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Troubling truths in the tracks of Chernobyl
As nuclear fears rise around the world, Robin McKiere visits the scene of Ukraine's 1986 explosion.
Rugby: All Black bound for Japan
Waikato and former Chiefs utility back Sosene Anesi is poised to join Japanese club NTT Communications at the end of the Super rugby season.
Leaking plutonium adds to problems at plant
Plutonium has been detected in small amounts at several spots outside the Fukushima power plant.
JAL leaves court care smaller and less independent
Japan Airlines, once the world's largest international carrier, is set to emerge from bankruptcy administration this week as a smaller company more reliant on Asian routes and global partners.
Traces of plutonium found near reactor
Plutonium has been detected in soil samples taken from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Tears flow at quake memorial service in London
Prince Charles has comforted grieving family members of Christchurch earthquake victims in London.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Nuclear power likely casualty in tide of change
Tsunami has swamped one energy trend but the sea is ushering in another.
Japan disaster: Carmakers may lose up to 600,000 vehicles
Global supplies of cars, parts and even paint could start running out in weeks
Liam Dann: Britain opts to take its medicine now
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Chancellor, George Osborne, this week delivered a Budget that was unambiguous in backing business to lead the nation out of the economic doldrums.
Japan on the road again
What a difference a week makes. After the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, clean-up workers are already making a difference. The feat of engineering and efficiency could be an inspiration for Cantabrians.
Workers exposed to radiation, injured at nuclear plant
Two 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 Industr
Iodine tablets being stockpiled in NZ embassy in Tokyo
New Zealand officials are organising for iodine tables to be stockpiled at the nation's embassy in Tokyo.
Anxiety in Tokyo over radiation in tap water
Workers 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 complex
Water poisonous for Tokyo infants
The 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.
<i>Michael Dickison:</i> Nuclear fears dim Tokyo's glow but not its spirits
Herald reporter Michael Dickison, who is fluent in Japanese, reports from a remarkably changed Tokyo.
<i>Michael Dickison:</i> Evacuees taking life a day at a time
Herald reporter Michael Dickison has been travelling through the devastation on the coast of Japan. Yesterday, he visited Sendai.