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Haiti: Miracle rescue

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

Survivors tell author tsunami nightmares

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

<i>Paul Holmes</i>: Haiti a nation of endless suffering

5.4 quake shakes East Coast

Multiple quakes hit Fiordland, West Coast

Haiti: Aid agencies 'look after own interests', says report

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

Quake hits Fiordland

Mobile phones become vital Haiti lifeline

NZ open to sending police to Haiti - PM

New Zealand would be open to sending police to help in Haiti if asked to, Prime Minister John Key says. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has requested 3500 extra troops and police.

Auction for NZ Haiti quake victims to close shortly

'If you don't kill the criminals, they will all come back' - Haitian police

Police asking citizens to take justice into their own hands against gang leaders who escaped from a quake damaged prison.

Tourism vital to Haiti's wrecked economy

The Independent's Simon Calder says it's not too soon for cruise ships to return to the benighted nation.

Violence fears rise as Haiti gang leaders fill police void

Influential gang leaders who escaped from a heavily damaged prison during the Haiti's killer earthquake are starting to wreak havoc across Port-au Prince.

Quake survivor's family to drive search for child's body

Search on for more survivors after four found alive

Amid the devastation, spirits in Haiti are lifted as remarkable stories of successful rescues continue to emerge.

Haiti: NZ mum coming to terms with loss

The New Zealand mother who lost a husband and two daughters in the Haitian earthquake is "getting through hour by hour", say family members.