Grieving relatives of the three NZ-Haitian family members killed in the Haiti earthquake say the family had always worked to help others.

The bodies of Emmanuel Rejouis and his New Zealand-born daughters Kofie-Jade and Zenzie have been found in the rubble of a quake-hit hotel in Haiti.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million ($NZ1.3 million) to help the earthquake victims on the Caribbean island of Haiti.

Tens of thousands of people are feared dead and millions are in need of emergency assistance after Haiti's catastrophic earthquake.

A NZ-born mother and her injured daughter, 2, were safe in the Dominican Republic last night after escaping earthquake-shattered Haiti.

A New Zealand girl has been found alive but her father has died in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in quake-hit Haiti.

How to donate to the Haiti relief appeals, facts about Haiti

Photos of the damage left after earthquakes near the Solomon Islands caused a tsunami and landslides.

Landslides and a tsunami destroyed the homes of about one-third of the population on a Solomon Island but lives were likely spared as residents with memories of previous disasters fled quickly to higher ground, officials said Tuesday.

Largest earthquake since Napier was the only major rattle in 12 months of stability underfoot, says GNS Science.