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The devil they know
The devil they know

Alan Perrott talks to people with the inside track on what’s out to get us and finds out how that knowledge affects their…

Tornado: Science behind the destruction

Packing winds of up to 320km, the killer tornado that laid waste to Oklahoma on Monday grasped at the deadliest end of the…

Govt doubles funding for new major science projects

The Government will dedicate an extra $70 million to its National Science Challenges, more than doubling its funding for…

Peter Bromhead: New-age-renaissance-man

"I see ..." murmured the caregiver, "... that John le Carre is still producing a new book every year and he's older than…

Video

ANZ first to face court in Fair Play on Fees law suit video ANZ first to face court in Fair Play on Fees law suit

ANZ bank was named today as the first target in a…

ABs: 'We'd love to go 3-0' video ABs: 'We'd love to go 3-0'

The All Blacks trained at Yarrow Park in preparation…

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Wellington selected for UN-Habitat resilience programme
Wellington selected for UN-Habitat resilience programme

Wellington's natural disaster risk makes it ideal for a new United Nations programme which aims to help cities recover from…

Drought could cost West Coast millions
Drought could cost West Coast millions

The worst drought in 40 years could cost the West Coast tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, a leading West Coast…

Family on edge after slip
Family on edge after slip

A family's Otumoetai home was left metres from a major slip last night after heavy rain washed away part of the property. Princess…

Quake kills 186, China rushes relief
Quake kills 186, China rushes relief

An earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen…

Weather

Warning issued ahead of big freeze
Warning issued ahead of big freeze

Civil Defence and emergency services have urged New Zealanders to prepare for the worst as a ferocious…

Worst flooding in close to 40 years

Floodwaters have "scoured" rural roads across Otago, as the region struggles to cope with the aftermath of the worst flooding…

Polar blast to bring heavy snow

There will be a brief reprieve today for towns cleaning up from yesterday's floods as they prepare for the threat of "blizzard…

Foul weather heads north

Snow could reach as far north as Coromandel and the Kaimai Ranges later this week as a huge winter storm looks set to batter…

video Winter storm on the way
Winter storm on the way

If you’ve found winter to be mild so far – get ready for a shock. A blast of polar air directly off…

No escape from winter blast - forecaster

Nowhere in NZ will escape a huge winter storm that is expected to bring bitterly cold weather to many regions, as heavy…

Evacuation, warnings after second landslip

Another slip caused a home to be evacuated early this morning in the Tasman district, just 12 hours after a woman was killed…

Flooding, power cuts stretch services

Residents were evacuated from their Titirangi Beach home after a landslide took a tree through the roof during a busy afternoon…

Victim of deadly slip named

Police have released the name of the woman who died when a landslide engulfed her home near Kaiteriteri yesterday afternoon…

video Nelson landslip kills one
Nelson landslip kills one

A severe weather warning has been issued for the Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago…

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Storms

Three storm chasers killed by tornado Three storm chasers killed by tornado

Three veteran storm chasers were among the 10 people…

Five dead in Oklahoma storm Five dead in Oklahoma storm

A mother and her child were among five people killed…

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