Photos from the tsunami memorial service in Samoa.

Check out our Google map to see which areas have been hardest hit by aftershocks since the September 4 Christchurch earthquake.

Canterbury residents were shaken awake last night by two big earthquakes - exactly a month after the destructive 7.1 quake.

It's been exactly one month since Canterbury was rocked by the devastating 7.1 earthquake so I decided to return to the region to check out the damage.

A range of measures has been announced today by the Government to help Cantabrians rebuild their homes after the September 4 earthquake.

Two radio-thons held in Tonga over the past week have raised almost $600,000 for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund.

"Deeply appreciative" Tongans are showing their gratitude for NZ support with a big fund raising effort for the Canterbury quake victims.

Until the tsunami no-one in Saleapaga wanted to live on the mountain if they had coastal land.

An earthquake was felt today in Samoa almost at the same hour the tsunami struck a year ago.

Paneta Sagale shouted the hardest-ever goodbye as his son, 6, was ripped from his arms.

Cherelle Jackson attends a memorial service for Tuifeaomalo Annandale, a former Miss Samoa and tireless women's advocate.

A NZ-Samoan couple who met helping clean up after the tsunami are marrying today to bring something positive to the anniversary of the tragedy.

The survivors of the Pacific tsunami one year ago are now better prepared should another tsunami hit.