Concern mounts for missing NZers
Concern mounts for missing NZers
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says there is growing concern for New Zealanders in Japan who were in areas where tsunami waters have washed away entire villages.
Japan Earthquake 2011
NZ team near suspect reactors: Key
NZ team near suspect reactors: Key
A New Zealand urban search and rescue team (Usar) will be based just 130km from an at-risk nuclear reactor in Japan.
Japan's central bank pumps $115.5 billion into markets
Japan's central bank pumps $115.5 billion into markets
Japan's central bank has injected ¥7 trillion (NZ$115.5 billion) into money markets after the devastating earthquake and tsunami raised dire worries about the world's third-largest economy.
NZ consular staff at airport and in north
NZ consular staff at airport and in north
New Zealanders caught up in Japan's earthquake aftermath can now get help from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) consular staff stationed at Narita international airport in Tokyo and in the northern city of Sendai.
Japan's death toll may top 10,000
Japan's death toll may top 10,000
The estimated death toll from Japan's disasters climbed past 10,000 yesterday as hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water.
Former Dunedin student fears for Sendai kindergarten
Former Dunedin student fears for Sendai kindergarten
His family in Sendai may have survived the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, but a former Dunedin man has grave fears for the devastated city he once called home.
Fears of second explosion at nuclear plant
Fears of second explosion at nuclear plant
Japanese officials are struggling with a growing nuclear crisis and the threat of multiple meltdowns, two days after the country's northeastern coast was savaged by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
Numbed by TV images
Numbed by TV images
Former Dunedin resident Russell Duff is "numbed and sickened" by television images showing extensive tsunami damage in plains north of Tokyo after Friday's massive earthquake near Japan.
Kiwi rugby players safe
Kiwi rugby players safe
It seems the off-season has spared New Zealand rugby players being exposed to the full horrors of Japan's quake.
No NZers reported dead in Japan
No NZers reported dead in Japan
There have been no reports so far of any New Zealand casualties in Japan following Friday's 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) says.
Frantic efforts to avoid meltdown in nuclear plant
Frantic efforts to avoid meltdown in nuclear plant
Inside the troubled nuclear power plant, officials knew the risks were high when they decided to vent radioactive steam from a severely overheated reactor vessel.
Millions without food, water, and power in Japan
Millions without food, water, and power in Japan
Millions of Japanese people remain without drinking water or electricity today and are surviving on instant noodles and rice balls, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hammered the northeastern coast, killing at least 1000 people.
Scenes of devastation at heart of Japan disaster
Scenes of devastation at heart of Japan disaster
Satako Yusawa scanned the landscape of debris and destruction, looking at the patch of earth where Japan's massive tsunami erased her son's newly built house so thoroughly that she can't even be certain where it once stood.
Explosion at nuclear plant in Japan
Explosion at nuclear plant in Japan
An explosion shattered a building housing a nuclear reactor yesterday, amid fears of a meltdown, while Japanese officials searched for thousands of people missing more than a day after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
No connection between massive quakes: scientists
No connection between massive quakes: scientists
There is no connection between last month's Christchurch earthquake and the massive Japanese quake because they were thousands of kilometres and several weeks apart, scientists say.
Former Te Anau woman fears nearby nuclear plant will explode
Former Te Anau woman fears nearby nuclear plant will explode
A pregnant New Zealand woman living near a nuclear power plant in quake-stricken Japan says she fears the plant will explode.
Football: All Whites match in Japan unlikely
Football: All Whites match in Japan unlikely
The New Zealand soccer team's international friendly with Japan, scheduled to be played at Tokyo on March 29, is unlikely to go ahead in the wake of yesterday's deadly 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami off Japan.
Tsunami warning cancelled
Tsunami warning cancelled
New Zealand's tsunami warning, prompted by the Japanese quake-generated tsunami, has been cancelled.
Latin Americans evacuate, but no tsunami damage
Latin Americans evacuate, but no tsunami damage
Islanders and coastal residents along Latin America's Pacific seaboard moved to higher ground today as a precaution against possible tsunami following the superquake that bashed northeastern Japan with huge waves.
Japan quake causes emergencies at five nuclear reactors
Japan quake causes emergencies at five nuclear reactors
Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of yesterday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under control to prevent meltdowns.