12 May: Almost 80 million dollars worth of claims have been made for damage from storms and flash flooding that affected the upper north island in March... more
12 May: Work starts today on removing about 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools of rotting material from the fire-damaged trickling filters at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant... more
9 May: Fringing a remote East Timorese island, this reef is the most biodiverse in the world and holding up against climate change. What are its secrets? And can it be protected as the former war-torn state opens up to tourism?... more