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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
Kerre Woodham: Ring of truth or not? Hard to tell
Without understanding science, it's hard to distinguish between the scientists and the nutters.
Japan quake adds to job challenge
The chief executive of the NZX took on the job of helping raise funds for Christchurch’s recovery. Then there was that other earthquake.
Kiwi team exhausted after week in Japan
Kiwi rescue team members return to NZ today after a week searching for bodies in rubble and icy blizzards in Japan.
Japanese in NZ desperate to extend visas
Visiting Japanese citizens are worried about returning home and are seeking ways to extend their stay.
Christchurch earthquake: Ring's tip sends families fleeing
Concerned families are leaving the city in droves.
A lonely drive north along the highway to desolation
Weekend Herald reporter Michael Dickison grew up in Japan and speaks the language fluently. After last week's earthquake he returned and filed this account of his odyssey through the ravaged countryside of his other homeland...
Christchurch earthquake: City unites on day of healing
No aftershocks marred this day of mourning, held for both those who died and for the sea of survivors all around.