NZ Herald: New Zealand's Latest News, Business, Sport, Weather, Entertainment, Politics

Latest FromCherie Howie

Nazanin Khanjani and Tim Mullaya in Dancing with the Stars.

ENTERTAINMENT

Who is winning in the reality TV stakes?

13 May, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

There can be only one winner as flagship reality shows go head to head on Sundays.

Four days lost at sea hasn't put Laurie Miller off the ocean. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Lost at sea: Kiwi's tragic, four-day life-raft nightmare

6 May, 2018 1:00pm
7 minutes to read

Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.

Greenlea Rescue Helicopter pilot Pete Masters says the difficult terrain and proximity to Taupo proved decisive in saving a hunter who had been shot in the chest. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Shot hunter lucky bullet missed vital organs

4 May, 2018 7:13pm
2 minutes to read

A hunter shot in the chest by a friend was lucky the bullet missed his vital organs.

The no.10 Downing St onesie given to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern by her British counterpart, Theresa May, in London this month. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Special onesie for the PM's baby

29 Apr, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

What do you give a fellow Prime Minister when she's expecting a baby?

Anita Terrell, left, with her first-born daughter, Burgundy-Rose Brown. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Crash teen mum's plea to other youths after tragedy: please call me

29 Apr, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

It's too late for Burgundy-Rose Brown, but not other teens, her mum says.

George Michael's final work, the documentary George Michael: Freedom, is coming to New Zealand. Photo / Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

George Michael's last work coming to NZ

29 Apr, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Last interview took place two day's before singer's 2016 death, friend says.

Police were called to the G.A.S service station on Dominion Rd. Image / Google Maps

NEW ZEALAND

Armed man demands cash at service station

28 Apr, 2018 7:35pm
Quick Read

Police remain at the scene in Central Auckland tonight.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge introduce their third child to the world this week. Photo / AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth

NEW ZEALAND

Being third born: What's ahead for Royal baby

28 Apr, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

The prince will have fewer burdens, but still faces challenges to overcome, expert says.

NEW ZEALAND

'It's the exact send-off Johnny would've wanted'

27 Apr, 2018 11:21pm
2 minutes to read

Fans have arrived at Dairy Flat en-masse tonight.

The death of Johnny Bennett, known as Johnny Danger, has sparked an outpouring of grief this week. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Johnny Danger memorial riders warned

27 Apr, 2018 5:23pm
2 minutes to read

There will be a "s***load" of cops monitoring the memorial ride, organiser says.

Rod Ballenden is rapt with the edible burger wrapper on sale today only. Photo / Brett Phibbs

LIFESTYLE

Have your burger and eat the wrapper, too

22 Apr, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

For International Earth Day, you can eat your Better Burger and its wrapper, too.

Kiwi comedienne Urzila Carlson during her chance encounter with superstar Cher during the Sydney Mardi Gras last month. Photo / Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

When Urzila met Cher

15 Apr, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

More fodder for Urzila Carlson's new NZ International Comedy Festival show after meeting.

Passersby and emergency services rushed to help following the crash, but Glenn Elliott died at the scene. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Refs pay tribute to fallen colleague

13 Apr, 2018 5:32pm
Quick Read

Crash victim refereed rugby for more than 30 years.

Lambs fatten up for export on the premium grass on Eden Park. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Eden Park out to pasture: Were you fooled?

1 Apr, 2018 12:01pm
4 minutes to read

Is the stadium really being turned into grazing for 10,000 Perendale lambs?

Y Waste founder Ian Price is launching his food surplus app, Y Waste, in Auckland this week. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Cheap eats at leftover food app

1 Apr, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Retailers post deals on unsold food, otherwise destined for the bin, just before closing.

Auckland has seen its share of April Fool's pranks, from fake plans for twin Sky Towers, to a fake inbound wasp swarm in 1949. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

The best (and worst) of April fool's jokes

1 Apr, 2018 8:47am
8 minutes to read

Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.

Traffic chaos on Pine Valley Rd following the closure of State Highway 1 after police shot a man this morning. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Police shoot man dead on SH1: Easter traffic chaos

31 Mar, 2018 8:33am
4 minutes to read

Delays expected as key transport link expected to remain closed much of the day.

There was no warning before Napier Intermediate teacher Benita Mareikura suffered cardiac arrest in the classroom. Photo / Warren Buckland / Hawke's Bay Today

NEW ZEALAND

Colleagues save teacher who 'died' mid-lesson

1 Apr, 2018 3:33pm
4 minutes to read

Teacher sprints across school field with defibrillator wearing heels to save her colleague

AUT Lecturer Lindsay Neill is conducting a study on Kiwiana. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

As country changes, so could Kiwiana

25 Mar, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

The stuff we think makes Kiwis who we are could be about to change, academic says.

Flowers near the scene of the latest railway tragedy in Ngāruawāhia. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Death on the rails: Train driver's terror as he hit a boy

24 Mar, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

The driver has been at the controls as three people, one a boy, were killed by his train.

