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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…
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ANZ first to face court in Fair Play on Fees law suit
ANZ bank was named today as the first target in a…
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
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
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
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
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…
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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…
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Nelson landslip kills one
More Weather
A severe weather warning has been issued for the Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago…
Earthquakes
Dozens of quakes set Bay rattling and rolling
More Earthquakes
Fifty-three earthquakes have struck Hawke's Bay in the past week, with the biggest measuring magnitude…
Christchurch earthquake
Technical experts to help speed up Chch consenting process
The Government will appoint technical experts to join…
Prisoners to fix quake-damaged houses in Christchurch
Prisoners are being put to work fixing earthquake-damaged…
Volcanoes
Volcano still restless as rain fills crater lake
White Island's famous crater lake is back - but the…
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