Hundreds of thousands of people spent a second night out of doors in Kathmandu last night as severe aftershocks continued to terrify people.

When Nichola Ireland saw TV news reports of the devastation in Nepal, she feared the worst.

The Government is promising at least $1 million in aid to help Nepal following the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the mountainous country.

The big earthquake that rocked Nepal was another violent by-product of an ancient, geological scrum between two giant land masses.

A World Vision staffer has told about the scenes in Nepal following the devastating earthquake.

A week on from Cyclone Pam some sense of normality has returned - at least in the capital, Port Vila.

The deputy chairman of Vanuatu's natural disaster committee has launched a stinging attack on NGOs in the cyclone-struck nation.

New Zealand aid worker Andrew Finlay takes Kirsty Johnston around the island of Tanna, where the destruction is wholesale.

The Syrian conflict is one of several emergencies World Vision is responding to.

The threat of disease from dirty water has affected "absolutely everybody" in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam.

A state of emergency remains in place in the Chatham Islands, where ex-cyclone Pam is still causing rough weather.

The first aid planes arrived to find scenes of "utter destruction" on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, where residents are in desperate need of emergency supplies.

The Chatham Islands has felt the brunt of ex-tropical Cyclone Pam overnight and more damaging winds and sea surges are expected throughout the day.

Doctors at the hospital performed an emergency caesarean in the middle of the cyclone - and delivered a baby they named Pamela.

Cyclone Pam has come with a silver lining for many farmers, bringing much-needed rain to most parts of the North Island.

Damaging winds and sea surges from ex-tropical Cyclone Pam are escalating as the storm batters the Chatham Islands today.

Chatham Islands Mayor Alfred Preece said a state of emergency was declared yesterday to ensure all residents were prepared.

Live updates of Cyclone Pam's impact in New Zealand and the aftermath in devastated Pacific Island nations.

Volunteer Service Abroad said it could still not account for four Kiwi volunteers in Vanuatu.

New Zealanders in Vanuatu have been drafted in to help at the capital's main hospital after it was ravaged by Cyclone Pam.

Government ministers, foreign press and ambassadors including New Zealand's Mark Sinclair are sitting in a glitzy conference room in downtown Tokyo, looking at stunning photographs on powerpoint of a....

Dozens are feared dead on Vanuatu and up to 10,000 are homeless in the wake of Cyclone Pam.

Tropical Cyclone Pam is slowly weakening as it approaches NZ, but will still be "a very powerful tropical cyclone" as it passes the country within a few hundred kilometres.