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Govt doubles funding for new major science projects
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…
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Watch Loui the ZU's performance from the 2012 Critics'…
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…
Quake kills 186, China rushes relief
An earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen…
Tower reaches settlement with Christchurch home owners
Tower Insurance has reached a settlement with the O'Loughlins over their earthquake damaged Christchurch house. The Dallington…
Tsunami sirens of limited benefit
Tsunami warning sirens that sounded across Auckland in a test-run at the weekend are not favoured by our national emergency…
Weather
Former Olympian's fatal crash blamed on poor weather, bad decisions
Bad decisions, poor weather and incorrect ground level readings may have contributed to a fatal plane…
Heavy downpour causes flooding in Christchurch
A torrential downpour caused flooding in parts of Christchurch today. The heavy burst of rain around midday led to city…
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Huge waves pound seawall
St Clair Beach was bombarded by monsters from the deep yesterday evening. The seawall at the Esplanade shook from the impact…
Weather patterns set to get messy
Mixed weather is expected in much of the country this week with people being told to prepare for wind and rain to hit -…
Gales buffet South Island
Strong winds are buffeting Southland and Otago this afternoon with gusts of 90km/h recorded in Dunedin…
Gale force winds for West Coast
Thunderstorms, heavy rain and gale force winds are likely to hit the South Island's West Coast this weekend.
Waihi Beach holiday park reopens after flooding
A Waihi Beach holiday park has reopened after last weekend's floods - but more heavy rain could force it to close again. The…
Lightning across Auckland skies
Repeated lightning strikes have illuminated the Auckland sky tonight as a cluster of thunderstorms storm pass through the…
Gareth Morgan's property floods
Newly-refurbished ground floor apartments in a $6 million Mount Maunganui complex owned by economist and businessman Gareth…
Bay landowners offered help to fix flood damage
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Landowners are being offered help to fix damage caused by heavy rainfall and flooding in Bay of Plenty…
Earthquakes
Chch power users asked for price hike thoughts
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The Commerce Commission is giving the Christchurch public a say on local lines company Orion New Zealand's…
Storms
A powerful storm unleashed tornadoes and peeled the…
Volcanoes
Mount Etna put on another spectacular display on Saturday…
Tongariro Alpine Crossing will be fully re-opened…
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