At least 10,000 have been killed in one Philippine city alone following Typhoon Haiyan, with officials warning desperate people are looting just to stay alive.

While Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the deadliest natural disaster on record to hit the Philippines, the country is no stranger to major storms.

"We did everything but we can't reach anyone." Many Kiwis are facing an anxious wait for news from loved ones.

Governments and agencies are mounting a major relief effort to help victims of the Philippines typhoon.

Terrified workers at one of the Philippines' major airports described how they were forced to climb out of windows to escape being killed as the strongest typhoon in history swept across their nation and claimed the lives of up to 10,000 people.

As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools.

New Zealand has contributed $150,000 towards relief efforts in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines and more support could be on its way.

One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.

Former Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.

A large tsunami generated very close to the coast of New Zealand would arrive before warning sirens could be activated, a new report has found.

A large tsunami generated very close to the coast of New Zealand would arrive before warning sirens could be activated, a new report has found.

A Christchurch pensioner "roughed up'' by armed police while protecting his quake-hit property has welcomed watchdog findings which slams the officers' actions.

Six months after a deadly tsunami tore through villages in the Solomon Islands, those left behind have started to rebuild their lives away from the beach.

Tired and frustrated domestic air travellers were stuck at Auckland Airport yesterday for up to six hours after thick fog grounded flights.

Joan Dodson spent the night in a four-wheel-drive vehicle and has not been back inside her damaged home since Sunday's quake.

Wellington's shipping and cargo port will remain in business this week, as work to clean debris caused by the big quake begins.

Insurance companies are refusing policies to new customers in central New Zealand after Sunday's 6.5 earthquake.

There is a huge value in the fact that in New Zealand we have clean water and beautiful forests to enjoy, so why doesn't our GDP reflect this?

Disaster tourism in Christchurch's worst-hit eastern suburbs has been slammed by residents as totally insensitive and exploitative, new research shows.

An engineer who assessed the Ohope landslide that killed a 17-year-old has re-iterated calls for the local council to adopt evacuation procedures.

A family member of a teenager killed in a Bay of Plenty landslip following torrential rain believes his death could have been prevented if authorities had ordered evacuations.

Alan Perrott talks to people with the inside track on what’s out to get us and finds out how that knowledge affects their daily lives.