BusinessLiam Dann: Britain opts to take its medicine nowBritish Prime Minister David Cameron and his Chancellor, George Osborne, this week delivered a Budget that was unambiguous in backing business to lead the nation out of the economic doldrums.26 Mar 12:12 AM
WorldJapan on the road againWhat a difference a week makes. After the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, clean-up workers are already making a difference. The feat of engineering and efficiency could be an inspiration for Cantabrians.24 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldWorkers exposed to radiation, injured at nuclear plantTwo workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered injuries when their feet came in contact with radioactive elements while laying electrical cables in one unit, said Fumio Matsuda, a spokesman for the Nuclear and Industr24 Mar 08:21 AM
New ZealandIodine tablets being stockpiled in NZ embassy in TokyoNew Zealand officials are organising for iodine tables to be stockpiled at the nation's embassy in Tokyo.24 Mar 05:46 AM
WorldAnxiety in Tokyo over radiation in tap waterWorkers loaded trucks with boxes of bottled water to distribute across the city today after residents cleared store shelves following warnings that Tokyo's tap water had elevated radiation coming from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear complex24 Mar 03:48 AM
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
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
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
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
