Living conditions continue to deteriorate in the Solomon Islands after severe flooding last week.

NZ is sending a Hercules with emergency relief to the Solomon Islands, after thousands of people in and around the capital Honiara were left homeless by flash flooding.

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

A New Zealand-registered Boeing 737 freight plane suffered a landing gear failure at Honiara airport in the Solomon Islands today.

New Zealand's navy officers are combing through parts of the Solomon Islands in a bid to rid the country of World War II explosive remnants.

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.

"It's a tough job... blowing up bits of old bombs," says the commander of the NZDF in Solomons after four tonnes of unexploded ordinance was cleared.

More than 6400 people in the remote Santa Cruz Islands in Temotu Province, 500km east of Honiara in the Solomon Islands, are coming to terms with devastation and loss wrought by the double disaster of an earthquake and tsunami last month.

Up to 900 dolphins have been killed by villagers in the Solomon Islands, who claim it was an act of retaliation for not being paid money they were promised.

There was rioting in the streets and parts of Honiara were burning to the ground in protest at the recent elections.

Departing NZDF members head to their plane home at Honiara Airport, Solomon Islands. This is the last NZDF contingent that is part of a joint security force for the Solomon's called RAMSI (Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands) that has been in operation for 10 years.

Nearly 10 years of peace-keeping in the Solomon Islands end today, with the last of the Kiwi troops coming home today.

A youngster from the Solomon Islands has taken on the future king of England in a show of football prowess - and won. "He was good, yes, but not as good as me," said Philemon Fatai, 13.

The police are laying their ghosts to rest with different methods and a fresh culture, report Catherine Masters and Jared Savage

New Zealand's representatives have for the first time been placed in different groups.

As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.

A foreign security presence may need to remain in East Timor and the Solomons for longer than expected.