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Ohope landslip death inquest
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…
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Fat Freddy's Drop: The Blackbird Interviews: Hopepa
The marionettes from Fat Freddy's Drop's Clean The…
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'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…
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…
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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
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…
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Weather Special: Snow storms forecast
WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan talks about this particular winter storm – who is most exposed, how…
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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
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A storm set to blast much of the country over the next three days with wind, waves, hail and snow was…
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…
Volcanoes
Volcano still restless as rain fills crater lake
White Island's famous crater lake is back - but the…
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