Experts say tens of thousands of people could die, hundreds of thousands could be displaced, and the cost of building damage could top $100 billion if a massive earthquake from the Hikurangi subduction zone hit NZ.
They may look stunningly beautiful, but any time an Aurora Australis paints our skies, there is the potential for it to knock out our power grids and other high-tech infrastructure.
While other film-makers may shy away from such a sensitive subject, the director of a new film about the Pike River mining tragedy says now is absolutely the right time to tell "untold stories"...
Israeli tanks, under cover of heavy fire, have pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and Hamas media say, while tanks and troops crossed a key highway on the outskirts of Rafah in the south.