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NEW ZEALAND

Response brings hope for Micheline

3 Nov, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

An overwhelming response to Vanuatu girl's plight has opened up options for her recovery.

The Janke family from Germany on board their catamaran Invictus off the coast of Pentecost Island, Vanuatau. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Round-the-world trip turns to mercy mission for sick child

27 Oct, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Yachting family's desperate mission to save gravely ill Vanuatu village girl.

Ben Sandford is working as a lawyer in Rotorua but he is a former Olympic skeleton racer. Photo / Alan Gibson

SPORT

From Skeleton racer to politician: Ben Sandford on Wada, Russia and doping

13 Oct, 2018 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Ben Sandford, Olympian, lawyer, Labour candidate on why he didn't quit Wada over Russia.

Witness C (Roberto Harris, aka Roberto Conchie Harris). Photo / file

NEW ZEALAND

Threat from killer: 'I'll bring the icecream'

29 Sep, 2018 5:03am
4 minutes to read

A letter apparently from double murderer Witness C threatens prosecutors

Witness C (Roberto Harris, aka Roberto Conchie Harris) has failed to have his sentence for perjury reduced. Photo / file

NEW ZEALAND

Lying witness in Tamihere case loses appeal

28 Sep, 2018 2:39pm
2 minutes to read

Witness C loses appeal against Tamihere perjury sentence

The paintings were snatched after a stolen ute reversed through the front window of the International Art Centre on Parnell Rd. Photo / Jason Oxenham.

NEW ZEALAND

Dark web listing of stolen Kiwi painting 'a scam'

22 Sep, 2018 12:00pm
6 minutes to read

Bitcoin auction appeared to attract several bids, the highest around $400,000.

Brett Edwards admitted three charges of buying 720kg of purported black market fish. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Police net small fry in alleged fraud case

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

EXCLUSIVE: Early-morning raid on home involving the AOS was ruled unreasonable.

Police at a Woodend Beach, Christchurch, property connected to the harness racing industry. Photo / Kurt Bayer

SPORT

Champion harness racing drivers in police probe

5 Sep, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Stars involved in police probe into alleged race-fixing.

BlackMarket fish dealer agrees to split hidden cash with authorities. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Fishy money: Deal done on cash seized in flawed fraud investigation

22 Aug, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Black market fish dealer agrees to split hidden cash with authorities.

Judges cane MPI in fishing frauds case for abuse of process and an unreasonable search. Photo / Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

AOS raid, evidence in sewer and cash seized: case slammed

2 Aug, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

MPI found to have 'ignored the law' and was 'high-handed', say judges.

The things we do while awake that do not require much thinking, including sex, are common for sleepwalkers. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Waking up to sexomnia

8 Jul, 2018 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Sexomnia a rare form of sleep disorder has been used as a defence in New Zealand courts.

Tristan Corey Scott. Photo / Supplied via Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

He indecently assaulted two teens in their beds. But judge agreed he was sleepwalking

8 Jul, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

'Parasomnia' defence succeeds, but teens' mother says the verdict is 'atrocious'.

Oil barrels dumped illegally on the side of the road in Auckland. The image was posted to Facebook by Phil Goff in January.

NEW ZEALAND

Tough charges brought against roadside rubbish dumpers

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

Tough charges brought against roadside rubbish dumpers.

Arthur Taylor in Waikeria Prison. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

Behind bars with one of NZ's longest serving prisoners

22 Jun, 2018 7:30pm
12 minutes to read

Arthur Taylor has won courtroom battles and a woman's heart from behind bars.

Tribes of football. Russia - Egypt Egyptian fans watch their time eliminated from the World Cup. 19 June New Zealand Herald photograph by Michael Craig

SPORT

World Cup tribes: Mo magic not enough for Egypt

20 Jun, 2018 1:55pm
4 minutes to read

Mo Salah tries valiantly to carry his team and New Zealand Egyptian fans.

Joseph Ukic and Goran Kacurov and his two sons, Vito Kacurov, 12 and Bono Kacurov, 10, cheering on Croatia as they take on Nigeria. Photo / Michael Craig

SPORT

Tribes of football: Croatian fans happy about good start

17 Jun, 2018 11:48am
3 minutes to read

Croatian fans enjoy bacon-and-egg baps and vibes of victory.