The Criminal Bar Association of NZ has released the findings of its survey about sexual harassment in the legal workplace. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

'High level' of harassment, bullying in legal workplace

23 Mar, 2018 7:05pm
4 minutes to read

Almost 90 per cent of lawyers have either experienced or witnessed harassment at work.

Cherie Howie posted a simple budget plan in Cheaper Living NZ to help people save for their first home.

NEW ZEALAND

How a scribbled budget made me a money expert

20 Mar, 2018 9:10am
5 minutes to read

A friend asked me how to save money. Now the Daily Mail's told the world.

Annabel Langbein's latest cookbook, her 26th, focuses on sweet treats. Photo / Greg Bowker

LIFESTYLE

Annabel Langbein launches new book of treats

18 Mar, 2018 10:30am
4 minutes to read

Sugar tax is good idea, says cookbook guru as she launches sweet treats tome.

NEW ZEALAND

Frosty start for some as summer slips away

17 Mar, 2018 9:52am
3 minutes to read

Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.

Ryan and Bianca Tregurtha with their daughters Devyn, 5, left, and Luca, 8. Devyn is the Child Cancer Foundation's Auckland regional ambassador for their 2018 appeal. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Devyn's big month - cancer ambassador and school

17 Mar, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Devyn Tregurtha went through more than two years of treatment for blood cancer.

There are some newcomers to Barfoot & Thompson's bi-annual release of Auckland

BUSINESS

Property hot spots: Which suburbs top the list?

17 Mar, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The "hot spot" suburbs include a number of up-and-coming neighbourhoods, agency boss says.

The law camps were sanctioned by the University of Otago until this year. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Mock attempted sexual assault at law camp - student

10 Mar, 2018 8:01pm
5 minutes to read

The "bizarre" skit was witnessed by Otago University's dean of law, former student says.

NEW ZEALAND

Little fires warning shot at Law Society

10 Mar, 2018 1:00pm
4 minutes to read

Ministerial inquiry likely if Law Society's harassment probe is deemed inadequate.

Lawyer Olivia Wensley is continuing to call for change after this week sharing her story of sexual harassment in the legal sector. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sexual harassment fallout: Lawyer's concerns

4 Mar, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Her raw account of harassment stunned. Olivia Wensley is still fighting for change.

Family shared news of Jaden Goldfinch-Booker's death in a

NEW ZEALAND

Golf-course tragedy: 'The angels just got too jealous'

26 Feb, 2018 3:19pm
3 minutes to read

The tragedy happened in Queenstown last weekend.

Some of the tools used by a Catholic priest who performs exorcisms in the Auckland diocese. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Driving out demons: The priest who performs exorcisms

25 Feb, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

An Auckland priest tells Cherie Howie how and why he drives out demons.

Peak hour trains will run less frequently during the industrial action, Auckland Transport says. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

March madness gets madder: Train commuters to suffer service cuts

25 Feb, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

The next three weeks will not be a good time to be a train commuter in Auckland.

An independent review is planned following allegations of sexual harassment at a top law firm. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Russell McVeagh probe: Ex-staffer's mixed feelings

24 Feb, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

"Girls dramatising things" was the attitude to warnings about behaviour, ex-staffer says..

Lawyer Mai Chen wants people to think more about their identities. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwis asked: Who the heck do we think we are?

24 Feb, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Nobel winner's book and own immigrant experience sparked move to end stereotyping.

More rain will hammer the North Island tomorrow. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Stay inside: The next major deluge is about to hit

10 Feb, 2018 8:45am
4 minutes to read

The drizzle will continue until the heavens open up again tomorrow.

Chelsea Manuel touches Jacinda Ardern's belly as she welcomes the Prime Minister on to the marae at Ratana Pa.

LIFESTYLE

'Do not touch' - Jacinda's baby bump etiquette

4 Feb, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

A mum-of-7 who touched the PM's belly without permission said she immediately felt regret.

Orlando MacDonald is thrown from a bull in this file photo taken at a Hawke's Bay event last month. Photo / Duncan Brown

NEW ZEALAND

Bull breaks leg, dies at rodeo

3 Feb, 2018 3:45pm
3 minutes to read

The death has prompted new calls for rodeos to be banned.

New hosts of Seven Sharp, Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells.

ENTERTAINMENT

Battle lines drawn in new 7pm ratings war

3 Feb, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Seven Sharp returns - new hosts and all - on Monday. What does that mean for The Project?

An already hot summer will go turbo-charged this week, good news for water-lovers Miller, left, and London Crane. File photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Stand by for a scorcher: Temps set to hit 40C

28 Jan, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

You think it's been hot so far this summer? Wait till tomorrow.

Wanaka has a new January high temperature record. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Hot Wanaka smashes weather record

27 Jan, 2018 3:14pm
3 minutes to read

Another day, another weather record bites the dust.

Global circumnavigator Andrew Fisher celebrates on his arrival back in Shanghai this week. Photo / Twitter

NEW ZEALAND

Who said Kiwis can't fly? NZer circles globe in record time

27 Jan, 2018 8:37am
3 minutes to read

Andrew Fisher went around the world in 52 hours and 34 minutes.

