Tony Alexander: Desperate landlords, rising prices and early rate hikes - 2026's nasty surprises

More investors want to sell, as higher mortgage costs loom.

Auckland congestion charging: why it might not work, according to an expert

Drivers may simply end up going further to avoid charges, increasing pollution.

On The Up: 'Just send it': Hawke's Bay teen runs 100 miles to back local mental health support

Bryn Morgan ran 100 miles in just over 24 hours at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park.

Pāpāmoa slip: Family forced to flee home after deadly landslide

Mt Maunganui: Was Tauranga Council warned about slip in hours before fatal landslide?

Mt Maunganui: recovery will take days if not weeks

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

Herald Hat-trick sports quiz: January 28

Morning quiz: What tabletop role-playing game is most famously associated with 20-sided dice?

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Why deadly slips are so hard to predict and what it means for where we live

'We have to see obesity as a disease': Specialist backs funding jabs

'As good as it gets': Why inflation jump points to higher interest rates

How a Christchurch mum's cancer con unravelled

'They don't need to broadcast': Gauff anger over post-match meltdown footage

Gauff's 6-1, 6-2 loss to Elina Svitolina lasted just 59 minutes.

Gregor Paul: Joseph, Rennie and Foster could recreate All Blacks coaching dream team

OPINION: NZR to only invite Kiwis to apply who have led test sides like Japan or Ireland.

Blues' All Blacks duo to miss start of Super Rugby Pacific season

The injuries will be offset by the return of a key player who missed most of last season.

Herald Hat-trick sports quiz: January 28

Can you get a hat-trick?

Tony Alexander: Desperate landlords, rising prices and early rate hikes - 2026's nasty surprises

Family home in wealthy Auckland suburb for $155K - what’s the catch?

No queues, no shops, and $300K prices: Tiny alpine village rises from the ashes

Landmark turret house sells to long-time admirer for record amount

Where is Dunedin’s missing Star Fountain? Paul Gorman uncovers a strange tale

After Dunedin’s Star Fountain was dismantled in 1989, it disappeared.

Aaron Smale: With Waitangi Day fast approaching, we need to talk about sovereignty

Whether it’s here, Greenland, Venezuela or Ukraine, sovereignty is under threat.

Peter Griffin: Apple has quietly admitted it can’t win a critical technology race

Apple has always excelled at making new tech usable rather than being first with it.

Listener weekly quiz: January 28

Test your general knowledge with the Listener’s weekly quiz.

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