World'It's like hell': As the Olympics loom, Japan's health system is in turmoilJust 2.5 hours from Tokyo, Covid patients are dying before they can get medical care.21 May 04:30 AM
OlympicsTokyo Olympics: Majority of Japanese want Games cancelledPressure to cancel the Games intensifies as the IOC wraps up its final planning sessions.21 May 03:26 AM
SportTokyo Olympics: Torch relay pulled as Covid cases surgeBarely 10 weeks out from the Games' start date, the worrying signs keep coming.11 May 11:46 PM
PremiumPremiumOlympicsA brief guide to every sport at the OlympicsNew York Times: From archery to yachting, and everything in between.11 May 11:18 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessA grudge match in Japan: One corner, two 7-ElevensNew York Times: Inside a war complete with threats, spies and videotape.07 May 02:08 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 concerns see NZ Olympic doctors pull out of Tokyo gamesA handful of health specialists pulled out of the NZ team but have since been replaced.07 May 12:19 AM
PremiumPremiumSportHow can the Olympics protect 78,000 volunteers from the coronavirus?New York Times: They're being offered little more than masks and hand sanitiser.03 May 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ's Covid conundrums: The virus border breaches still confounding our expertsView a summary of New Zealand's most puzzling Covid-19 outbreaks.02 May 07:00 AM
OlympicsTokyo under Covid emergency orders, 3 months before OlympicsJapan's third state of emergency includes shutdown orders across Tokyo.23 Apr 08:51 PM
Lifestyle'CHIMPO': Harry's new job title has X-rated meaning in JapanThe prince's new boss said he would be stepping into a 'meaningful and meaty role'.20 Apr 11:26 PM
Olympics'Run over by a bus': Dame Val's pandemic parenting challengeValerie Adams' young son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in the middle of the pandemic.16 Apr 09:27 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuPātea Māori Club going strong as hit song becomes a classicDalvanius Prime and Poi E have set the Pātea Māori Club apart, members say.16 Apr 05:00 AM
Freight and logisticsSuez Canal blockage: Egypt seizes Ever Given, demand $1.2b compoSuez authority wants payment for salvage work, stalled canal traffic and transit fees.13 Apr 05:51 PM
WorldJapan plans to release radioactive Fukushima water into the seaThe water has been stored in tanks at the nuclear power plant since its 2011 meltdown.13 Apr 12:29 AM
WorldJapan raises Covid alert level in Tokyo ahead of OlympicsJapan to raise Covid-19 alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures as cases surge.09 Apr 09:45 AM
WorldCovid patient receives first lung transplant from living donorsThe woman was on life support before her husband and son donated parts of their lungs.09 Apr 06:56 AM
New ZealandAir routes bringing in the most Covid cases not flagged as 'high risk'India-Dubai brings the majority of cases yet not deemed as high risk.07 Apr 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumSportThe Tokyo Olympics, explainedNew York Times: After a year's delay, here's what we know about the Games.07 Apr 05:00 AM
Freight and logisticsSuez Canal grounding: Pilots, crew under scrutiny as Ever Given costs mountLegal experts predict a long fight ahead as massive bill for damage and delays comes due.30 Mar 08:46 PM
Olympics'Not a safe place at all': Medical experts unconvinced about holding OlympicsOrganisers say they are mitigating the risks, but some medical experts aren't convinced.30 Mar 04:40 PM
PremiumPremiumSportWhy 'cursed' Olympics are pressing ahead amid a pandemicNew York Times: Money, national pride and political obduracy are important drivers.27 Mar 05:00 AM
WorldPlan made to refloat ship blocking Suez CanalThe Ever Given got wedged in a single-lane stretch of the canal on Tuesday.27 Mar 12:29 AM
World7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan, minor injuriesNo reports of major damage after 7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan.20 Mar 04:15 PM
OpinionGwynne Dyer: The Quad awakesOpinion: Quadrilateral dialogue stirs tensions in Asia-Pacific - aimed at a common foe.16 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldFurore in Japanese town casts light on Fukushima's legacyNew York Times: A lingering anxiety 10 years after the Fukushima disaster.12 Mar 04:00 AM
TravelHow a broken phone booth connected a country's griefWhy 10000 of visitors are placing one-way calls from a phone booth in rural Japan.11 Mar 10:06 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldA village erased: Japan still rebuilding 10 years onNew York Times: The wave hit. Time stopped. And this village became history.11 Mar 07:35 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldJapan's nuclear ghost town - and the people who never leftThe Geiger counter gives off a near-constant crackle - even inside homes.11 Mar 04:15 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldTen years after Fukushima disaster, this nurse may be the region's best hopeNew York Times: Rina Tsugawa wants to care for the residents who helped raise her.11 Mar 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorld'There's no town left': Fukushima's eerie landscapesNew York Times: 10 years since an earthquake and tsunami led to nuclear meltdown.10 Mar 07:00 PM
WorldFukushima's deadly legacy: Japan grappling with 1.2 million tonnes of radioactive waterJapan has a crisis on its hands at the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.10 Mar 05:51 AM
WorldJapan seeks 'recovery of people's hearts' decade after quakeTen years after Japan's earthquake, the lives of many who survived are still on hold.09 Mar 04:20 AM
WorldHeads up: Some sea slugs grow new bodies after decapitationBiologists call Monday's study a case of the most extreme regeneration on Earth.08 Mar 06:04 PM
New ZealandInfected Air NZ staffer: Did fellow crew members travel around country?Airline union is waiting to hear if workers have flown across the country.08 Mar 01:34 AM