NEW ZEALAND

'Run faster': mother's advice to young Quax

2 Jun, 2018 6:29pm
4 minutes to read

Hundreds farewell Olympian and Auckland Councillor Dick Quax.

A photo taken from New Zealand running legend and Olympic Silver medallist Dick Quax's scrapbook of Quax breaking the world 5000m record. Photo / Mike Scott.

SPORT

Dick Quax: A great who took nothing for granted

28 May, 2018 1:25pm
4 minutes to read

Dick Quax was never one to go down without a fight.

Dick Quax speaks about fighting cancer, the possible loss of his world record and that famous race. Photo / Doug Sherring

SPORT

The late Dick Quax on cancer and fate: 'Missed by that much!'

28 May, 2018 10:00am
12 minutes to read

Dick Quax on fighting cancer, the possible loss of his world record and that famous race.

The Crown has never charged a jailhouse informant for perjury. Illustration / Phil Welch

NEW ZEALAND

From Arthur Allan Thomas to Teina Pora - the problem with prison witnesses

1 May, 2018 5:00am
15 minutes to read

Perjury conviction prompts calls for better safeguards around prison witness evidence

Witness C, double-murderer Roberto Conchie Harris. Photo / Peter Meecham

NEW ZEALAND

The murky world of jailhouse snitches

30 Apr, 2018 5:00am
11 minutes to read

Phil Taylor analyses the shortcomings of the case of the first convicted jailhouse witness

Can Aucklanders count on having clean drinking water all year round? Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: How safe is our drinking water?

28 Apr, 2018 6:13pm
8 minutes to read

Drinking water safe from another Tasman Tempest, says Watercare boss

Roberto Conchie, known as Witness C, was one of three inmates whose evidence helped convict David Tamihere. Photo / Peter Meecham

NEW ZEALAND

Backpacker killings: Prison snitches up for review

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

Andrew Little backed Tamihere's call for a rethink on the use of "jailhouse snitches".

Ivan Mauger of New Zealand riding during a Sunday Mirror speedway event circa 1973 at the Belle Vue Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom. Photo / UK

SPORT

Ivan Mauger: The Kiwi who took on the world and won

16 Apr, 2018 6:00am
9 minutes to read

The boy from the poor side of town who couldn't rest until he made it.

Robinson Helicopter Company has warned pilots that

NEW ZEALAND

Robinson Helicopter Co's 'bizarre' warning

5 Apr, 2018 2:58pm
5 minutes to read

Revealed: the reports that led to DoC permanently grounding Robinson Helicopters.

Malcolm Rewa accused of murdering Susan Burdett in March 1992.

NEW ZEALAND

Malcolm Rewa's murder retrial in doubt

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

Rewa's lawyer says there is no power to lift stay preventing third murder trial.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff visited the site of the dumping and said the amount of tyres meant it could only come from a commercial outfit. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Rogue operator dumps 1285 tyres into ravine

2 Mar, 2018 4:09pm
2 minutes to read

$25,000 bill to clean up rogue operator's tyre dump near Clevedon.

Rubbish illegally dumped in the driveway of Ferndale House in Mt Albert, this month. Photo / Bruce Morris of MT Albert Inc.

NEW ZEALAND

Talking trash: the Herald tracks an illegal dumper

22 Feb, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Following a paper trail: tracing the culprits of unlawful tipping can be a messy business.

Rubbish dumped on Renton Rd in Mangere. Photo / Phil Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

Tyre dumping prompts road closure

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

Illegal dumping of hundreds of used tyres prompts road closure.

Rubbish dumped on Ihumatao Road Mangere. Photo / Phil Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

Trash Town: New Zealand's ugly backside

16 Feb, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Interactive: Tell us where you've found dumped rubbish, and we'll take action.

Auckland Star journalist Pat Booth (right) and Arthur Allan Thomas after THomas was released from prison picture supplied credit: AUCKLAND STAR

NEW ZEALAND

Legendary newsman Pat Booth dies aged 88

31 Jan, 2018 1:57pm
5 minutes to read

The crusading journalist is renowned for his work on the Arthur Allen Thomas case.

