The NZ volunteer firefighter killed while alerting people in Samoa to last week's tsunami has been remembered in Apia.

A baby born prematurely after his mother fled the tsunami may die in Samoa if his parents can't raise $100,000 needed to fly him back to NZ.

After three days at sea out of sight of land, it was like a scene from Treasure Island to awake and find the Pacific Sun manoeuvering into remote Anelghowat Bay.

Radio announcer Epati Tamati may have saved hundreds of lives by not budging from his waterfront studio when the Samoan earthquake struck.

Salamasina Ale Taufua should be dead. She has bruises, deep cuts and welts on her body.

A NZ couple are appealing for former guests of a Lalomanu resort to offer tools and expertise to rebuild it after the tsunami.

A NZ woman whose home and possessions were washed away by the tsunami found the looting that followed tougher to deal with.

As the water receded Ioka Fa'aliga-Fauena Yi clutched the body of her lifeless baby, said a prayer and sucked his nose.

In the hills above the stricken south coast of Samoa, 49 people are huddled under one tarpaulin.