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![Samoa's survivors pick up their shattered lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Samoa's survivors pick up their shattered lives
To protect the occupants from the elements, tarpaulins are strung up between the poles to create makeshift walls.
![Christchurch earthquake: Victims struggling with aftermath](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Christchurch earthquake: Victims struggling with aftermath
Victims of Saturday's earthquake share their stories of survival.
![NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise
A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.
![Kindness kills when aid prolongs wars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Kindness kills when aid prolongs wars
Humanitarian help has become a huge industry, buffering corrupt regimes and perpetuating war, claims the author of a new book.
![Nigerian slaughter shatters fragile balance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Nigerian slaughter shatters fragile balance
Jos has become an explosive fault line between the country's Muslim-dominated north and predominantly Christian south.
![Quake widow plans memorial for husband](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Quake widow plans memorial for husband
The NZ woman whose husband died in the Haitian quake hopes to start a foundation in his name focusing on youth, sports and education in Haiti.