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Troubling truths in the tracks of Chernobyl
As nuclear fears rise around the world, Robin McKiere visits the scene of Ukraine's 1986 explosion.
Leaking plutonium adds to problems at plant
Plutonium has been detected in small amounts at several spots outside the Fukushima power plant.
Traces of plutonium found near reactor
Plutonium has been detected in soil samples taken from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Nuclear power likely casualty in tide of change
Tsunami has swamped one energy trend but the sea is ushering in another.
Workers exposed to radiation, injured at nuclear plant
Two 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 Industr
Iodine tablets being stockpiled in NZ embassy in Tokyo
New Zealand officials are organising for iodine tables to be stockpiled at the nation's embassy in Tokyo.
Anxiety in Tokyo over radiation in tap water
Workers 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 complex
Water poisonous for Tokyo infants
The 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.
Mirko Bagaric: Suicide mission exposes human rights nonsense
Workers at the damaged nuclear plant in Japan are doing whatever is necessary to save the greater population.
Japan 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.
<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: Nuclear reactions
My 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.
Japan disaster: Barrage of threats adds to confusion in disaster region
Herald reporter Michael Dickison grew up in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. He returned last week to report on the ravaged countryside of his other homeland
Get out of Tokyo, Kiwis told
MFAT has upgraded its advice to New Zealand citizens in quake-devastated Japan, warning Kiwis to leave Tokyo and northern Honshu.
Pregnant NZer flees Japan after nuclear fears
A pregnant New Zealander living near a nuclear power plant in quake-stricken Japan has managed to flee to safety.
Japan tsunami: Kiwis urged to escape possible catastrophe
Japan says crisis stabilised but others say 'worse than Chernobyl'
How to shut down a nuclear reactor
As Japan deals with the after-effects of its strongest earthquake on record and an even more devastating tsunami, the world’s attention is focussed on the Fukushima nuclear power plant
Stocks sink further overnight on world markets
Equities on Wall St slid again overnight, as Japan's nuclear crisis showed no signs of abating and analysts tallied up the potential economic costs of the devastation.
Two NZers exposed to radiation in Japan
Two New Zealand rescue workers in Japan have had to be decontaminated after they were found to have been exposed to radiation after landing at the Fukushima airport.