The Solomons' underwater denizens introduce themselves to Richard Moore.

Another strong aftershock has rattled Solomon Islands early this morning, following yesterday's 7.6 quake that's compounded flood misery in the country.

A tsunami warning for New Zealand has been cancelled following a downgrade of the severity of an earthquake in the Solomon Islands today.

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.

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.

New Zealand will withdraw its military personnel from the Solomons after 10 years as part of a peace-keeping mission but some NZ police personnel will remain.

PM John Key has gifted a children's playground to the people of the Solomon Islands to mark the work of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.

"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.

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.

Slow internet access is New Zealand's number one "first world problem", a survey has found.

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.