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A painting by artist Martin Law of the St James Church hall on fire. The building was later destroyed in a suspected arson. Image / Supplied

BUSINESS

Artist's spooky premonition of St James Church hall fire

12 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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Police have shelved their inquiry into suspected arson of Mt Eden heritage building.

On hold: Decision delayed on placing Erebus Memorial in Dove-Myer Robinson Park. Image / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Erebus memorial decision for Parnell park delayed until after elections

8 Oct, 2019 5:31pm
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Decision delayed on placing Erebus national memorial in Parnell Rose Gardens.

Customers threaten massive lawsuit over Spark's streaming of the RWC 2019 Photo / File

BUSINESS

People vs Spark Sport: Unhappy rugby fans threaten to sue for $250m

5 Oct, 2019 4:00pm
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Unhappy rugby fans vow to sue Spark in $250 million class action over rugby coverage.

Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers makes his way to the Auckland High Court in 2015. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Blue Chip co-founder Mark Bryers' new life in Australia

4 Oct, 2019 7:45pm
3 minutes to read

The Blue Chip group of companies owed $84 million to more than 2000 investors.

An artist's impression of the Erebus memorial planned for Dove-Myer Robinson Park, also known as the Parnell Rose Gardens. Image / File

NEW ZEALAND

'Wrong Erebus Memorial plans shown to public'

1 Oct, 2019 5:32pm
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Row over national Erebus memorial hots up with claim that public were shown wrong plans.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington this week. Photo / AP

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi evangelist in Aussie PM's White House snub

29 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Kiwi preacher, a friend of Australian PM, focus of White House snub claims

An artist's impression of the Mission Bay redevelopment showing Tamaki Drive. File image / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Decision time: High rises for Mission Bay waterfront?

28 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Auckland Council is about to decide on $200 million high-rise plan for Mission Bay.

Artist's impression of The Crater, the proposed Auckland Waterfront Stadium. Image / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Public urged to get behind The Crater, a sunken waterfront stadium

22 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Public urged to let politicians know whether they want The Crater, a waterfront stadium,

Betty Asher, mother of Iraena Asher (pictured), who disappeared in 2004, has died. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'A photograph of Iraena was on the casket and it went with Mum': Iraena Asher's mother dies

21 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Mother of Iraena Asher dies without her daughter's body having been found.

Artist impression of the National Erebus Memorial planned for the Parnell Rose Gardens. Image / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Angry locals threaten to protest Erebus memorial ceremony

21 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Locals have vowed to fight both the design and placement of the memorial.

An artist's impression of the Erebus memorial to be built at the Parnell Rose Gardens

NEW ZEALAND

'Wrong design, wrong place': Opposition to Erebus memorial grows

14 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Erebus family objects to choice of memorial of the air disaster for their local park.

John Hanlon, who shot to fame in the 70s with a string of hit songs, at home with the dialysis equipment that keeps him alive. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

In limbo: Seventies hitmaker trapped in organ donor 'Lotto'

7 Sep, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

John Hanlon, who had a string of hit songs in the 70s, has a rare terminal kidney disease

Most Eden Park neighbours support a proposed Sunday night international T20 cricket match. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Eden Park's fight for hearts and minds

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Passions run high in Eden Park neighbourhood but most say they are supporters.

Anna Paquin was 11 in 1994 when she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

The last time the All Blacks lost at Eden Park - how we've changed

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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The last time the All Blacks lost at Eden Park a Kiwi kid called Anna Paquin won an Oscar.

Most of 13,000 packaged food items analysed were found to be bad for us. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Supermarket shocker: Scientists reveal the truth about the food on our shelves

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Study confirms most packaged foods are bad for us, researchers call on Government to act.

Graham Perry won a bravery medal for disarming a gunman holding a baby hostage. Inset: John banks. Photo / Kristin Edge

NEW ZEALAND

Obituary: The legendary cop who rescued John Banks

4 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Legendary cop who helped a homeless teenage John Banks dies.

NEW ZEALAND

Millionaire's $2.7m gift to New Zealand

3 Aug, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Mogul who fell in love with New Zealand 40 years ago backs Kiwi health researchers.

Jing Xia owned the Grey Lynn home where Mongrel Mob members terrified neighbours. Photo / Herald graphic

NEW ZEALAND

A trail of havoc: Man's missing $170k, a bitter break-up and the gang next door

2 Aug, 2019 7:23pm
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Farm worker entrusted inheritance to a new neighbour whose mini-skirts turned heads.

Fans go crazy as the Black Caps defeat South Africa in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final at Eden Park, Auckland. Photo / Nick Reed

SPORT

96% say 'yes' to Sunday night Eden Park cricket

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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Auckland Council received 937 submissions of which 30 were recorded as opposed.

SPORT

Sunday Black Caps match at Eden Park hangs in balance

20 Jul, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Fate of Eden Park Black Caps v India Sunday match lies with independent planners.

