defcon scale

Just how big are the fires? video

The Port Hills blazes in Christchurch have covered the equivalent of 164 Hagley Parks - or 2000 full size rugby fields. How does that compare to other wildfires in New Zealand and across the globe?

What could have been done?

A ruined landscape

Timelapse

How it moved

House burned before my eyes

What you need to know

Counting cost

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Live: Christchurch fires

16022017 News Photo:David Walker/Fairfax NZ. Christchurch Adventure Park shows the destruction caused by the fires.

United States and Australia offer help to fight the blaze, as the country prepares to bury a fallen hero.

Foran's threats to dying woman

Kieran Foran's return to the field is a stunning backflip given the NRL indicated he would likely need 2017 off as he ...

OPINION: Letting Kieran Foran play after his "sickening" abuse of a dying journalist stains the NRL.

Debt to income ratios? Too late

If the Reserve Bank was granted its wish for debt-to-income rules, there could be unintended consequences, bank bosses said.

9:44 PM  Reserve Bank has missed the boat if it wants to limit the size of mortgages, report says.

Third Kim Jong Nam arrest

Kim Jong-nam is believed to have been poisoned.

13 min ago  Third person arrested in connection with the apparent murder of North Korea's Kim Jong Nam.

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Smoke hospitalises two in Chch video

A female firefighter was having trouble breathing when she was admitted to hospital for smoke inhalation.

Smoke an irritation as three admitted to Christchurch Hospital following fires.

Counting our trans-Tasman blessings

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull and Bill English are set to pow wow at a luxury Queenstown resort. So why should we care again?

The Leinster Ave footbridge over the new Kapiti Expressway.

To Levin and beyond?

8:43 PM  Transport Minister keen to extend Wellington's proposed $2b expressway even further north.

Video

Funeral for Port Hills pilot

Steve Askin, who died fighting the Port Hill fires, will be farewelled on Monday.

world

Australia's copycat Trump?

Richard Eldridge is running for the West Australian upper house in the southern metropolitan area of Perth.

9:49 PM  He's a gun advocate who hates gay, Muslim and indigenous people, and loves to rant on Twitter.

Quakes hit Indonesian province

8:13 PM  At least nine people have been hurt following two quakes measuring 5.5 and 5.1 on the Richter scale.

Brenda Lin left Australia for a week-long school trip in July 2009. That was the last time she saw her family alive.

Uncle wanted girl to himself video

A man in Australia who was sexually assaulting his niece killed her family so he could gain full access to her.

business

Cadbury closure's Jaffa effect video

These NZ favourites are currently made here, but could be manufactured offshore if the factory closes.

If Cadbury's Dunedin factory shuts, it could mean the end of NZ-made Jaffas and Pineapple Lumps.

Nelson house prices surge

Investors from outside the region are helping push property prices to record highs.

Yahoo didn't say how many people were potentially affected.

Kiwis caught in Yahoo breach

Hundreds of NZ accounts are among victims of a Yahoo data breach.

technology

Dumb phones: The good and bad

Perks of a dumb phone include a battery life of several days, a durable design, and almost no chance of getting your ...

Dumb phones may be poised to make a comeback, but why would you want one?

When Bluetooth goes bad

Were my devices turning against me? Was this how the Age of Man would end?

Cafe owner Galina Pokorny:
"Tourists - always electricity, electricity, electricity. Sorry but who is going to pay me ...

Cafe charges for phone charging

Tired of tourists powering up batteries for hours, Austrian cafe owner Galina Pokorny has introduced a fee.

life & style

When Ivanka met Justin

Ivanka Trump looks at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - and dozens of memes are born.

Photos show an apparently smitten Ivanka Trump with Justin Trudeau - and people can't handle it.

Cancer survivor shamed in class

Teacher told the five-year-old girl "You can’t be pretty if you’re bald." 

Stress from trying to cope with a difficult birth has left a father with ongoing problems with depression.

'Get help or it's over'

A father who plunged into depression after his fourth child's birth says his wife told him to get help or risk losing the marriage.

well & good

Ultimatum: Get help or it's over

Stress from trying to cope with a difficult birth has left a father with ongoing problems with depression.

A father who plunged into depression after his fourth child's birth says his wife told him to get help or risk losing the marriage.

Teacher's tattoo challenge

US teacher's scholarship challenge to students results in him getting all their names tattooed onto his body.

Naps can actually upset your sleep schedule and make it harder for you to drop off at night.

Bad habits we need to drop video

If you thought taking afternoon naps and exercising no matter what were good. Think again.

home & property

Amazing Spaces loves the tent video

Amazing Spaces loves the 'tent house' on Waiheke.

8:30 PM  The tent house on Waiheke is the latest Kiwi retreat to catch George Clarke's roving eye - we can see why.

How famous kids sleep at night

The bedrooms of the world's most famous children may just make you throw your toys.

The lighthouse, which is fully operational, still helps to guide ships in and out of Liverpool.

Want to be a lighthouse keeper?

Keep the light shining and you get to live in this fortress high above the waves.

food & wine

Why it's hard to go vegan

Stock Photo - Healthy Lifestyle. Happy Smiling Vegetarian Woman Making Green Detox Vegetable Smoothie With Blender Home ...

You'll likely be mocked and have trouble finding junk food, but there are ways to make it easier.

Recipe: Roast duck & pumpkin

The traditional French green peppercorn sauce gets a North African makeover, paired with duck.

Review: Boulcott Street Bistro

Essentials for 1-person meals video

nz farmer

Anti-farming slurs hurt

Keep positive, is Rick Powdrell's message to farmers hurt by slurs.

Ouch. Some of those anti-farming pokes are painful.

