Perhaps the most fascinating sub-plot of the rugby World Cup is waiting to discover whether the hosts and favourites will buckle under the expectation, as they have at tournaments past... more
Shares in London-listed insurer Hardy Underwriting Bermuda fall more than 10% to a nine-month low as it says that losses from the Australian floods, New Zealand earthquake and Japanese tsunami will be much higher than expected... more
Two people have been pulled alive from a collapsed church after a powerful 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Christ-church, a city still being rebuilt after the February quake which killed 181... more
China has asked New Zealand to consider special compensation to parents of Chinese students killed in an earthquake last month because their loss was magnified under China's one-child policy
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I've decided fishing's really easy. I did it when I was a kid and had another go the other day while out here in New Zealand ahead of the IPC Athletics World Championships... more
Christmas is probably the only time of the year that I allow myself to eat what I want, have a few beers with my friends and also a couple of glasses of champagne... more
Breakdown of rescue robot and release of a video showing the huge power of the explosion in a New Zealand coal mine that left 29 men missing sends hopes for their survival plummeting... more
At the farthest corner of the earth lies a magical land of spuming whales, soaring mountains, bagpipes and fine wines. Godfrey Barker finds his Eden in New Zealand... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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