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Ben Leahy
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Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Gang leader's funeral: Eight arrests today as some mourners flout patch ban
Hawkes Bay Today

Gang leader's funeral: Eight arrests today as some mourners flout patch ban

14 Dec 05:24 AM
'Profound mental scars': Two Kiwi children targeted by 'Britain's worst catfish'
Hawkes Bay Today

'Profound mental scars': Two Kiwi children targeted by 'Britain's worst catfish'

25 Oct 07:02 PM

Alexander McCartney created fake personas to target as many as 3500 victims.

Two men shot and taken to hospital in Hawke's Bay
Hawkes Bay Today

Two men shot and taken to hospital in Hawke's Bay

04 Oct 10:40 PM

Police arrived at the property but the men weren't there, having gone to hospital instead.

Man found critically hurt in Splash Planet carpark
Hawkes Bay Today

Man found critically hurt in Splash Planet carpark

26 Jul 10:46 PM

The man was found just outside Hastings' Splash Planet shortly before 7am.

'Pack a lot of punch': Why rams attack and why pet animals can be worse
Hawkes Bay Today

'Pack a lot of punch': Why rams attack and why pet animals can be worse

18 Apr 11:26 PM

Experts: It's not uncommon for farms to have one or two rams that like to charge.

'First major drug intercept from South Africa': authorites find $29m of meth hidden in pallets
Hawkes Bay Today

'First major drug intercept from South Africa': authorites find $29m of meth hidden in pallets

23 May 09:23 PM

The seizure is also the largest meth shipment ever found at Napier Port.

Gabrielle death toll rises amid water and power crisis; 4928 ‘uncontactable’, fresh land slip warnings
Hawkes Bay Today

Gabrielle death toll rises amid water and power crisis; 4928 ‘uncontactable’, fresh land slip warnings

18 Feb 02:19 AM

More harrowing tales of tragic deaths are emerging from Cyclone Gabrielle's destruction.

Potentially thousands of HB residents yet to be contacted - PM; reports of more victims
Hawkes Bay Today

Potentially thousands of HB residents yet to be contacted - PM; reports of more victims

17 Feb 03:10 AM

Cyclone Gabrielle has claimed an eighth victim.

Live: 'We have no water' in Gisborne, morgue at Napier port; seventh body found
Hawkes Bay Today

Live: 'We have no water' in Gisborne, morgue at Napier port; seventh body found

16 Feb 10:29 PM

Cyclone Gabrielle has claimed a seventh victim.

Live: Morgue set up at Napier port; seventh body found; 37,000 HB homes powerless
Hawkes Bay Today

Live: Morgue set up at Napier port; seventh body found; 37,000 HB homes powerless

16 Feb 09:31 PM

State of emergency still acute in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay, PM says.

'It's getting worse': Heavy rain, wind as Gabrielle hits NZ; cyclone's latest track
Hawkes Bay Today

'It's getting worse': Heavy rain, wind as Gabrielle hits NZ; cyclone's latest track

11 Feb 04:47 PM

Evacuation centres are today being opened as category three Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.

17 rain, wind warnings/watches as Gabrielle looms, Harbour Bridge may close tomorrow; Air NZ cancels multiple flights
Hawkes Bay Today

17 rain, wind warnings/watches as Gabrielle looms, Harbour Bridge may close tomorrow; Air NZ cancels multiple flights

11 Feb 04:11 AM

Evacuation centres are today being opened as Category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.

Live: 17 rain, wind warnings/watches for entire North Island as Gabrielle looms; cyclone's latest track
Hawkes Bay Today

Live: 17 rain, wind warnings/watches for entire North Island as Gabrielle looms; cyclone's latest track

11 Feb 01:42 AM

Evacuation centres are today being opened as category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.

Covid: 4540 new cases; 473 in hospital, 16 deaths
Hawkes Bay Today

Covid: 4540 new cases; 473 in hospital, 16 deaths

18 Aug 01:00 AM

Case numbers are trending down. Has NZ turned a corner with the virus?

Covid in NZ has 'turned a corner': 496 in hospital today, 16 virus-linked deaths
Hawkes Bay Today

Covid in NZ has 'turned a corner': 496 in hospital today, 16 virus-linked deaths

17 Aug 12:11 AM

"We are continuing to track at the lower of what modelling suggested this winter."

Eight Covid deaths and 5202 new community cases
Hawkes Bay Today

Eight Covid deaths and 5202 new community cases

11 Jun 12:50 AM

Today there are also 332 people are in hospital, four of them in intensive care.

Kiwis wake to storms and snowfall as dreary winter weather hits most of NZ
Hawkes Bay Today

Kiwis wake to storms and snowfall as dreary winter weather hits most of NZ

10 Jun 09:30 PM

With severe wind and thunderstorm watches in place, DoC warns it's safer to stay put.