These high-spirited Kiwi supporters at Manchester show us how to get behind the Black Caps tomorrow night. Photo / Photosport

BUSINESS

Watching the cricket final? Here's what to tell your boss

13 Jul, 2019 7:00am
4 minutes to read

Watching the Cricket World Cup final "a patriotic duty", says union boss

Philip Tele'a before he joined David Letele (The Brown Buttabean) at his bootcamps where he lost more than 100kg. Photo / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

Too fat to live, too young to die: 122kg weight loss journey

6 Jul, 2019 10:48am
4 minutes to read

He decided he was too young to die and has shed 122 kgs and feels "unstoppable".

NEW ZEALAND

Alan Duff: Don't blame colonisation and racism for the problems of Māori

29 Jun, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

White liberals and academics aren't helping solve problems of Māori, Alan Duff says.

Louie Bell, aged 2, with sister, Molly, 4, and parents Maxine and Matt. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Proton therapy hope for 2-year-old with rare cancer

28 Jun, 2019 4:08pm
3 minutes to read

Parents hope to get treatment in the US for energetic 2-year-old with rare cancer.

Fete Taito, a former King Cobra gang member, is assisting the Royal Commission into historical abuse in state care. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

The ex-gang man guiding Teina Pora back into society

23 Jun, 2019 5:00am
11 minutes to read

The former gang member helping Teina Pora tells his remarkable story of how he made it.

NEW ZEALAND

'I'm the victim,' says Mob member in upmarket unit row

22 Jun, 2019 10:19am
5 minutes to read

"I like my music loud at the weekends but so do a lot of the people here."

Summerfield Villas in Grey Lynn, where a Mongrel Mob member moved in. Photo / Peter Meecham

NEW ZEALAND

Marital split: Why Mongrel Mob moved into upmarket unit

22 Jun, 2019 6:03am
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Bitter matrimonial dispute lies behind Mongrel Mob moving into upmarket Grey Lynn complex.

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 75, has no plans to retire. Photo / Gary Salter

NEW ZEALAND

'World's greatest living explorer' follows in Hillary's footsteps: Sir Ranulph Fiennes

22 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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He sawed off his own fingers, survived an angina attack and has no plans to slow down.

Several residents at the Summerfield Villas in Grey Lynn say they have been subjected to intimidating behaviour by gang members at the complex. Photo / Peter Meecham

NEW ZEALAND

Under siege: Gang members terrify upmarket complex

25 May, 2019 10:00am
3 minutes to read

Gang members move into upmarket Grey Lynn apartment complex and terrify the neighbours.

The Family of the man shot dead in a drive-by in Otara hold a photo showing the victim, Joseph Siaosi, back row on the right. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'A drive-by shooting': Man shot dead as he walked away from confrontation

18 May, 2019 7:33pm
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The man fatally shot Friday afternoon was turning away from a confrontation.

The St James Presbyterian church hall on fire on the corner of View Rd and Esplanade Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Accelerant used in huge blaze that destroyed Mt Eden church hall

12 May, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Court ruling made on demolition just weeks before blaze.

Ōtara town centre had left the bad old days behind. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Gang shooting throwback to bad old days for suburb trying to make good

11 May, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Meeting planned to calm tensions in Ōtara after gang shooting.

Osama Abukwaik died on in the attack at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Pictured with his three children. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Do not fear me': Brother of victim to alleged gunman's family

4 May, 2019 6:15pm
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'I have lost my brother and you, too, have lost your son ... I'm sorry for you.'

NEW ZEALAND

Wife of policeman killed during Napier siege breaks her silence

4 May, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Exclusive: 'For me, life is about squashing down sad and putting on a brave face.'

Lenny Holmwood at home with his dog, Kūkupa. Photo / Phil Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

Napier siege hero: 'I'm glad I'm here, it's been a hard 10 yrs'

4 May, 2019 5:00am
17 minutes to read

Four people tell their harrowing stories of the Napier siege.

NEW ZEALAND

'Racist pamphlet by ignorant fool' enrages Justice Minister

14 Apr, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Pamphlet that references Don Brash labelled racist by Justice Minister Andrew Little.

John Tamihere wants more events at the park. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

I'll make Eden Park gem shine: Tamihere

13 Apr, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Mayoral candidate promises to ensure Eden Park's future as Auckland's premier stadium.

About six weeks ago Caroline's daughter complained that 'rude stuff' kept popping up on her phone. Photo / Stock Image / 123RF

LIFESTYLE

'Predatory': Westmere mum finds porn virus on 12yo's phone

6 Apr, 2019 5:34pm
4 minutes to read

Malware infects young girl's phone with predatory porn.

Damaged buildings in the central city on the evening of the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

$1 billion bill for botched quake repairs

6 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Fixing poorly done earthquake repairs is likely to cost $1 billion

Facebook is strengthening steps to remove hate speech from its platforms.

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch terror exclusive: Facebook vows to ban hate

30 Mar, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Facebook says it will take steps to rein in terror videos and clamp down on hate speech.

Author Brian Turner near his home at Oturehua in the Maniototo region of Central Otago. Photo / Richard Robinson

NEW ZEALAND

Poet, sportsman, environmentalist Brian Turner on turning 75

23 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Turner talks about turning 75, the shape we're in and the art of keeping on keeping on.

