The tornado which ripped through Auckland's North Shore yesterday afternoon has captivated the world's media.

The man killed in a devastating tornado was hurled into the air by 200km/h winds from an Albany...

The nation's devastating crisis offers a chance for rebirth, writes Prime Minister Naoto Kan

Air traffic controllers were 'right' to close European airspace last year over fears of the ash plume.

Moon man Ken Ring has been forced into hiding after receiving death threats.

A man who lost his wife and son to the Toowoomba flash flood has had to listen to their last cries for help.

An inquiry will hear the distressing final phone calls of a mother and son killed in the Queensland floods.

Power has been fully restored to about 20,000 homes and business after a 5.3 magnitude aftershock in Christchurch tonight.