Covid update: 6635 cases, six deaths today as some schools reintroduce mask wearing
Hawkes Bay Today

Covid update: 6635 cases, six deaths today as some schools reintroduce mask wearing

21 May 01:16 AM

There are 400 people in hospital with the virus, including 12 in intensive care.

Almost 1 million cases since Covid arrived in NZ - rolling average rises again
Hawkes Bay Today

Almost 1 million cases since Covid arrived in NZ - rolling average rises again

07 May 12:45 AM

The seven-day rolling average of new cases shows numbers are up on a week ago.

13 new Covid deaths, including person aged between 10-19
Hawkes Bay Today

13 new Covid deaths, including person aged between 10-19

22 Apr 01:16 AM

Person aged between 10 and 19 is one of 13 people reported to have died with Covid.

Coming down - only 63 new cases as Aucklanders prepare to leave city
Hawkes Bay Today

Coming down - only 63 new cases as Aucklanders prepare to leave city

10 Dec 11:30 PM

Aucklanders will be rushing out of the city this week for the first time in four months.

Watch: 92 new community Covid cases as Aucklanders grab a beer, hit the gym
Hawkes Bay Today

Watch: 92 new community Covid cases as Aucklanders grab a beer, hit the gym

02 Dec 11:00 PM

There are now 79 people in hospital, including nine in intensive care.

Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson
Hawkes Bay Today

Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson

01 Dec 11:00 PM

Eighty-six people are in hospital and nine are in intensive care.

Covid detected in wastewater samples in Napier, Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Today

Covid detected in wastewater samples in Napier, Gisborne

05 Nov 06:09 AM

Health teams urging anyone with cold or flu symptoms to get tested.

Live: 104 new Covid cases - including in Northland, South Island; How Auckland's 90% targets are tracking
Business

Live: 104 new Covid cases - including in Northland, South Island; How Auckland's 90% targets are tracking

23 Oct 03:09 AM

There are now 274 cases from the last 14 days that are yet to be linked.

Record 129 Covid cases today, 51 people in hospital
Hawkes Bay Today

Record 129 Covid cases today, 51 people in hospital

22 Oct 02:30 AM

Today's cases hit a new record.

Covid: 41 new cases, Auckland woman connected to Northland pair tests positive
Hawkes Bay Today

Covid: 41 new cases, Auckland woman connected to Northland pair tests positive

16 Oct 12:00 AM

More than 70,000 Kiwis have already received a vaccine as part of Super Saturday.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck west of Hastings
Hawkes Bay Today

Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck west of Hastings

11 Jun 06:50 AM

State Highway 50 remains closed as investigators look into the crash.

No new cases in MIQ or community today
Hawkes Bay Today

No new cases in MIQ or community today

01 Jun 01:02 AM

Ministry of Health still trying to reach five Melbourne returnees.

No new Covid-19 community cases, three in MIQ
Hawkes Bay Today

No new Covid-19 community cases, three in MIQ

08 May 12:45 AM

The three new cases in MIQ come from France, the Maldives and Guatemala.

NZ suspends travel from India to combat surge in Covid cases
Hawkes Bay Today

NZ suspends travel from India to combat surge in Covid cases

08 Apr 04:31 AM

Ban on travellers from India begins on Sunday and will remain in place until April 28.

First-home buyers big winners, prices 'could tumble 10pc'
Property

First-home buyers big winners, prices 'could tumble 10pc'

23 Mar 08:35 PM

Investors have been targeted with tax changes to help stem soaring house prices.

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Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers
Property

Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers

16 Mar 04:00 PM

Single mum Madhu bought a new Auckland home but wonders if she'll ever get to move in.

Live: Freedom beckons? No new Covid community cases - Cabinet meets
Hawkes Bay Today

Live: Freedom beckons? No new Covid community cases - Cabinet meets

05 Mar 12:00 AM

Today's Covid community results could play a big part in bringing lockdown to an end.

Premium
Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home
Property

Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home

28 Feb 04:00 PM

George and Lee just made a big sale, yet still can't afford suitable home in Auckland.

Covid-19: One new case in managed isolation
Hawkes Bay Today

Covid-19: One new case in managed isolation

26 Feb 11:37 PM

There is one new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation - but none in the community.

Family with Covid-19 had private home viewing; No new community cases
Hawkes Bay Today

Family with Covid-19 had private home viewing; No new community cases

25 Feb 12:52 AM

Three people attended the viewing in Papatoetoe.

Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales
Property

Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales

19 Feb 04:00 PM

Find out where you could've bought a classic timber villa for just $15,000.

Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed
Property

Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed

17 Feb 02:39 AM

The biggest housing boom in two decades is taking its toll on first-home buyers: analysts.

Premium
Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand
Property

Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand

13 Jan 04:00 PM

Pundits hope a jump in vacant land sales helps ease Auckland's pressing housing shortage.

