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Many Samoans in New Zealand are preparing to flying back to their villages to look for loved ones and support survivors. Audio

Nine people are now confirmed dead and four critically injured after three waves of up to six metres high slammed into the island of Niuatoputapu yesterday morning. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Our reporter Leilani Momoisea is at one of the worst hit parts of Samoa - Lalomanu, on the southeast coast of Upolu Island. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

And again Sumatra bears the brunt of it. Audio

Bill English speaks in his capacity as acting PM having listened to the Samoan PM speak of the devastation. Audio

We hear from the Samoan PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as he witnesses the devastation. Audio

We hear from Red Cross worker Goretti Wulf and Dr Shaun Mauiliu at the emergency hospital. Audio

In Samoa, the full extent of the devastation from yesterday's catastrophic tsunami is becoming clearer, as the relief workers find more bodies and clear huge piles of debris. Audio

This weeks meeting between Iran's leaders and United Nations Security Council members will be the 1st since the US President Barack Obama took office. Audio

The increasing bloodshed in Afghanistan has been the focus of talks at the White House between President Barack Obama and the head of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Audio