Fire sweeps through farm

Greg Graham waits in hope for news of his home and livelihood.

Making it pay the angus way

Apples up to $6 a kilo

entertainment

Reality villains a sign of the times

Alyse and Matt: Simply "ambitious newlyweds"?

OPINION: Yes, the devil is in the editing. But the second mixed-dozen contestants on My Kitchen Rules looks a lot like the first.

Recognise this 80s icon?

It's The Singing Budgie as you've never seen her before in Australian comedy Flammable Children.

Opera singer Helen Medlyn (left) in character on stage as Katisha in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado.

Mikado sparks racism debate

Is it offensive for Pakeha actors to dress up in costumes and make fun of Japanese culture?

travel

Airline offers free, in-flight Netflix

Have you ever wanted to Netflix and chill in the sky? Well now you can, for free.

With endless hours to pass, an airplane might be the perfect place for a Netflix marathon.

Close encounter with shark

While some people might run scared when a shark swims by, Tamati Wilson reached for his camera.

Wharariki Beach.

Gandalf goes on NZ road trip

He wanted his photos to stand out from the typical NZ landscape shots. So he put the famous wizard in them.

motoring

$3.3m price tag on new Pagani gallery

Pagani Huayra roadster.

The sold out sign was up at Pagani even before it unveiled its latest stunning supercar.

Toyota hybrid sales milestone

New Zealanders have bought nearly 10,000 Toyota and Lexus hybrids since their introduction in 2003.

A Lamborghini Veneno.

$6.3m supercars' fire risk video

Think the rich don't have problems? Think again as almost 6000 Lamborghinis are being recalled.

stuff nation

'It felt like a war zone' in Chch

fire

"This was a simple gig: get the story and get out. Then the explosions began."

Are men and women equal in NZ?

New Zealand was the first country to give women a vote, but how are we doing on equality now?

Stuff Nation - rumour - business - Handshake of businessmen on blur businesspeople background - greeting, dealing, ...

Rumour has it…

Do you know any companies that deserve recognition, or alternatively, companies that should be investigated?

sport

Hackett found 'alive and sober' video

Former Olympic swimming star Grant Hackett has been found after disappearing from his parents' home.

8:48 PM  Swimming great is reported to be OK, after being found on the Gold Coast.

Bouchard a woman of her word

Hot date for fan who won Super Bowl bet as tennis star makes good on her promise.

Proteas spinner Imran Tahir tears up after the semifinal.

Lingering pain of Eden Park video

Two years on, memories of that Cricket World Cup semi loss are still fresh for South Africa.

good reads

Stop shaming 'granny panties'

The Daily Mail Australia has apologised to Australian TV presenter Samantha Armytage for publishing a story that mocked ...

OPINION: Let's be honest - they're the heroes of the underwear world.

Life and death in the hills

Steve Askin, right, discusses the hunt in the Canterbury back country in 2014.

Before he was killed in a chopper crash fighting a raging fire, Steve Askin moved from war zones to the back country.

NZ's already done a Donald

"Arguably, Robert Muldoon was not as outrageous as Trump. Still, he once punched demonstrators, and stripped naked at a ...

OPINION: Sure, he wasn't as outrageous. But he was rude, frank and once got naked at a cocktail party.

Trump beggars belief

Donald Trump specialises in bullying, lying and boasting, says Joe Bennett.

OPINION: Donald Trump has undercut the belief at Western democracy's heart - that the world can be made better.

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Kazakh chef brings slice of home to Kiwi classic video

Chef Raha Assilbekov says he wants to give Kiwis a taste of Kazakhstan with BLD Cafe.

Forget mince and cheese - try a Kiwi-Kazakh chicken and potato pie in Glendene.

Loader stranded off Kapiti

A loader stranded off the coast of Paekakariki on Thursday.

'There in the incoming tide, was a loader.'

Shirley you can't be serious?

Members of the Otago/Southland Shirley Club met in Roxburgh on Wednesday.
At back from left are Shirley Cranstoun, ...

Large group of people named Shirley meet for a cuppa in Central Otago.

Will ewe be my Valentine? video

None of the production animals taken to the council's shelter are put down.

Rose-adorned sheep to declare love on Valentines? Just another job for animal management.

Parenting

Divorced dad buys ex-wife gifts

Billy Flynn is "rising above" divorce to set a good example for his two young sons.

According to Billy Flynn, the world needs "good men", so he's setting a good example to his two sons.

Good news for older mums

Mums are increasingly having their first child at an older age than they did in the past.

New research shows there are now some advantages to having kids later in life.

Adoption: the wait is worth it video

Three-year-old Michael celebrates his adoption.

Tara Montgomery was just fostering a child. But the little boy quickly became a part of her family she couldn't let go.

Huggies' tiniest nappies ever

The line of nappies is designed to be as delicate as possible, to be comfortable on premature babies' skin.

The Little Snuggler Nano Preemie has been designed for delicate, premature babies.

kiwi traveller

Hitchhiking through Iran at 70 video

Ahmed Asgher says he is not worried about his safety because he only expects the best from people.

No golf, gardening or bowls: It's off to the world's trouble spots for retired backpacking Aucklander.

My most important travel ritual

There's no shortage of champagne at Emirates facility in Concourse B at Dubai International Airport.

It's all about the bubbles. They make everything better. They make it all more enjoyable.

Hotel ratings don't tell whole story

We tend to cut budget properties slack because we don't expect perfection.

This couple found they preferred their modest motel over the luxury hotel splurge.

City cycleway rates highly

Fairfax Media journalist Mary Fitzgerald rates the Nelson St cycleway as a great way of getting in and out of the city ...

Auckland's inner city Nelson St cycleway is changing how Aucklanders travel in and out of the city.

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