Minutes after an inferno ripped across a tinder-dry paddock behind her Christchurch home, Julia Walker thought she was going…
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Fears for life as fire engulfs suburb
Hot time down on the farm
A teenage farmhand became an accidental hero after keeping a potentially disastrous scrub fire at bay.
Eco-home tested in disaster-prone area
Vo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
Damage ends drill probe into quake peril
A state-of-the-art laboratory near Franz Josef Glacier is being packed up after an ambitious drilling operation came to…
Snowstorms cause chaos across Europe
Snow and icy weather swept through parts of Europe, stranding drivers and leaving thousands of homes without power in Britain…
Rescuers struggle to reach flood victims
Rescuers are struggling to get help to the tens of thousands of people affected by Malaysia's worst flooding in decades…
Ten years on tsunami still towers over city
Pay a visit to Aceh province on the western tip of Indonesia and it is impossible to imagine that back on Boxing Day 2004…
‘I always believed my daughter was alive'
At 7.58am on Boxing Day 2004 the ground shook and Jamaliah's world began to crumble.
Weather
Hundreds of refugees feared dead
More than 200 boat people were missing early today after their overcrowded dinghies sank in the frigid…
Good forecast unwelcome news to some
While a prediction of sunny weather for the rest of the month will be good news to sunseekers, it's unlikely to be welcomed…
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WeatherWatch (FEB 11) Big high rolling in
: A large high is rolling in – and in fact high pressure looks set to dominate most of New Zealand for the rest of February…
Weather: Blue skies for rest of month
Predictions of sunny weather for the rest of February will come as good news to sun-seekers, but is unlikely to be welcomed…
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WeatherWatch: (FEB 9) Warmer, drier, windier
While a large high is rolling in this week a sub-tropical low will be working against it, driving in…
Wild winds dying out as sun returns
The strong southerly winds that brought down power lines in central Auckland yesterday should die out today before warmer…
Waitangi: Warm, wet weekend awaits
Holidaymakers will need both sunscreen and an umbrella this long weekend, as a mixed bag of weather looks set to continue…
Weather: Mixed bag for Waitangi Day
Be sure to pack both the suncream and an umbrella before heading off this long weekend, as a mixed-bag of weather looks…
Rants & Raves: Messy Bay
Mission Bay Reserve is one of Auckland's most popular summer evening spots. So why are the men's loos allowed to get so…
Five crashes cause traffic chaos around Auckland
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DO YOU KNOW MORE? CONTACT THE HERALD HERE A bus crash that closed a main arterial route north of Auckland…
Earthquakes
Chch's 'Mr Rebuild' steps down
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One of the Canterbury rebuild's most influential figures has today stepped down to take a top job with…
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