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Most Kiwis in northeast Japan accounted for - MFAT

All but "a few" New Zealanders registered as living in northeast Japan have been located.

Search staff redeployment 'won't compromise' NZ

NZ among first to assist Japan

New Zealand is one of the first countries to respond to a call for help from Japan.

Japan and Christchurch events 'unrelated' - experts

There is no connection between February's Christchurch earthquake and the massive Japanese quake, scientists say.

Tsunami surges across Pacific Basin

How the tsunami is impacting Pacific Rim locations such as Hawaii, Guam, North and South America, Tahiti and New Zealand.

Christchurch earthquake: 4000 cars to recover

Japanese hockey team to play on

Superyacht crowd dig into pockets for quake

Japanese search and rescue team races home

Paul Thomas: Chance to make a showpiece for the world

Christchurch earthquake: Misfortune compounds family grief

Manning teens have lost mother and an aunt and home has been burgled - all in less than three weeks

Civil Defence issues NZ tsunami warning after Japan quake

Civil Defence has issued a marine tsunami warning for New Zealand after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan early tonight, NZ time, but says it does not expect it to pose a threat for people on land.

Civil Defence assessing tsunami threat to NZ

Civil Defence says there is a potential threat of a tsunami reaching New Zealand after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan tonight, NZ time, but it has not issued an official warning yet.

Tokyo tsunami one of the biggest in recent history

A 10-metre-high tsunami ploughed into the Japanese coast on Friday, dashing ships into the shore, washing away houses and leaving devastation in its wake.

Stick to rugby, PM tells Cup critic

Prime Minister John Key has hit back at a British rugby writer who has declared there's no way Rugby World Cup matches can be held in Christchurch.

All quake-hit homes to be assessed

All Christchurch houses will be assessed for damage over the next eight weeks in an EQC rapid assessment process. All homes will be ranked into categories of damage, then homeowners given a timeframe...

Soldiers to be given emergency shelter

Predictions of liquefaction ignored