NZers give $350,000 in tsunami aid

New Zealanders have donated more than $350,000 to help victims in Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa hit by Wednesday morning's devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami, aid agencies report.

Those agencies include:

* The New Zealand Red Cross' Samoa tsunami relief project;

* Oxfam NZ's rapid response emergency fund (0800 400 666, or automatic $20 donations on 0900 600 20);

* The Pacific Cooperation Foundation tsunami relief fund (deposits at any Westpac branch);

* ANZ Banking Group appeal to assist families in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga (ANZ branches, or directly to ANZ Samoa Appeal Fund account number 01 1839 0143546 00, with all proceeds will go directly to the Red Cross) ;

* Unicef NZ, or 0800 800 194);

* The Salvation Army or 0800 530 000);

* World Vision NZ appeal (0800 800 776);

* Mercury Energy (customers can text "Samoa" followed by a dollar amount, their first name and their customer account number to 515);

* Caritas Aotearoa appeal (or 0800 221 022);

* Advent Development and Relief Agency NZ (0800 4999 111);

* Rotary NZ appeal (Westpac, account number: 03 1702 0192208 02);

* Pacific Cooperation Foundation (Westpac, account number: 03 0539 0234978 01);

* Telstra Clear (donating the value of phone calls made to Samoa by customers over the last 48 hours to the Red Cross).

- NZPA