NZ's cheapest beach towns: Where to find a bach for less than $500,000

OneRoof data identifies the coastal suburbs with the most affordable properties.

Lotus Emira Turbo quick review: the price of poise

There's nothing quite like the compact Emira on the Kiwi market. But it's no small price.

The offspring: How heirs to Kiwi family fortunes earn their keep

Meet the heirs of New Zealand's wealthiest families.

Women on two wheels: Inside the Hawke’s Bay 155-member lady riders’ group

Youth suicide cluster: What needs to change

Christmas at Auckland Zoo

All Black Tupou Vaa'i backs water safety campaign after brother's drowning

Afternoon quiz: How long did the Trojan War last?

Herald Summer Premium quiz: What famous landmark is on the top of Mt Corcovado?

Sudoku - test yourself

Crosswords

The biggest mistakes Kiwis make when booking a South Pacific holiday

She's visited every country on the planet solo – and there's only one she won't go back to

A Moment in Crime: Podcast revisits the crime that shook Ōpōtiki

From Budget cuts to Ikea hype: The big economic forces that shaped 2025

Brave beauty of NZ racing retires with nothing left to prove

La Crique won two Group 1 races and over $2.1m in stakes

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

The most bizarre moments from the tennis ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Aryna Sabalenka’s match against Nick Kyrgios in Dubai threw up plenty of strange scenes.

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

Who was the best-performing All Black in 2025?

NZ's cheapest beach towns: Where to find a bach for less than $500,000

'Closest thing to the Wild West’: Pub in NZ’s self-declared ‘republic’ set to change hands

NZ house sale profits in 2025: Who enjoyed the biggest gains and the biggest losses

Was this the year Queenstown house prices went nuts?

The Listener 2025 collection: Our most popular stories on politics and the politics of modern life

Ten feature stories which reflect the politics of life in NZ today.

A spinning world: Watching icebergs set in motion a whole new science

A peculiar phenomenon in the Arctic Ocean baffled explorers aboard expedition ships.

Milk, Madness and Mayhem: The Ruahine Triple Axe Murders

Was it an act of temporary, alcohol-induced madness? Or plain bloody murder?

Short story: The wives of Tamanuitera by Tayi Tibble

This year's theme in our summer collection of short stories is 'distraction'.

A deep dive into the world of sharks

Auckland Museum's new exhibition Sharks reveals…

A guide to managing moisture at home

Resene’s experts provide tips and strategies to tackle the issue.

Helping locals this Christmas

Bringing food, support and festive-season kindness to the community.

Mortgage-free in six short years

How one Kiwi couple hit freedom fast – without missing life’s fun.