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Families cautioned against travel to Samoa
Well-intentioned helpers could place extra pressure on already scarce resources, says pastor.
Tsunami strands NZ students
A 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.
NZ aid arrives in Samoa
Aid has begun arriving in Samoa in what will be an ongoing effort as the scale of devastation from the quake and tsunami becomes clear.
Tsunami survivors tell of destruction and chaos
Reporter Edward Gay is at Auckland Airport speaking with people who have flown from Apia this morning.
Anxious wait for Samoan travellers
Reporter Edward Gay is at Auckland Airport speaking with people who have flown from Apia this morning.
Tourist tsunami death toll could rise - McCully
The death toll for tourists in Samoa could rise in some areas where the tsunami warning system may not have worked so well.
Searching for bodies amid the devastation
A salty smell hangs over the devastated Samoan village of Lalomanu as police teams pick their way through the debris looking for bodies.
NZ aid on the way to Samoa
A 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.
Tsunami 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 nation
'All three of them gone' - mother sees children swept away
Salamasina Taufua was basking in the sun yesterday watching her three young children playing on the sand when a tsunami swept all three away.
Latest updates: Tsunami disaster
Read here for the latest news following the Samoan earthquake and tsunami.
Nine NZers injured in Samoan tsunami - one dead
Nine New Zealanders are now confirmed injured, and one dead, in today's Samoan tsunami.
Entire villages wiped out as death toll climbs
Horror stories are emerging in the aftermath of today's 8.3 magnitude quake and tsunami in Samoa.
One NZer dead, more 'likely' in tsunami hit Samoa
At least one NZer is dead and three injured, amongst thousands affected by today's earthquake and tsunami in Samoa.
Over 100 dead in Samoa - health workers
Reports of scores dead, cars thrown into the ocean and fish on the ground following this morning's magnitude 8.3 earthquake.
Coastal warnings remain after quake tsunami
The Ministry of Civil Defence is warning people to continue to stay away from beaches even though a tsunami warning has been downgraded.
Devastation as tsunami wipes out Samoan villages
Reports of cars thrown into the ocean and fish on the ground following this morning's magnitude 8.3 earthquake.
Reports up to 40 dead after quake, tsunami hit Samoa
There are unconfirmed reports that 40 people from the Samoan village of Lalomanu - on the south-eastern end of the island of Upolu - have been killed.