<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Herald]]></title><link>https://www.nzherald.co.nz</link><atom:link href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/topic/samoa-tsunami/?outputType=xml&amp;_website=nzh" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[New Zealand Herald News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:36:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[PM doesn't back down on Tongan travel warning]]></title><link>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pm-doesnt-back-down-on-tongan-travel-warning/2U7HLSL2L73G6FNBRV7NRMWJ5U/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pm-doesnt-back-down-on-tongan-travel-warning/2U7HLSL2L73G6FNBRV7NRMWJ5U/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Trevett]]></dc:creator><description></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:21:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G5JDNVH3RI64WKMZVKFN223MXQ.jpg?auth=ff04d3a48de912fca753606737314f2af0634bed3f99417184e57f618ec9f6a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=300&amp;height=300" type="image/jpeg" height="300" width="300"/><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Key with Lord Tu'ivakano, prime minister of Tonga. 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Photo / Greg Bowker]]></media:description><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LKBGKQ33JGY25GGF6OE7QCSIBI.jpg?auth=8e9f2152bf1ebd531b17925911cb8e177eea3b558d34af7245dd409a748614f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=600" type="image/jpeg" height="600" width="800"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LKBGKQ33JGY25GGF6OE7QCSIBI.jpg?auth=8e9f2152bf1ebd531b17925911cb8e177eea3b558d34af7245dd409a748614f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=460&amp;height=230" type="image/jpeg" height="230" width="460"/><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LKBGKQ33JGY25GGF6OE7QCSIBI.jpg?auth=8e9f2152bf1ebd531b17925911cb8e177eea3b558d34af7245dd409a748614f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720" type="image/jpeg" height="720" width="1280"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami: Poutasi remembers]]></title><link>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/tsunami-poutasi-remembers/JOK65YSE3SKNBMABZA57CWV4BY/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/tsunami-poutasi-remembers/JOK65YSE3SKNBMABZA57CWV4BY/</guid><description></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NQJCQQKSLQ73WMVRMXQWBBCKCQ.jpg?auth=435abfe8d45c26f1bd11bd93baf21f9040fa66265cc85a88082d67c0d095106a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=300&amp;height=300" type="image/jpeg" height="300" width="300"/><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poutasi today remembered Nonu Maifele Tofilau and his two brothers, among the village's nine tsunami victims. 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Photo / NZDF
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