WorldTsunami: 'She grabbed baby but it was too late'Salamasina Taufua tried desperately to keep her 8-month-old baby above water before Samoa's tsunami forced her to let her go.01 Oct 03:00 PM
World'I drove with dead bodies in my car'A journalist with the <i>Samoan Observer</i> describes the fear and heartbreak as the terrible events unfolded.01 Oct 03:00 PM
New ZealandActress tells of house shakingActress and psychologist Pamela Stephenson described the earthquake in Samoa as scary as hell.01 Oct 03:00 PM
WorldTsunami: Samoa starts picking up the piecesAs day breaks the clean-up begins in the coastal area of south-east Upolu Island, which bore the brunt of the post-quake sea surge.01 Oct 03:00 PM
New ZealandNZ tourists caught by first wave went back to beachNew Zealand tourists have told of their terror when the tsunami smashed through their Samoan beach resort.01 Oct 08:33 AM
World'90 percent' of island's housing destroyedThe tsunami death toll reaches at least 149 as new tales of devastation emerge.01 Oct 07:28 AM
New ZealandTsunami: MP visits seriously injured KiwisMany of the Kiwis in a Samoan hospital suffered internal injuries when struck by the seven metre high tsunami waves, says a NZ MP who visited them.01 Oct 07:07 AM
New ZealandTsunami strands NZ studentsA group of high school students spent a day and night stranded on a tiny island off Samoa, after watching the tsunami sweep away their belongings.01 Oct 01:43 AM
New ZealandNZ aid arrives in SamoaAid has begun arriving in Samoa in what will be an ongoing effort as the scale of devastation from the quake and tsunami becomes clear.30 Sep 11:02 PM
New ZealandTourist tsunami death toll could rise - McCullyThe death toll for tourists in Samoa could rise in some areas where the tsunami warning system may not have worked so well.30 Sep 08:50 PM
New ZealandSearching for bodies amid the devastationA salty smell hangs over the devastated Samoan village of Lalomanu as police teams pick their way through the debris looking for bodies.30 Sep 08:24 PM
New ZealandNZ aid on the way to SamoaA team of Army medics is flying to Samoa to join a civilian medical team that left NZ late last night as the death toll from the tsunami rises.30 Sep 03:00 PM
New ZealandTsunami survivors describe 'Hell on Earth'Residents and visitors in Samoa describe the terror of knowing what would be next after a massive quake rocked the tiny island nation30 Sep 03:00 PM
New Zealand'All three of them gone' - mother sees children swept awaySalamasina Taufua was basking in the sun yesterday watching her three young children playing on the sand when a tsunami swept all three away.30 Sep 03:00 PM
New ZealandDismay at decision not to lay canyoning chargesThe families of six students and a teacher killed canyoning near Turangi last year are dismayed police have decided not to lay charges.03 Aug 08:44 PM