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.

Investors in a Fiji resort are pushing to get more than $1 million they are owed.

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

A combined memorial for the victims of the Pacific tsunami is planned for West Auckland tonight.

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

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.