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Post-disaster rent controls proposed
NZ warning - be ready for the big one
Plastered across posters and T-shirts, inspiring a play, and named by a popular blog site as word of the year, "munted"…
Shattered towns put up shields against nature
In seaside Minami Sanriku, residents have been arguing over what to do with the ruined red steel structure in the centre…
John Hamilton: How New Zealand would respond to a tsunami
The Japan tsunami reinforced important messages for New Zealanders, writes John Hamilton. If a tsunami was generated far…
Graham Leonard: Tsunami triggers lurk off coast
The Japan earthquake and tsunami is relevant to New Zealand because we are also exposed to large tsunami triggered by near-shore…
Jolt that shook the world
In downtown Tokyo, state broadcaster NHK was airing the dull debates of a Parliament night sitting when all hell broke loose…
Richard Turner: Could a 'superstorm' happen in NZ
"Superstorm" Sandy was incredibly huge - the largest Atlantic hurricane on record with hurricane-force winds more than 1500km…
New Yorkers rebound a year on
Pride and patriotism hasn't succumbed here, even in the face of lost lives and livelihoods, and the daily battle to get…
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Weekend weather report
This weekend looks fairly settled but a few showers will continue to pop up here and there across both…
Xmas weather looking good
Christmas Day weather could be a cracker according to a long-range computer model at WeatherWatch, but rival MetService…
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WeatherWatch: (DEC 11) Dry week forecast
There’s a fair bit of cloud around this week – mostly in western and southern areas as slow systems move across New Zealand…
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Storm dumps snow, Snarls traffic
A big wintry storm is moving up the East Coast of the USA, snarling traffic and making a mess of commutes, after causing…
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Sunny weather returning
There are still a few rain clouds circling New Zealand but higher pressure this week and weekend means…
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Strong winds return
A belt of strong winds will again affect our Saturday was possible gales returning to Wellington on Saturday afternoon…
Rain, thunderstorms for North Island
A slow moving front is bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the North Island today.
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WeatherWatch: (Dec 4) Rain for North, Sun coming
Eastern and inland areas of both islands may be about to heat up significantly as a nor’west flow moves in across the South…
City swelters in November
No Aucklanders, you didn't imagine it. The sunny days that drew crowds to the beach and Santa Parade came during the city's…
Phone in flames after lightning strike
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An elderly couple 'blinded' by a lightning strike on their home believe they had a lucky escape - they'd…
Earthquakes
EQC cleared of deliberately excluding unhappy claimants
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An EQC customer satisfaction survey has been cleared of deliberately excluding thousands of unhappy…
Christchurch earthquake
Demolition of the Christ Church Cathedral has been…
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