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Anxious family wait to hear from NZ teacher in Haiti
An Auckland teacher who was travelling to Haiti this week has not been heard from since the island nation's devastating earthquake.
Haiti quake family had 'always helped others'
Grieving relatives of the three NZ-Haitian family members killed in the Haiti earthquake say the family had always worked to help others.
Bodies of two NZ girls and father found in Haiti
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, Jolie donate $1m to Haiti quake relief
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million ($NZ1.3 million) to help the earthquake victims on the Caribbean island of Haiti.
Haiti: 50,000 dead, US pledges $135m
Tens of thousands of people are feared dead and millions are in need of emergency assistance after Haiti's catastrophic earthquake.
NZ mother, daughter safe after quake escape
A NZ-born mother and her injured daughter, 2, were safe in the Dominican Republic last night after escaping earthquake-shattered Haiti.
NZ woman and daughter evacuated from Haiti
An NZ woman and her daughter have been evacuated from Haiti tonight. Two other children from the family remain unaccounted for.
Latest updates: Haitian quake
Latest news on the devastating quake in Haiti which has killed thousands and left about a third of the Caribbean island's residents needing aid.
Haiti quake: NZ girl found alive but father dead
A New Zealand girl has been found alive but her father has died in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in quake-hit Haiti.
Haiti quake: How to donate and country facts
How to donate to the Haiti relief appeals, facts about Haiti
Melbourne cooling after hottest night in 100 years
Australia is cooling down after another day of deadly heat with temperatures in three states soaring into the 40s, including record highs in Melbourne.
Cyclone forces midnight escape
In the third of our series, Alanah May Eriksen recalls her family's flight from a storm-battered camping ground.
Melbourne braces for a scorcher
Victoria has declared a Code Red fire warning in the Wimmera region today, ahead of an expected scorcher.
Tsunami in the Solomon Islands
Photos of the damage left after earthquakes near the Solomon Islands caused a tsunami and landslides.
Lives in Solomons saved because of locals' quick thinking
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.
One big one gives the year a shake-up
Largest earthquake since Napier was the only major rattle in 12 months of stability underfoot, says GNS Science.
Eruption menaces endangered chimps' Congo home
Lava flowing from a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening a population of endangered chimpanzees.
From fires to floods, to threat of cyclone
Extreme weather brings hope of end to decade-long drought.
Top weather stories of 2009
It's been another year of wild weather across New Zealand with snow, hail storms and waterspouts all putting in appearances.