Some of the biggest sporting names of days gone by were on display at Eden Park yesterday for a Tsunami Appeal rugby match.

New Zealand aid agencies look to support longer-term recovery efforts in villages.

Abby Wutzler ran along the beach of Lalomanu in Samoa screaming at tourists that a tsunami was coming was given a special award for bravery.

The Kiwis got a wake-up call tonight ahead of the inaugural Four Nations rugby league tournament when they made hard work of beating a gallant Tongan side.

The global downturn is hitting travel plans, but Megan Singleton discovers a way to make that Tahitian holiday affordable after all.

Seven-year-old Liam Porter, of Papamoa, says when he doesn't save he usually spends his $2 of weekly pocket money on lollies.

The father of two young women swept to their deaths by the Samoan tsunami told their funeral yesterday they would have "fought hard".

A premature baby born in Samoa after his pregnant mother fled the tsunami is back in Auckland and about to undergo surgery.

Today is a national day of mourning in Samoa as they bury the dead in a mass funeral.

Heavyweight boxer David Tua stands solemnly at the beach he knows well, looking defeated at the devastation the tsunami left behind.

Scenes of panic are reported in Vanuatu after several earthquakes sparked a tsunami warning.

Civil Defence says a tsunami threat remains in place for NZ despite the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre cancelling its warning.