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Stories from the quakes
Phil Pennington and Tim Graham share the stories and events from the first days of the 7.8 earthquake that ripped the land apart, caused massive slips, cut off Kaikoura and towns nearby and severely… Video, Audio, Gallery
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High winds batter lower North Island
Winds reaching 140 kilometres an hour have been battering the lower North Island, prompting about 10 Fire Service callouts to lifted rooves and damaged telephone lines.
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Cost-cutting looms for river project as $700m price tag blows out
The Infrastructure Minister insists the RiverLink project for Lower Hutt will go ahead in its entirety despite a budget blowout.
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Pier hit by Manhattan ferry
A passenger ferry in New York has hit a pier during the Manhattan morning rush hour, injuring 57 people and damaging the vessel.
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Up to 100 cars incinerated in Sydney car park
Police say up to 100 cars have been incinerated in a Sydney car park as extreme fire conditions wreak havoc and threaten homes across the state.
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Eight child drownings in one summer prompts coroner's investigation
The drownings of eight children aged under six in one summer have prompted an investigation by the coroner who says adults must more closely supervise young children near the water.
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My first fieldays
This year is the 21st year that Fieldays has hosted the Ag Art Wear competition, where entrants must create wearable art from materials sourced on the farm. The judges this year were fashion designer…
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Tropical Cyclone Marcia: Clean-up underway
Restoring electricity and essential services will be the focus of the clean-up effort in central Queensland today in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Marcia.
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Tolaga Bay farmers demand forestry halt
Flood-hit farmers around Tolaga Bay are demanding an immediate halt to all forestry in the area, until a Government holds an inquiry into logging. Residents in the area are calling for the industry to… Audio
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'Bunker down': More wild weather on way for Sydney, NSW as flood crisis continues
Authorities are warning people in Sydney, the Hunter, Illawarra and several other regional areas to brace for more wild weather, as NSW endures yet another flooding emergency.
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Iwi vows to continue fight against Dome Valley landfill plan
Mana whenua made their case to independent commissioners against a controversial dump proposed for the Dome Valley, north of Auckland.
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New fund to help clean up four landfills at risk from extreme weather
More than $6 million has been set aside to clean up four vulnerable dumps.
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Wide-ranging benefits from post-cyclone tree clean-up
A iwi-led scheme to clean up and process trees damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle in Northland aims to create jobs, reduce the impact of future storms and provide firewood for low-income families.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 July 2015
Audio 16 Jul 2015A jailed opposition MP on Nauru is hospitalised after suffering a heart attack; Hundreds of millions of litres of untreated wastewater is to be pumped into a major Solomon Islands river; A… Audio
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Mother killed after hitting bridge while towed by jetski
Tira Wilson, 41, died when she was thrown from a ski biscuit.
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Springfield residents told to 'sit and wait' for fresh water supply one year on
Residents of a Canterbury town have not had a reliable source of safe drinking water for nearly a year - and three weeks ago began showering in a community hall.
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Luuka Jones joins select group of NZ Olympic athletes
Canoe slalom paddler Luuka Jones will join a select group of New Zealand athletes, having been selected to compete her fifth Olympics.
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'Substantial harm' caused to Whanganui Māori
The Crown used deceit when it bought land from Whanganui Māori and is responsible for subsequent poor living conditions, the Waitangi Tribunal says. Audio
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Mining for local fertiliser better than buying 'blood phosphate' - report
New Zealand farms could stop buying 'blood phosphate' and lower their greenhouse gas emissions by getting a common fertiliser from local mines, a report says.
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Push for asset sales referendum launched
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says a proposed referendum on partial asset sales could create political problems for the Government and uncertainty in the sales process.
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Only one mines inspector for whole of NZ, inquiry told
A health and safety inspector for the Department of Labour says it is not possible to fully service all mines, tunnels and quarries in New Zealand because of a lack of staff.
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Hopes in Fiji that typhoid and leptospirosis under control
Fiji authorities are hopeful a public health campaign has helped overcome outbreaks of typhoid and leptospirosis, which have claimed four lives. Dr Josaia Samuela from the Fiji Health Ministry says...
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A day out whitebaiting - 'It's just what we've always done'
This year the whitebaiting season for most of New Zealand has been cut short by six weeks to help boost declining fish numbers. Country Life spent a morning keeping up tradition with some long-time… Audio
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Crash charges possible, Harawira says
The police are considering charging Hone Harawira with dangerous driving over a car crash in Northland last week, the Mana Movement leader says. Audio
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Exploration firm prepares to drill new well in PNG
Oil and gas exploration company Austral Pacific Energy Limited says it will drill a well later this year in a low-lying area known as the Foreland in Papua New Guinea's...
