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'It's pretty cool to be called a hero'
Abby Wutzler ran along the beach of Lalomanu in Samoa screaming at tourists that a tsunami was coming was given a special award for bravery.

League: Kiwis made to work hard against Tongans
The Kiwis got a wake-up call tonight ahead of the inaugural Four Nations rugby league tournament when they made hard work of beating a gallant Tongan side.

Fiji investors push for $1 million owed
Investors in a Fiji resort are pushing to get more than $1 million they are owed.

Tahiti: Recession busters on a Pacific pearl
The global downturn is hitting travel plans, but Megan Singleton discovers a way to make that Tahitian holiday affordable after all.

Memorial tonight for tsunami victims
A combined memorial for the victims of the Pacific tsunami is planned for West Auckland tonight.

Huge turnout for sisters killed by tsunami
The father of two young women swept to their deaths by the Samoan tsunami told their funeral yesterday they would have "fought hard".

Baby back in NZ after premature birth in Samoa
A premature baby born in Samoa after his pregnant mother fled the tsunami is back in Auckland and about to undergo surgery.

Be strong, have faith, says Tua
Heavyweight boxer David Tua stands solemnly at the beach he knows well, looking defeated at the devastation the tsunami left behind.

Panic in Vanuatu after tsunami warning
Scenes of panic are reported in Vanuatu after several earthquakes sparked a tsunami warning.

NZ tsunami warning still in force - Civil Defence
Civil Defence says a tsunami threat remains in place for NZ despite the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre cancelling its warning.

Govt paying for baby's mercy flight
The Ministry of Health will today send an air ambulance from Auckland on a mercy flight to pick up a baby born prematurely in Samoa.