Govt orders review after tsunami response
The Government has ordered a review after deeming New Zealand's response to yesterday's tsunami "not good enough".
The Government has ordered a review after deeming New Zealand's response to yesterday's tsunami "not good enough".
Aid has begun arriving in Samoa in what will be an ongoing effort as the scale of devastation from the quake and tsunami becomes clear.
The death toll for tourists in Samoa could rise in some areas where the tsunami warning system may not have worked so well.
A salty smell hangs over the devastated Samoan village of Lalomanu as police teams pick their way through the debris looking for bodies.
Residents and visitors in Samoa describe the terror of knowing what would be next after a massive quake rocked the tiny island nation
Salamasina Taufua was basking in the sun yesterday watching her three young children playing on the sand when a tsunami swept all three away.
When the Fire Service called John Weatherley and told him there was a problem at home he thought his house must have burned down.
New Zealand is ready to offer assistance to Indonesia after a large earthquake killed at least 46 people and injured hundreds more.
A New Zealand man caught up in yesterday's powerful earthquake in Indonesia tells of his experience.