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Ohope landslip death inquest
Ohope landslip death inquest

A family member of a teenager killed in a Bay of Plenty landslip following torrential rain believes his death could have…

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…

Video

Reported Tornado in the Waikato video Reported Tornado in the Waikato

A tornado reportedly touched down in Waikato for about…

Fat Freddy's Drop: The Blackbird Interviews: Hopepa video Fat Freddy's Drop: The Blackbird Interviews: Hopepa

The marionettes from Fat Freddy's Drop's Clean The…

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Peter Bromhead: New-age-renaissance-man
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…

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…

Weather

Live updates: Wild weather
Live updates: Wild weather

Many parts of the country are waking up to a chilly morning, as the anticipated polar blast makes itself…

'Ugly' winter night ahead

Updated Meteorologists are warning "the storm is still to come'' as a polar blast brings snow, rain and winds to the country this…

video Preparing for Polar blast

Businesses in the Canterbury are hoping to pick up a bit of extra trade as the public rush to get supplies of food, gas…

Wild weather: Tornado reported in Waikato

A tornado reportedly touched down in Waikato for about 10 minutes this afternoon, with a local farmer sending a photograph…

-38deg at origin of polar blast
-38deg at origin of polar blast

If you think it's going to be cold where you are this week - just remember it could be worse.

First snow falls in Southland

Flights have been cancelled due to wild weather as the first snow of a polar blast set to hit the entire country fell in…

video Weather Special: Snow storms forecast

WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan talks about this particular winter storm – who is most exposed, how…

video Winter Storm update

A significant winter storm is set to bring severe weather to both islands of New Zealand over the next 72 hours. Starting…

Live updates: Wild weather

Hold on to your brolly and put on your woollies - if you hadn't already heard, there's a polar blast heading our way.

Fierce weather on the way
Fierce weather on the way

A storm set to blast much of the country over the next three days with wind, waves, hail and snow was…

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Storms

Colleagues stunned by tornado deaths Colleagues stunned by tornado deaths

Colleagues of storm-chasing guru Tim Samaras say they…

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

Three veteran storm chasers were among the 10 people…

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