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
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
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 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 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
WorldPregnant NZer flees Japan after nuclear fearsA pregnant New Zealander living near a nuclear power plant in quake-stricken Japan has managed to flee to safety.18 Mar 02:33 AM
New ZealandJapan tsunami: Kiwis urged to escape possible catastropheJapan says crisis stabilised but others say 'worse than Chernobyl'17 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldHow to shut down a nuclear reactorAs 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 plant16 Mar 09:21 PM
BDBDEconomyStocks sink further overnight on world marketsEquities 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.16 Mar 07:00 PM
WorldTwo NZers exposed to radiation in JapanTwo 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.16 Mar 03:52 AM
WorldSmoke rising from stricken plantSmoke is billowing from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese media report, after the Government assured a fire that broke out at one of the plant's reactors earlier today was under control.16 Mar 01:59 AM
New Zealand1800 NZers safe in JapanMFAT still has "specific concerns" about one New Zealander missing in the affected area of tsunami-ravaged Japan.16 Mar 01:24 AM
WorldFire at nuclear plant now 'invisible'The latest fire to break out at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant is under control, with the government saying the "fire and smoke is now invisible and it appears to have gone out of its own accord," following a report from the plant16 Mar 12:15 AM
WorldHeroes of Fukushima - 50 remain at DaiichiA group of workers - dubbed the Fukushima 50 - are working around the clock at the crippled nuclear complex to save Japan from a national..15 Mar 11:32 PM