Premium
Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices
Property

Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices

31 Dec 04:00 PM

Can you achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home?

Premium
New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream
Property

New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream

28 Dec 04:00 PM

Lockdown might even be a joy if you owned one of these stunning properties.

Premium
Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners
Property

Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners

27 Dec 04:00 PM

Luxury house sales boomed again in 2020 even without foreign buyers.

Another Pakistani cricketer tests positive for Covid-19
Hawkes Bay Today

Another Pakistani cricketer tests positive for Covid-19

01 Dec 11:13 PM

The squad member was one of the three cases reported as under investigation yesterday.

Three new Covid cases in managed isolation; Xmas party warning
Hawkes Bay Today

Three new Covid cases in managed isolation; Xmas party warning

30 Nov 11:37 PM

Further swabs were taken from Pakistan cricket team members who earlier tested negative.

NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it
Property

NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it

28 Nov 04:05 AM

There is a capital gains tax already on the books, it's just not enforced: Researchers

Ghost town: Photos show CBD deserted apart from queues at testing station
Hawkes Bay Today

Ghost town: Photos show CBD deserted apart from queues at testing station

12 Nov 08:31 PM

Aucklanders face nervous wait as authorities consider imposing tougher Covid restrictions.

New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market
Property

New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market

11 Nov 04:00 PM

If you thought house prices were high, they could be about to rise even further.

Why you're not seeing any political news right now
Hawkes Bay Today

Why you're not seeing any political news right now

16 Oct 10:05 PM

You may be wondering why you aren't reading myriad election articles today.

Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer
Property

Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer

16 Oct 04:00 PM

Developers have been paying big bucks. Now homes are becoming too expensive for even them.

Two new Covid cases in managed isolation
Hawkes Bay Today

Two new Covid cases in managed isolation

14 Oct 11:40 PM

Health officials with today's case numbers update.

Premium
Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices
Property

Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices

13 Oct 04:00 PM

Should house prices rise or fall? Kiwis have their say and it may surprise you.

Premium
Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis?  Policies compared
Property

Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared

27 Sep 04:00 PM

How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.

Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards
Property

Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards

25 Sep 05:00 PM

National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result
Property

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result

06 Sep 07:03 PM

Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.

Set for second wave: Govt and businesses prep for new hit
Hawkes Bay Today

Set for second wave: Govt and businesses prep for new hit

06 Aug 05:00 PM

Kiwi companies prepare for possible second wave as households urged to stock face masks.

One new Covid case - man in his 40s who flew from Africa
Hawkes Bay Today

One new Covid case - man in his 40s who flew from Africa

24 Jul 01:01 AM

The man was in managed isolation

Flooding threatens Gisborne region, homes evacuated
Hawkes Bay Today

Flooding threatens Gisborne region, homes evacuated

17 Jul 09:44 PM

The Hikuwai River is flowing at the same levels that caused the damaging 2018 floods.

Premium
House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been
Property

House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been

11 Jul 05:00 PM

Auckland Council delayed its three-yearly CV estimates. Here's what they could have been.

Premium
The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for
Property

The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for

10 Jul 05:00 PM

First-home buyers are battling to save deposits. This change could make a huge difference.

Premium
Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Property

Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad

27 May 05:00 PM

Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.

House prices tipped for 7% fall, despite lockdown success
Property

House prices tipped for 7% fall, despite lockdown success

14 May 11:38 PM

Westpac tips house prices to fall 7 per cent by the end of this year.

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25
Property

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25

11 Apr 07:07 AM

A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.

Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords
Property

Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords

03 Apr 01:36 AM

Hardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.

Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Property

Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering

26 Mar 11:33 PM

Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.

Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
Property

Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers

26 Mar 08:32 PM

Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.

Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
Property

Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police

26 Mar 03:17 AM

There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.

Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Property

Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay

25 Mar 05:10 AM

Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.

Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help
Property

Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help

25 Mar 02:04 AM

Landlords and tenants urged to work together because both will need the other in downturn.

House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?
Property

House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?

24 Mar 04:00 PM

Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.

Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
Property

Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market

23 Mar 06:30 AM

New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.

Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts
Property

Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts

22 Mar 04:00 PM

Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.

ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Property

ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank

18 Mar 04:20 AM

Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.

Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Property

Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff

18 Mar 04:20 AM

Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.

KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
Property

KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report

13 Mar 04:00 PM

KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.

Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
Property

Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland

11 Mar 04:00 PM

Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.

Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears
Property

Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears

06 Mar 06:19 PM

Family claim Airbnb rental owner discriminated against them based on their nationality.

Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market
Property

Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market

04 Mar 05:36 AM

Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.

$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners
Property

$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners

04 Mar 12:57 AM

A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.

100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011
Property

100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011

02 Mar 04:02 PM

House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.

Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV
Property

Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV

28 Feb 05:00 PM

A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.

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