‘Catastrophic’: Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years
“There will be probably no ice in 10 or maybe 15 years.” He carefully dismantled the 4m-long aluminium…
Waikato ambulance officer Matthew Liddle dies after months-long fight for life following brain aneurysm
“He had a seizure which caused catastrophic brain pressure. Matthew would not be able to come back from…
H5N1 bird flu in NZ: ‘It would really hurt,’ says Whanganui poultry farmer
“Worst-case scenario would be having to dispose of all birds, deep-cleaning the entire farm and repopulating.” For his…
H5N1 bird flu in NZ: ‘It would really hurt,’ says Whanganui poultry farmer
“Worst-case scenario would be having to dispose of all birds, deep-cleaning the entire farm and repopulating.” For his…
Preventable Rangitata Rail Bridge collapse could’ve had ‘catastrophic’ consequences – TAIC
The 90-year-old bridge, Bridge 57, was constructed in 1936 and is one of about 1600 bridges KiwiRail manages…
WHO warns of ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war in DR Congo
State services in rural Ituri province, where it was first detected, have been largely absent for decades. In…
Temperature rising in chemical tank at risk of exploding in California
“Yesterday morning, it was 77 degrees when we backed out. It’s been averaging about a degree an hour…
Auckland Rugby League fraud: Ex-staffer Marie Harper avoids jail over $133k theft
Harper was instead ordered to serve 12 months’ home detention, with a special bracelet to be fitted to…
Coroner opens inquest into 2014 ‘catastrophic’ head injury death of Christchurch baby Soul Turany
During the two-week inquest which began in Christchurch this morning, Coroner Ian Telford will hear from Turany and…
Leicester City collapse explained: Inside the failures behind League One drop
Leicester’s owner Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha has good intentions, but he has presided over a complete calamity. An era…
British skydiver Sarah-Jane Bayram’s cause of death revealed after fatal Muriwai Beach jump
The company accepted that it put Bayram in unnecessary danger by failing to have an emergency water rescue…
Tennis player’s near miss after retrieving ball from Wellington train tracks could have been ‘catastrophic’
The Tawa Tennis Club is next to the North Island Main Trunk Railway and is part of the…