Missing skydiver Tyler Nii's parents, Bob and Nancy, and his brother, Kevin, during a blessing at Lake Wakatipu this week. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Beautiful resting ground' for skydiver

21 Jan, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Skydiver's family are prepared for the reality they might not be able to take him home.

Murray Hunt and his dog Molly pictured when they were first reunited, on the lawn outside hospital, after their fire ordeal. Photo / John Van de Ven

NEW ZEALAND

'There's no words to thank them properly'

21 Jan, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Murray Hunt and his dog Molly were pulled unconscious from a burning house in Tokoroa.

The coastal farm Tupou, north of Taupo Bay, is for sale featuring five beaches.

BUSINESS

'Spectacular, unspoiled paradise' for sale in the Far North

21 Jan, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Five beaches, 13km of coastline and a working farm don't come cheap, though.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford speak to media after announcing they are expecting their first child. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Will the baby spark global following?

20 Jan, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Jacindamania is likely to spread overseas, following baby news, expert says.

NEW ZEALAND

Skydiver's mother remembers 'loving son'

14 Jan, 2018 6:10am
4 minutes to read

Missing skydiver Tyler Nii's mother says they are praying they can bring him home.

The water at Mission Bay's fountain has turned red, but beach goers weren't bothered. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Water runs red at popular beach fountain

13 Jan, 2018 9:58pm
2 minutes to read

Beachgoers were met by a strange sight at one of Auckland's most popular beaches today.

Hunter Goodsell, injured when a basketball hoop in Tui Park, Beach Haven, collapsed on Thursday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Teen smashed into ground after hoop snaps

13 Jan, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Hunter Goodsell was badly hurt when the Auckland Council hoop snapped at the base.

It's been a warm summer for Auckland, as shown by Miller, left, and London Crane last month. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Our Jekyll and Hyde summer continues

13 Jan, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.

One woman alleged her breast was groped, another that she was the victim of a sexual assault, at work Christmas parties last year. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Weinstein case sparks rush of workplace complaints

13 Jan, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Work Christmas parties sparked two complaints of unwanted sexual advances, advocates say.

Department of Conservation rangers discovered the trees had been cut down when they visited the campsite this week. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

DOC: 'Campers chopped down trees to improve views'

12 Jan, 2018 3:54pm
2 minutes to read

The trees are believed to have been cut down so campers could have sea views.

Brett and Angel Renall are enjoying their first summer as a married couple. Photo / Greg Bowker

ENTERTAINMENT

Summertime bliss for MAFS lovebirds

7 Jan, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

New life together like a "never-ending rocket in space", Married at First Sight star says.

Chris Hunter, left, and husband Marc Hobson, with their son, Lucas Hunter-Hobson, following his birth in April 2017. Photo / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

'We longed for it': Couple's baby joy

6 Jan, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Chris Hunter and husband, Marc Hobson, dreamed of having a family.

Matt and Kirsty Stone with their children Gus, 2, and Koko, 6 months, outside their first home in Whangaparaoa, Auckland. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

'We've got heaps of plans': First home buyers

5 Jan, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

First home dreams came true just before Christmas for this young Auckland family.

Dave Buick and Leah Gill outside their new home in the Ure Valley, Marlborough. They were among many to lose their home in the 2016 Kaikoura quake. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Couple's new beginnings after monster quake

4 Jan, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

A garage has been their home, and a BBQ their oven, since the Kaikoura quake. But no more.

Dunedin couple Joy and Graeme Atkinson are volunteering in Tonga for a year. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwis teach Tongans, Tongans teach Kiwis

3 Jan, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Joy and Graeme Atkinson have learned that kindness goes a long way.

This is the first summer since Sheree Insley went through chemotherapy and other lengthy hospital treatments for a bowel tumour discovered a year ago. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Cancer mum's message: 'More love, joy, magic'

2 Jan, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Sheree Insley is raising awareness of a rare, genetic condition, so others don't suffer.

Actress Teuila Blakely is hoping to spend more time on herself in 2018. Photo / Guy Coombes

NEW ZEALAND

What's your new year's resolution?

1 Jan, 2018 6:00am
2 minutes to read

It's that time again - New Year's resolutions

Friends, The Block NZ co-host Shelley Ferguson, left, and footwear designer Kathryn Wilson, are seeing out 2017 on holiday together and making plans for 2018. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

How to turn a new year into a new you

31 Dec, 2017 2:12pm
3 minutes to read

Few and low - that's the advice from experts about how to make New Year resolutions stick.

Sharon Harvey, right, with her son, Cem Erbay, who died after becoming lost on early on New Year's Day 2011. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Grieving mum's New Year's plea

31 Dec, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Cem Erbay went out on New Year's Eve, and never came home.

David Shearer at a guard tower at Leer, South Sudan. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Former Kiwi leader's life in the war-zone

31 Dec, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The man who wanted to be Prime Minister on his year in war-ravaged South Sudan.

Gordon Pryor, right, with the young man he helped. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

'I'm just so thankful': Couch stranger's mum

30 Dec, 2017 7:25pm
3 minutes to read

A relieved mum is among those whose hearts were touched by a Mangawhai man's kindness.