New ZealandHot time down on the farmA teenage farmhand became an accidental hero after keeping a potentially disastrous scrub fire at bay.27 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldEco-home tested in disaster-prone areaVo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandDamage ends drill probe into quake perilA state-of-the-art laboratory near Franz Josef Glacier is being packed up after an ambitious drilling operation came to a premature end before scientists could bore through the high-risk Alpine Fault.07 Jan 04:00 PM
World‘I always believed my daughter was alive'At 7.58am on Boxing Day 2004 the ground shook and Jamaliah's world began to crumble.25 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSister loved life and friends in ThailandOn Boxing Day morning, 2004, Leone Cosens had called from Thailand to chat and sister Claire Gurunathan was racing to collect family at the airport.25 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCouple rode out churning wall of waterThey had sailed from New Zealand in 2002 and were two years into their adventure when they moored in a bay off Phuket in Thailand for Christmas.23 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSilence ... then grim realisationIt was the first time in 40 years Andrew Welch had not been home for Christmas, his brother Jeremy recalls.22 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldDecade on, Aceh looks to future"I had never seen in my life so much destruction and death on such a massive scale. I remember going to a place called Lambaro, just outside Banda Aceh...21 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldModel's life changed by tsunamiIt was Christmas Day and life seemed perfect for Petra Nemcova. The Czech model had already graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine...21 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMemory of ruin still rawMike Bush was in Bangkok when the Boxing Day earthquake struck and even though he was 1250km from the epicentre, he felt it.21 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldPowerful storm claims two livesThe US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years has moved south, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest.12 Dec 11:10 PM
WorldCity braced for Hagupit storm surgesA powerful typhoon destroyed homes and flooded low-lying coastal villages in the Philippines, forcing a million people to flee to safety and reportedly leaving at least three dead.08 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCleaning up after the big stormsA year ago, Typhoon Haiyan created a series of storm surges that left several thousand people dead and around four million homeless.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandAceh's long road to tsunami recoveryWhen Dr Noel Trustrum landed in the Indonesian province of Aceh in January 2005, the Kiwi scientist struggled to comprehend what he saw around him.14 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldDeath toll in Nepal blizzard tops 40Scores of walkers were still missing in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal yesterday, after a blizzard that is now known to have claimed the lives of more than 40 people.19 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldQuake of 6.0 has California on edgeThe most powerful earthquake to strike California for 25 years has heightened fears that the state may soon face a "mega-quake" with a strength exceeding 7.5.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I was staying, come hell or high water'Senior firefighter Terry Gyde tunnelled his way into the twisted steel and concrete of two collapsed buildings in the aftermath of the February 22, 2011 earthquake.14 Aug 01:08 AM
WorldJapan lashed by storm, rocked by quakeA tropical storm was moving out into the Sea of Japan last night after lashing the country with rain and winds, leaving one person dead and more than 50 injured.10 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldKiwis talk of Tropical Storm IselleTropical Storm Iselle brought big surf, strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii last night, but the severe weather did not disrupt Air New Zealand flights.09 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandMillions to fix quake-prone buildingsLindsay Jones has no desire to knock down his 129-year-old church at the top of Queen St. But as things stand, the senior pastor and his congregation can't afford to keep it open either.08 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandKiwis face cyclones in HawaiiAs Hurricane Iselle approached Hawaii last night, Kiwi holidaymakers were bracing themselves for a potential stranding on the tropical islands.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandQuake plan: critics force big rethinkA billion-dollar earthquake upgrade affecting about one in 10 commercial and multi-storey apartment buildings is set for a major overhaul.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandInvestigation into CTV engineer droppedThe civil engineer behind Christchurch's CTV building is no longer under investigation - after an inquiry was dropped upon legal advice.20 May 04:22 AM
WorldOcean of dirt' came down on Afghan villageThe spring rainy season had already brought death and destruction to northern Afghanistan.04 May 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Inaction on flood basin defies beliefEditorial: Four times in a month heavy rain has turned the Flockton Basin in Christchurch into a lake - and the country watches in disbelief that nothing's being done.30 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldNZ beefs up aid to Solomon IslandsAnother strong aftershock has rattled Solomon Islands early this morning, following yesterday's 7.6 quake that's compounded flood misery in the country.14 Apr 04:54 AM
World50,000 affected by Solomon Islands floodingMore than 50,000 people have been affected by the flash floods that have devastated the capital and a number of provinces of the Solomon Islands.07 Apr 07:42 AM
