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‘Very much the front line’ - MP who served in Afghanistan backs Luxon’s rebuke of Trump

Sex charges dismissed: Crown offers no evidence against former Dunedin lawyer

Parliament to pay tribute to those missing in Mount Maunganui disaster

Watch: PM responds to Trump's comments on troops in Afghanistan

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NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul

Couple's three year battle with council after Auckland Anniversary floods

NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

Homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Canterbury

Woman found dead at Canterbury home, youth to appear in court

'Wiped out entire crops': Canterbury farmers frustrated by wild weather

Have you seen this armed robber's 'distinctive shoes?'

Milton homicide: Police continuing probe into local vet's death

Watch: PM responds to Trump's comments on troops in Afghanistan

Couple's three year battle with council after Auckland Anniversary floods

NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

Homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Canterbury

Mt Maunganui: Recovery teams are using specialist equipment to ensure no further slips

NZ Herald Headlines | Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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Pāpāmoa slip: Family forced to flee home after deadly landslide

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Have you seen this armed robber's 'distinctive shoes?'

Family feud: Beckham brothers post pointed video after 'hater' Brooklyn cuts off parents

NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul

Parliament to pay tribute to those missing in Mount Maunganui disaster

NZ Herald comments: The stories open for discussion today

Tauranga officials told not to allow buildings in potential landslide zones, documents show

‘Total beat-up’: Justice Minister ‘happy’ with retail crime taskforce after three members quit

From $17m seed to $25b giant: Carmel Fisher’s bold vision changed investing

Fonterra's Peter McBride named top chairperson for second time

‘Extraordinary impact’: A2 Milk CFO wins top Deloitte finance award

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

Have you seen this armed robber's 'distinctive shoes?'

‘They lost their world’: Mum facing visa deadline after husband dies of heart attack

‘Always a cop at heart’: Hundreds of senior police return to the front line

Magpies front-row rock to try rugby in the UK

Woman found dead at Canterbury home, youth to appear in court

NZ's biggest tech disasters: From jetpacks to scooters and a $7.5b cloud mystery

Police seize 11 cars, make arrest after muscle car weekend in North Canterbury

Family feud: Beckham brothers post pointed video after 'hater' Brooklyn cuts off parents

NZ's Syos shortlisted for £100 million 'wingman drone' military contract

Mega-property deal: ASB's HQ to be sold for $205m

NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul

NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul

Serious crash: One injured, highway closed after car and truck collide on SH29

Parliament to pay tribute to those missing in Mount Maunganui disaster

Parliament to pay tribute to those missing in Mount Maunganui disaster

NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul

South Mole fire: One fire crew checking for hotspots after busy operation

'Nowhere to live': Home of family forced to flee deadly slip red-stickered

Morning quiz: What chess move involves moving the king and a rook in the same turn?

Magpies front-row rock to try rugby in the UK

Inside the 2026 election machine: The strategists shaping how votes will be fought for

Steve Maharey: NZ is fiddling while the world ruptures. We need to listen to Mark Carney

Josh Sampson: How do we remember the Holocaust as we grow further removed in time?

‘Always a cop at heart’: Hundreds of senior police return to the front line

'Nowhere to live': Home of family forced to flee deadly slip red-stickered

Pāpāmoa slip: Family forced to flee home after deadly landslide

Morning quiz: What chess move involves moving the king and a rook in the same turn?

Magpies front-row rock to try rugby in the UK

Inside the 2026 election machine: The strategists shaping how votes will be fought for

Steve Maharey: NZ is fiddling while the world ruptures. We need to listen to Mark Carney

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