Oil and oil filters dumped on Piha Rd. Photo / Supplied Sarah Munro

NEW ZEALAND

Mayor's war on rubbish: 'This has been p***ing me off'

21 Jan, 2018 12:01pm
6 minutes to read

Mayor takes aim at vehicle owners in war on roadside rubbish dumping.

Richard Te Are, 28, landed the part before he'd even graduated from Toi Whakaari drama school - and plays Pora at the ages of 17, 25 and 35.

ENTERTAINMENT

Teina Pora the movie: Who will play the lead?

5 Dec, 2017 3:33pm
4 minutes to read

New actor lands lead in Teina Pora movie straight out of drama school.

Retired High Court judge Sir Thomas Thorp. Photo / Martin Sykes

NEW ZEALAND

Judge calls on top lawyers to lend a hand

26 Oct, 2017 3:57pm
3 minutes to read

Sir Thomas Thorp calls on top lawyers to help new criminal review body.

David Tamihere was t the Auckland High Court hearing for the Witness C perjury case. Photo / Jason Oxenham.

NEW ZEALAND

Tamihere to seek pardon

25 Oct, 2017 4:55pm
3 minutes to read

A jailhouse informant's conviction for perjury has sparked appeal bids by David Tamihere

Engineer Ivan Mudrovcich at work at Whitianga Airfield working on the replica.

NEW ZEALAND

Pearse replica plane grounded

20 Oct, 2017 3:26pm
4 minutes to read

Cancer diagnosis prompts decision not to try to fly full-size copy of Pearse plane.

A Herald predictive model based on all the polls and election results since 1999 points to Peters again being Kingmaker (or Queenmaker). Photo / Peter de Graaf

NEW ZEALAND

The Big Read: Winston Peters the Kingmaker

19 Oct, 2017 7:37pm
11 minutes to read

Winston Peters is the longest-serving MP, coming to Parliament after a court challenge.

The girl was indecently assaulted at Auckland Hospital. Photo / Doug Sheering

NEW ZEALAND

Hospital sex offender fights to keep name secret

19 Oct, 2017 10:11am
3 minutes to read

A former hospital contractor who admitted indecent assault fights to keep name secret.

To the delight of daughter Billie, Phil Taylor decides he will never try Durian ice cream ever again. Photo / Phil Taylor

TRAVEL

Vietnam: Winning over the west

6 Oct, 2017 2:00pm
5 minutes to read

Phil Taylor and family are charmed by the laidback exoticism of Vietnam.

Auckland Council is not considering registering landlords despite indications of non-compliance in London. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Airbnb operators may be hit by bed tax

23 Sep, 2017 8:33am
4 minutes to read

Airbnbs may be hit with bed tax but no data is kept on tax-dodging landlords.

Al Gore believes Donald Trump won't make the connection between weather crises and climate change. Photo / AP

WORLD

Trump card for climate activists

9 Sep, 2017 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Al Gore: We now have the solution to climate change.

Probation officer Stanley Gilmour. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Probation officer loses appeal bid for risk warning

7 Sep, 2017 3:05pm
3 minutes to read

Probation officer denied leave to appeal risk report deletions to top court.

Swedish tourists Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Tamihere case witness on trial for perjury

27 Aug, 2017 6:00am
3 minutes to read

Jailhouse informant in David Tamihere case to go on trial on charges of perjury.

Lucy Lawless takes part in a Greenpeace protest in front of Statoil rig Songa Enabler in the Arctic's Barents Sea in July.

NEW ZEALAND

Activists confirm Lawless spied on

12 Aug, 2017 6:28am
4 minutes to read

Greenpeace says it believes spies targeted Lucy Lawless.

World champion darts player Phil Taylor meets New Zealand Herald reporter Phil Taylor before the World Darts Competition in Auckland. Photo/Dean Purcell

SPORT

Name's Taylor, Phil Taylor ... that's the point

12 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Phil Taylor meets Phil Taylor and asks, 'What's your secret?'

