An emotional memorial service has been held in the US for a NZ woman's husband and daughters killed in the Haitian earthquake.

Ten New Zealanders have been evacuated from flood-ravaged Machu Picchu as others stay to help locals.

At least 29 NZers remain trapped in Peru after floods knocked out roads and bridges.

NZ diplomatic staff have made contact with 15 of the 22 Kiwis trapped in Peru's ancient Incan capital Machu Picchu after landslides and heavy floods.

An ex-NBA star savages efforts to rebuild Haiti, blaming citizens for not doing more to protect themselves from disaster.

Mudslides have trapped at least 16 New Zealanders in an area near the Peru Inca trail leading to Machu Picchu, a spokesman for MFAT says.

The family of a New Zealand man, among the hundreds trapped after flash floods in Peru, say he is safe - but a little scared.

Samoan writer Lani Wendt Young has been commissioned to take down the stories of hundreds of people affected by the Pacific tsunami.

A shop assistant was rescued in good condition despite surviving 11 days since the earthquake crumbled Haiti's capital.

A row has broken out between aid organisations in Haiti and The Lancet medical journal which claimed they look after their own interests rather than those of the people they claim to help.

The NZ woman whose husband died in the Haitian quake hopes to start a foundation in his name focusing on youth, sports and education in Haiti.

American Black Hawk helicopters swooped down onto the grounds of the ruined presidential palace in Port-au-Prince yesterday to disgorge combat troops and humanitarian supplies.