A new survey reveals that forty per cent of New Zealand workers are planning to leave their jobs in the next 12 months. The…

A pie-lover has forked out more than $400 to be one of the first people in the country to taste a Georgie Pie, 15 years…

1. Photo recall: Return of a crusty classic

A Canterbury researcher is investigating renewable energy options for Pacific island nations in a bid to cut reliance on…

Police have named the father who died when his vehicle crashed and rolled in Canterbury after it clipped another vehicle…

1. Man killed, children injured after vehicle rolls

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says a reciprocal visit to NZ from a US Coastguard vessel will not be…

1. Bob Jones: NZ should abolish its armed forces (269 comments)

Latu Paasi wiped away tears as she watched the unveiling of her husband and son's headstone yesterday - the first anniversary…

1. Family mourn lost father and son

A plane has smashed runway lights during a take-off described as "extremely abnormal" at Auckland International Airport.

1. UK plane diverted after 'family row'

International child abduction cases spiked by nearly a quarter in the past year, when 130 children were illegally moved…

1. Adopted child too ill to enter NZ

On this day 60 years ago, a strapping mountaineer from Auckland wrote in his diary: "George, Greg, Tenzing and I plus eight…

1. Hillary's diaries to be published

Corrections staff are calling for special scanning chairs in all prisons after doctors found a cellphone…

1. Prison cells need landlines (18 comments)

Updated A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping after a woman was mutilated as she was dragged behind a…

1. Car dragged woman 1km

Griffin Nichol used to be a woman who sang soprano in the New Zealand Youth Choir. Now, he's back in the choir as a man…

1. Marriage bill: Still some inequalities

Secrecy rules protecting the names of errant teachers are headed for a shake-up in Parliament.

1. Teachers seek suppression review

Foreign workers are being targeted for more than 500 visual-effects jobs for the production of the next mega-movie in The…

1. Great films, but where are the jobs? (13 comments)

National Party members are pushing for a new "waka-jumping" law to force rogue list MPs out of Parliament…

1. 'Popcorn and coke' ready for speech

Kiwi kids got close to their national bird yesterday before the chicks were released as part of a history-making breeding…

1. Surprise discovery of huge bird colony on small island

A man gunned down in his home was dumped at a hospital as carloads of rowdy partygoers - including his partner - fled the…

One of New Zealand's most notorious killers, William Bell, has been caught with a prison officer's stab-resistant vest in…

Patients in closed mental health wards at Waitemata District Health Board are allowed out for cigarettes as a reward for…

1. Smoking ban in spotlight as judicial review begins

A pelican - one of only 20 believed to be in the country - has been found shot dead on the banks of…

1. photos Incredible shark images (6 photos)

Surf Life Saving Northern Region is cutting jobs to reduce costs.

1. NZ's 'knight of lifesaving'

About 20 clowns have been accepted into New Zealand's first academic programme to become fully qualified medical comedians…

1. It's okay to laugh at your kids

The Department of Internal Affairs has only had one new email scam reported this week, from "Peter Stevenson".

1. Scam Watch - May 19

Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin are seeking $7 million plus costs from a man who criticised them after the collapse of Hanover…

Guaranteed rent is not enough to tempt landlords to lease their properties to Housing New Zealand, an…

1. Consumer Watch: All wood not good

Interest-rate rises are looming, with some senior bank experts even picking floating rates to be at 7 per cent by the end…

1. Dodgy desk risk

Leo Bertos, Ben Sigmund, Andrew Durante and other stars of the Phoenix football club get together with the kids at Hataitai…

Last night the king tide washed up over Tamaki Drive flooding at least one lane of traffic and prompting the call out of…

Police have launched an investigation after a female patient at a secure mental health facility at Porirua said she was…

A neighbour with a garden hose was unable to douse a garage fire early this morning which killed a man. Three…

Bernard Hickey often wonders what his 11-year-old daughter will think of Prime Minister John Key when she looks back on…

1. Bernard Hickey: Housing promise without a plan (88 comments)

1. Herald on Sunday editorial: Kiwis need a lot more protection (36 comments)

1. Rodney Hide: More than Gilmore let us down (62 comments)

Post-earthquake demand for free legal service at Community…

1. Christchurch rebuild: Council needs to come to the party - PM

Treated sewage waste could be dumped on land 20m from property boundaries under the draft Auckland Council…

1. Smelly spillages a mystery in Dargaville

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder the British soldier hacked to death in a London street…

1. video Two suspects in murder known to police (1:30)

The latest pay round for school staff saw more than 350 people affected by payroll errors - fewer than…

1. video Novopay: 'No quick fix' says Joyce (3:13)

Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.

1. Fitness Challenge: Hoops of fun for all

Women's body shapes have long been scrutinised and categorised - the apple, the bell, the cello - and now men can enjoy…

1. May 23: Czech out the bin (50 comments)

Residents of the eastern Bay of Plenty say there is still an "inner bitterness" towards police after the way they were treated…

1. Editorial: Raids report offers lessons for the future (57 comments)