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Research shows that lower house prices in outlying suburbs were giving homeowners value despite increased travel costs. Photo / Dean Purcell
BUSINESS

Easy commute or $50K off mortgage?

  • 10 Apr, 2015 5:00am
  • 4 minutes to read
Buying a house on the city's outskirts can save Aucklanders up to $50,000 each year in mortgage repayments, despite the added commuting costs.
Gustavo Virues fell 400m down a cliff. Photo / supplied
NEW ZEALAND

Lecturer's brother fell 400m to his death

  • 9 Apr, 2015 12:30pm
  • 3 minutes to read
A New Zealand-based lecturer is mourning the loss of his brother who was killed after falling down a 400m cliff while exploring caves in Morocco.
Mils Muliaina with a member of the bar staff at the Kiwis bar in Cardiff on March 6.
SPORT

Muliaina sticks with Irish team

  • 7 Apr, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Mils Muliaina is continuing to train with his professional Irish team, despite an allegation of sexual assault hanging over his head, his agent has confirmed.
Jono Pryer shows off his broken collarbone on Instagram.
ENTERTAINMENT

Blues player apologises to Jono

  • 1 Apr, 2015 10:14am
  • 2 minutes to read
A comedian got more than he bargained for when he joined the Auckland Blues rugby team for training - and one player has apologised over the incident.
In Auckland, couples needed 47.7 per cent of their take-home pay to cover the mortgage on a $554,600 house. Photo / Chris Gorman
PROPERTY

Affordable homes: Best & worst regions

  • 1 Apr, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Mortgage payments for Auckland's most affordable homes are costing first-time buyers nearly half their take-home pay each week, a new report shows.
Aaron Finch of Australia looks dejected after being dismissed. Photo / Getty Images
SPORT

Give send-offs the send-off

  • 31 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Batsmen should be able to leave the cricket field without "tasteless" send-offs, former Black Cap and cricketing commentator Mark Richardson says.
File photo / NZ Herald
NEW ZEALAND

Animal welfare group targets 'puppy mills'

  • 30 Mar, 2015 7:24pm
  • 3 minutes to read
Spectators watch the Black Caps at the Auckland Fanzone. Photo / Getty Images
SPORT

Kiwis gear up for the World Cup showdown

  • 27 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Thousands of Black Caps supporters are expected to head to fanzones around New Zealand to support their heroes on Sunday.
Joseph Parker (left) and Beraiah Hales boasted of their actions online.
NEW ZEALAND

Litany of failures in Roast Busters case

  • 20 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 4 minutes to read
The mishandling of a school yard incident where a young woman was bullied by an alleged sexual offender are among a litany of police failures.
Signs of suspected tampering on a formula tin posted on a Facebook page for mothers. Photo / supplied
BUSINESS

Formula tested amid tampering fears

  • 19 Mar, 2015 8:58am
  • 6 minutes to read
Police are testing infant formula after a number of tins were found with pin-pricks in packaging lids.
Willy Moon and Natalia Kills seen at Los Angeles Airport. Photo/Getty
ENTERTAINMENT

X Factor: 'Many sides to this story'

  • 18 Mar, 2015 6:40pm
  • 4 minutes to read
Axed X Factor judges Willy Moon and Natalia Kills have fled the country, and the duo put on a united front when spotted by photographers at Los Angeles Airport.
The wreckage of a Cessna lies on a hillside near Wanaka.
NEW ZEALAND

Family of four killed in air crash

  • 17 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Four bodies - believed to be from the same family - were last night recovered from the wreckage of a light aircraft near Wanaka.
NRL star Benji Marshall said on Instagram the only positive from the saga was the way Irvine handled himself. Photo / Getty Images
ENTERTAINMENT

X Factor: NRL star takes shot

  • 17 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
League star Benji Marshall has weighed in on the axing of controversial X Factor NZ judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon after they humiliated a contestant.
Chloe Morrison in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
NEW ZEALAND

Vanuatu - dozens feared dead

  • 16 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 4 minutes to read
Dozens are feared dead on Vanuatu and up to 10,000 are homeless in the wake of Cyclone Pam.
Protesters celebrate saving the Kauri in Titirangi today. Photo / New Zealand Herald Photograph / Chris Gorman
NEW ZEALAND

'Let the tree stay' - developers

  • 12 Mar, 2015 11:13am
  • 8 minutes to read
The giant kauri at the centre of a protest in West Auckland will be allowed to stay, it's been revealed in an open letter released by the properties' owners.
Prime Minister John Key talks to the media while Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew looks on. Photo / Getty Images
BUSINESS

Fury over formula threat

  • 11 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 10 minutes to read
Threats to contaminate infant formula with 1080 pesticide have been described as despicable and sick - but have caused more outrage than fear.
Spending in Northland and Auckland hit $83.4 million last month. Photo / Chris Gorman
BUSINESS