Micheline Warri with Toby Janke. Micheline is now well on the way to recovery.

NEW ZEALAND

Girl found near death by Auckland yachties is now full of life

9 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Girl has made remarkable recovery, but needs lifelong care and expensive medication.

Kim Dotcom faces legal action for renovations to a $4m rental apartment. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kim Dotcom sued for $300k over apartment renovation

3 Mar, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Landlords sue Kim Dotcom for adding black carpet - and other changes - to penthouse.

Malcolm Rewa gives evidence at the High Court today during his retrial for the 1992 murder of Susan Burdett. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Making of a monster: Phil Taylor on 30 years of covering Malcolm Rewa

23 Feb, 2019 7:51pm
14 minutes to read

Exclusive: Stepmother of rapist and murderer Malcolm Rewa breaks her silence.

Malcolm Rewa, Ponsonby serial rapist. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Third murder trial of Malcolm Rewa starts Monday

10 Feb, 2019 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Tomorrow Malcolm Rewa will defend for the third time a charge that he is also a murderer.

Juliette Sivertsen and John Barrett building a house on a rural site in Queenstown.

BUSINESS

'It's really cheap to build here, it's nuts': Expat Kiwi on why she won't rush home

9 Feb, 2019 11:30am
7 minutes to read

Outfit with own supply chain would force pricing rethink, says expert.

Web contracts are unreadable to many, a new study has found.

BUSINESS

You need a university degree to read online contracts, study finds

9 Feb, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Common online contracts are unreadable but are still enforced, warn researchers.

The sudden death occurred about 4pm at the Sunnyvale Sports Centre, Green Island. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Dunedin cricketer dies during match

3 Feb, 2019 5:00am
2 minutes to read

A cricketer died following a medical event during a match in Dunedin.

Ricardo Romanov being sentenced for the theft of a Ducati; that conviction was quashed on appeal.

NEW ZEALAND

'You see why I might be a little bit pissed?' Art thief to sue

26 Jan, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Career criminal Ricardo Romanov has great ambition, including racing Superbikes.

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi accused of $66m in kickbacks

12 Jan, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

A New Zealander embroiled in US$2 billion scam little known in New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND

'That dog was not going to let go until it either chewed her arm off or killed her'

23 Dec, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Brave bystander saves woman attacked on Chatham Islands by own pig dog.

Woman told PM of concerns for her sons; court orders them back to Australia. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Abduction case: Woman's heartbreaking letter to Ardern

23 Dec, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Women tells PM Hague convention child abduction rules are putting her children at risk.

Fred Hollows Foundation. Photo / Chris Tarpey

NEW ZEALAND

Readers donate $155,000 for eye care in Vanuatu

20 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Readers donate $155,000 for eye care in Vanuatu after Herald-Fred Hollows campaign.

NEW ZEALAND

Grace's legacy: Prominent women challenge men and Govt

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

More than 40 well-known women challenge men and the Government to act on Millane's murder.

Grace Millaine's murder has had such a powerful impact for many reasons.

NEW ZEALAND

Grace Millane: Why we care and why we need to

15 Dec, 2018 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Why the murder of Grace Millane has touched a nerve and what may come of it.

TRAVEL

Flight check: Auckland to Port Vila

11 Dec, 2018 11:00am
2 minutes to read

Phil Taylor flies aboard Air Vanuatu from Auckland to Port Vila.

State Services Minister Chris Hipkins said nearly half of the spending was on a Royal Commission into historic abuse and the Pike River Authority.

NEW ZEALAND

$700K a day on Government inquiries, claims Bridges

9 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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The Government is spending $700,000 a day on inquiries, Opposition claims

Radio producer, Carolyn Leaney and husband, Newstalk ZB host Leighton Smith, who has retired after 35 years on air. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Being Leighton: Departing radio talk star on love, luck and not looking back

8 Dec, 2018 5:00am
11 minutes to read

Radio star Leighton Smith on signing off, luck, love and his unfashionable opinions.

Antibiotics has failed to stop the infection which is beginning to spread towards Hilda's leg. Photo / Chris Tarpey

NEW ZEALAND

Young diabetic hopes graft will save leg

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

Fit woman from Pentecost Island at risk of losing leg and eyesight due to Type 1 diabetes.

Vanuatuan pastor Lesley Bong has many health problems stemming from his Type 2 diabetes. Photo / Chris Tarpey

NEW ZEALAND

Diabetic pastor's last sermon: 'careful what you eat'

6 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Ill diabetic clergyman urges others to be careful what they eat in his final sermon.

Ida Iesul, 54, from Tanna Island, has Type 2 diabetes. Photo / Chris Tarpey

NEW ZEALAND

'If I lose my sight then that's it for me'

5 Dec, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Diabetics from Tanna Island in Vanuatu fear going blind.

Basil Aitip, an eye nurse trained by the Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. Photo / Chris Tarpey

NEW ZEALAND

Eye nurses confront belief in witchdoctors

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

Superstition: Vanuatu eye doctors must overcome traditional ways to help diabetics.