Slowly she begins listing and soon over the din we hear the captain’s voice through the loudspeakers, ‘abandon ship’.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe created his own car company from scratch to build the ultimate off-road SUV. On a punishing seven-day ...

Water is supposed to flow downhill… but these five rivers defy expectations, appearing to move uphill! From bizarre gravitational forces to rare tidal phenomena, these mysterious waterways have left ...

Doors slammed as representatives of a post-settlement entity stormed out of a Hawke’s Bay Regional Council meeting over a ...

Helen Lash raised questions about Peter Haddock's family connection with one of the council's main contractors.

Homes on a Gisborne street impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle two years ago are gradually being raised for protection from another ...

Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...

Two years ago Cyclone Gabrielle struck off the East Coast of the North Island, devastating part of Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay ...

Cyclone Gabrielle killed 11 people nationwide and destroyed thousands of homes in February 2023. Two years on, its grieving victims are warning authorities have failed to make the changes needed to ...