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<i>Grant Bradley</i>: Miners inhabit a deep, dark, dank world
The Herald's energy reporter, who has visited Pike River, reflects on the project's delays, and now disaster.
Mine emergency: 'Our thoughts are with them'
Cabinet ministers were last night travelling to the Pike River Mine, as the Government offered assistance in the rescue of the trapped miners.
Pike River expected methane gas emissions
Methane gas has long been identified as a potential problem for the Pike River Coal mine, as rescuers scramble to find up to 27 missing miners.
Travel book: <i>A (Nearly) Complete History of the Moose in New Zealand</i>
Moose were released in Westland in 1900 and in Fiordland in 1910 but unlike other such introductions they were not a success.
Plane's centre of gravity can shift, crash report says
A plane that crashed near Fox Glacier, killing nine, is believed to have been over its maximum allowable weight and off-balance.
Driver who fell asleep, killed cyclist sentenced
A West Coast driver who fell asleep and killed a cyclist faces a much longer self-imposed sentence than the community detention handed down, says her lawyer.
Teen killed in quad bike crash weeks after friend's death
Westport teenager Renee McNelis has been killed in a quad bike accident only a fortnight after her best friend Harmony Wihongi died in a car crash.
Storms ease, gales in Wairarapa
A severe weather warning has been issued as heavy rain and gales are expected to hit areas across the country.
Women 'lucky' to survive after botched tramp
Two Christchurch women were rescued by helicopter from Arthur's Pass National Park today.
West Coaster guilty of friend's manslaughter
A West Coast man has been acquitted of murder but found guilty of the manslaughter of his friend, following a four-day trial.
Arawata Bill's stomping ground
Jill Worrall explores the region that was home to the legendary bushman and prospector.
'Stunned' Lotto winner thought numbers were wrong
The Reefton winner of a $10.6m Lotto prize initially figured he must have read the Lotto numbers wrong, so put his ticket aside.
Death of West Coast man 'suspicious'
West Coast police are investigating the suspicious death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found this morning.
Teens die in tanker collision
A keg of beer was pulled from the wreckage of a sports car which crashed head-on into a milk tanker, killing two teenagers.