A hot summer for tourism

  • 6 Mar, 2015 5:00am
  • 2 minutes to read
International tourists keen to make the most of New Zealand's stellar summer spent $251 million in the country last month, latest figures show.
Prime Minister John Key says he is not aware of any suspected Yugoslavic war criminals in New Zealand. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NEW ZEALAND

War criminal claim checked

  • 3 Mar, 2015 5:30am
  • 3 minutes to read
Prime Minister John Key says he is not aware of any suspected war criminals from the former Yugoslavia in New Zealand but says "I'm sure someone will look into it".
The bus shelter in Avondale was destroyed when the Volvo hurtled into it. Picture / Daniel Hines
NEW ZEALAND

Teen at bus stop flung 6m

  • 24 Feb, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
A driver allegedly slammed another car off the road during a suspected road-rage incident yesterday, sending it careering into a bus shelter, seriously injuring a waiting teenager.
The Monster Slide was able to run at only half capacity after the leak in one of the pools.
NEW ZEALAND

Leak causes queues at slide event

  • 23 Feb, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Thrill-seekers hoping to round out the weekend at yesterday’s Monster Slide event in Auckland were forced to queue for hours due to a major failure with equipment.
A man collapsed and lost consciousness during a BodyPump class at Les Mills. Photo / Thinkstock
NEW ZEALAND

Gym class goes on after man collapses

  • 20 Feb, 2015 9:51am
  • 2 minutes to read
An investigation is under way at one of New Zealand's largest gyms after an instructor continued with a group fitness class after a man collapsed and lost consciousness.
A dash cam caught the meteor racing across the skies. Photo / Supplied
NEW ZEALAND

'Almost certainly extra terrestrial'

  • 12 Feb, 2015 7:28am
  • 11 minutes to read
A "blinding" flash, intense explosion and sonic booms experienced over much of the country last night were probably caused by a meteor, experts agree.
Overall Halberg Award winners Men's Pair Eric Murray and Hamish Bond. Photo / Nick Reed
SPORT

Rowers take top Halberg prize

  • 11 Feb, 2015 10:33pm
  • 5 minutes to read
The sustained success of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray extended to the supreme prize at the Halberg Awards.
Flowers being placed across the street from the Ashburton Winz office where three staff members were shot. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NEW ZEALAND

Ashburton shooting report

  • 10 Feb, 2015 10:15pm
  • 2 minutes to read
A review of security at the Ministry of Social Development, prompted by last year's deadly shooting at the Ashburton Work and Income office, has found tighter security would not have prevented the incident.
Police and serious crash investigate an accident involving pedestrians on Mt Albert Road near Royal Oak Roundabout Auckland. Photo / Jason Dorday
NEW ZEALAND

Car badly injures walkers

  • 10 Feb, 2015 5:00am
  • 2 minutes to read
Two people were injured, one critically, after being hit by a car while crossing a road near a busy Auckland roundabout.
Stephen Fleming. Photo / Getty Images
SPORT

It's strife in the fast lane

  • 9 Feb, 2015 5:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
A new study aimed at investigating shoulder injuries in cricket bowlers is under way at the University of Canterbury.
The Prime Minister was critised by the opposition after he used his speech at Te Tii Marae to make the case for going into Iraq. Photo / Jason Oxenham
NEW ZEALAND

PM's Waitangi speech raises hackles

  • 6 Feb, 2015 5:00am
  • 4 minutes to read
Waitangi is usually about domestic friction, but yesterday war overseas dominated on the marae.
Natasha Van Engelen drove from Whangarei to see the Nitro performers with sons (from left) Ethan, Caleb and Joel.
ENTERTAINMENT

Pressure mounts for Nitro Circus refund

  • 4 Feb, 2015 5:00am
  • 4 minutes to read
People who attended Auckland's rain-affected Nitro Circus Live show at the weekend believe they should be compensated for the short performance at QBE Stadium.
Unlike these children, most Aucklanders aren't active enough to keep healthy. Photo / Jason Oxenham
NEW ZEALAND

Future Auckland: Health

  • 29 Jan, 2015 5:00am
  • 14 minutes to read
In part four of the Herald series on how to make Auckland better, we look at the pros and cons of health-care in New Zealand's biggest city.
If students can grasp the basic concepts of literacy and numeracy at early childhood level it will make the move up to school easier. Photo / Chris Gorman
NEW ZEALAND

Future Auckland: School to shop floor

  • 27 Jan, 2015 5:00am
  • 12 minutes to read
Auckland is a great place - but it can be even better. In the second of our five-part Future Auckland series we aim to stimulate debate. Teuila Fuatai reports.
The Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships is on tomorrow morning on Auckland's waterfront and Harbour Bridge. Photo / File
NEW ZEALAND

Auckland's monster weekend

  • 17 Jan, 2015 10:00am
  • 3 minutes to read
Auckland is heading for a bumper weekend, with seven big events tipped to boost the economy and test the patience of motorists.