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Robyn Malcolm's mum meets 'guardian angel'
CTV building survivor Anne Malcolm, the mother of Outrageous Fortune star Robyn, finally got to meet her guardian angel Barry Grottis in an emotional reunion in Christchurch.
<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.
Tsunami fears for Auckland coast
A "worst-case scenario" tsunami for Auckland would swamp the Viaduct and make Devonport an island, a council report shows.
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.
Most of Christchurch CBD now accessible
More than 510 businesses, or 2000 people, have been granted access to buildings within the cordoned area.
Jim Hopkins: Give those old beliefs a bit of a shakeup
The moon's got nothing to do with it. Unless it does. Which it may. Perhaps. We just don't know. It's a bit like having lucky numbers for Lotto.
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.
Mirko Bagaric: Suicide mission exposes human rights nonsense
Workers at the damaged nuclear plant in Japan are doing whatever is necessary to save the greater population.
Catastrophe in Japan means construction boom
Japan's magnitude-9 quake and tsunami damaged about 1500 roads, 48 bridges and 15 railways.
<i>Michael Dickison:</i> Signs of life in a wasteland stretching for 190km
Herald reporter Michael Dickison grew up in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. He has returned to report on his tsunami-ravaged homeland.
Business owners rush cordon to get into buildings
About 120 Christchurch business owners stormed the inner-city cordon yesterday.
'Who is the man?' - Robyn Malcolm's mum seeks CTV hero
CTV building survivor Anne Malcolm wants a simple question answered: Who is the man helping her in this photo?
Should Wills be our next King?
Prince Charles offered architectural advice to Christchurch but didn't visit, whereas Prince William shelved ongoing wedding plans last week to support our quake victims. So, who should be New Zealand's next King?
Japan disaster: Barrage of threats adds to confusion in disaster region
Herald reporter Michael Dickison grew up in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. He returned last week to report on the ravaged countryside of his other homeland