One of the alleged spies Greenpeace says it caught in the act.

NEW ZEALAND

Greenpeace spying: Is the Govt also involved?

10 Aug, 2017 12:59pm
5 minutes to read

Russel Norman wants the Government to "categorically deny" involvement - and they have.

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: Greenpeace spies 'caught in the act'

10 Aug, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Busted: Tailing vehicles seen after tip-off, group claims.

Top British lawyer Michael Mansfield and his partner Yvette Greenway are campaigning to end the silence around suicide. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Daughter's suicide sparks campaign

9 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Top UK lawyer says he hadn't realised how many people were affected by suicide.

Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed in St Tropez in August 1997, a week before they died in a Paris car crash. Photo / AP

WORLD

Paris crash and the rise of people power

5 Aug, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

A top UK lawyer is in town to discuss the erosion of 'elite' rule, writes Phil Taylor.

Journalists have lifted the lid on such cases as the Crewe murders, the Urewera raids, Louise Nicholas, the Erebus tragedy and Teina Pora, above. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

Shining a light into the shadows

5 Aug, 2017 5:00am
8 minutes to read

OPINION: In a world of fake news, investigative journalism is vital.

The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, sails past an anchored Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) in central Pacific Ocean. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Slug guns and slavery: Fishing cleanup

11 Jul, 2017 9:17pm
7 minutes to read

Investigations into slavery in the fishing industry behind new commitments.

Major tuna products supplier to NZ commits to reforms after global environmental campaign. Photo / Greenpeace

NEW ZEALAND

Tuna giant announces deal to target illegal fishing and slavery

11 Jul, 2017 5:00pm
4 minutes to read

Major tuna products supplier to NZ commits to reforms after global environmental campaign.

Teina Pora had his convictions quashed by the Privy Council in 2015. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Pora 'short-changed half a million dollars'

3 Jul, 2017 5:54am
3 minutes to read

Teina Pora takes Government to court claiming he is owed half a million dollars.

SPORT

Kiwi cyclist's fans plan spectacle

1 Jul, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Kiwi cyclist George Bennett's former schoolmates will be supporting him from the roadside

SPORT

Meet the Kiwi Tour de force

1 Jul, 2017 5:00am
10 minutes to read

By George! How a 'slow' bike rider became a Tour de France contender.

An Auckland woman jailed this month for using fake documents to try to smuggle a baby from China was married to an alleged international

NEW ZEALAND

Baby smuggler married to alleged 'drug lord'

30 Jun, 2017 7:18am
4 minutes to read

Auckland woman jailed for trying to smuggle baby was married to alleged 'drug lord'.

A man who claims to be John Banks' son is taking the former Cabinet minister and mayor to court in a paternity case. Photos / Supplied, Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Are you my father, Mr Banks?

16 Jun, 2017 4:04pm
5 minutes to read

Claims first emerged 16 years ago that John Banks had fathered an illegitimate son.

The paintings of Chief and Chieftainess Ngatai-Raure were grabbed from the gallery in Parnell. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Twist in $1m heist riddle

21 May, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

The plates on the getaway car used in the smash-and-grab art theft were tampered with.

Sarah Godwin (left) with Kate McCann, mother of Madeleine, and Nicki Durbin, whose son Luke is also missing. Photo / AFP

NEW ZEALAND

'We never saw him again'

20 May, 2017 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Sarah Godwin's son Quentin went missing in Titirangi 25 years ago today.

NEW ZEALAND

Did police bungle Burdett case?

16 May, 2017 6:00pm
13 minutes to read

Phil Taylor's 2013 story explains why Malcolm Rewa, not Teina Pora, was the likely killer.

The aim of the move is to boost the overall population and broaden the gene pool.

NEW ZEALAND

Tiritiri Matangi to lose most of its takahe

7 May, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Plan to boost takahe population sees most of the birds moved from Tiritiri Matangi Island.

The issue of foreign drivers involved in serious crashes - such as this one near Little River - has lead to calls for tougher driving regulations. New Zealand Herald Photograph by Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

Foreign drivers cop blame for crashes

3 May, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Foreign drivers are a worry but so are local drivers, say accident first-responders.