WorldWater poisonous for Tokyo infantsThe Tokyo Water Bureau has warned parents not let their infants drink the city's radioactive water supply, with levels two times the recommended limit for infants.23 Mar 08:50 PM
World<i>Michael Dickison:</i> Nuclear fears dim Tokyo's glow but not its spiritsHerald reporter <i>Michael Dickison</i>, who is fluent in Japanese, reports from a remarkably changed Tokyo.23 Mar 04:30 PM
World<i>Michael Dickison:</i> Evacuees taking life a day at a timeHerald reporter <b>Michael Dickison</b> has been travelling through the devastation on the coast of Japan. Yesterday, he visited Sendai.22 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionMirko Bagaric: Suicide mission exposes human rights nonsenseWorkers at the damaged nuclear plant in Japan are doing whatever is necessary to save the greater population.21 Mar 04:30 PM
ConstructionCatastrophe in Japan means construction boomJapan's magnitude-9 quake and tsunami damaged about 1500 roads, 48 bridges and 15 railways.21 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleOoh for umami (+recipes)Add a fifth taste to sweet, sour, salty and bitter and you're in for a sensory treat.21 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ to give $1m to Red Cross in JapanCabinet agreed today to give $1m to support the Red Cross effort in Japan, Prime Minister John Key announced this afternoon, and also confirmed four NZers were still in Libya.21 Mar 03:58 AM
WorldJapan disaster: Plant workers 'resigned to death'Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said they were "resigned to death" when the 9-magnitude quake struck on March 11.21 Mar 01:33 AM
Opinion<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: Nuclear reactionsMy anti-nuclear friends are having a field day debunking my myopic view that a modest nuclear power plant would sensibly take care of New Zealand's energy needs for the next 100 years.20 Mar 08:30 PM
WorldJapan: Woman, 80, boy rescued after nine daysAn 80-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy have been rescued from a badly damaged house in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, nine days after the magnitude 9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami ravaged the area, the Japan Times reports.20 Mar 06:51 PM
WorldJapan disaster: Barrage of threats adds to confusion in disaster region<i>Herald</i> reporter Michael Dickison grew up in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. He returned last week to report on the ravaged countryside of his other homeland20 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi team exhausted after week in JapanKiwi rescue team members return to NZ today after a week searching for bodies in rubble and icy blizzards in Japan.19 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldNZ team returning from JapanNew Zealand's Urban Search and Rescue team is returning from earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan tomorrow. Teams from several other countries, have also completed their rescue missions.19 Mar 04:27 AM
New ZealandJapanese in NZ desperate to extend visasVisiting Japanese citizens are worried about returning home and are seeking ways to extend their stay.18 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldA lonely drive north along the highway to desolationWeekend Herald reporter Michael Dickison grew up in Japan and speaks the language fluently. After last week's earthquake he returned and filed this account of his odyssey through the ravaged countryside of his other homeland...18 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAnxious NZ parents waiting to make contact with sonThe family of a Kiwi believed to be staying at an evacuation centre in Japan are still desperately waiting for details.18 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGet out of Tokyo, Kiwis toldMFAT has upgraded its advice to New Zealand citizens in quake-devastated Japan, warning Kiwis to leave Tokyo and northern Honshu.18 Mar 07:00 AM