Allan Hubbard is a genius, says one investor who says she has doubled her money in 12 years.

Thousands of people using the internet to their support for embattled Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard.

A march in support of Allan Hubbard and his wife Jean proceeded through Timaru's main street today and finished up outside South Canterbury Finance.

Hundreds have rallied in Timaru to support Allan Hubbard.

A nurse has been struck off the register for punching a "vulnerable" elderly man in the mouth while she was working at a resthome.

Moorea, along with ultra-expensive Bora Bora, is one French Polynesia's most popular islands with visitors. But remarkably, the impact of tourism, visually at least, is relatively low-key.

This blog is going to finish today beside the Moorea lagoon, I promise.

The official warning over a tsunami that threatened the entire east coast of New Zealand today has been downgraded to an advisory, but there is still a threat from ocean surges.

Civil Defence authorities have downgraded the tsunami warning for New Zealand. However, New Zealand authorities are warning that there could be surges for up to 24 hours.

New Zealand east coastal areas aren't out of the woods yet, with Civil Defence authorities and scientists electing keep the tsunami warning in place.

The first wave has reached the Chatham Islands, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile overnight. An official tsunami alert remains in place for New Zealand's entire east coast.