.7 quake
Two New Zealand aid workers are safe and well following this morning's earthquake in Indonesia.
Champers sorbet to raise $500 per glass for Haiti
Two businessmen have created a $500 Cristal champagne sorbet, topped with gold-leaf shavings, to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
One-metre waves from quake hit six NZ locations
Six locations around the country saw peak wave heights of more than a metre generated by last week's devastating earthquake near Chile.
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.
Quake's dangerous aftermath
A seemingly calm and still Avon-Heathcote Estuary, in Christchurch, is turned into a churning mess by one of Sunday's tsunami.
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.