Auckland news

Eli Katoa targets NRL return after brain surgery setback

Shaun Johnson has questioned how Eli Katoa was cleared to play that test.

Tahiti landslide kills eight, including child, as probe into building safety begins

About 200 rescuers, drones and an army helicopter searched day and night.

The serenity of island-hopping in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands

Time to drink a cold Fiji beer or pina colada.

Close contact of NZ measles case in quarantine in Cook Islands

The passenger arrived in the Cook Islands over the weekend.

Why Ikea's new Auckland store had to be built like a near-hospital-strength bunker

Builders spent six months driving 550 piles through volcanic rock beneath the site.

Inside the rise of Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke and the $268m fall of Du Val

Staff, investors and experts share new details in a podcast series from BusinessDesk.

'National treasure': $50m plan to revive Waiwera hot pools unveiled

Developers aim to reopen the now-levelled 1.6ha site by late 2027.

Oceania Healthcare sells seven rest homes, cuts support office staff by 20%

$3b retirement giant aims to increase income, repay debt, save costs.

Watch: Take a tour inside NZ’s first 34,000sq m Ikea soon to open at Sylvia Park

The Herald is getting a sneak peek inside the megastore ahead of Thursday's opening.

PM confirms action plan on Auckland CBD homeless 'move on orders' after mayor, minister meet

The PM said he expected an announcement to be made by Christmas.

'In the best form of my life': Lewis Capaldi stuns in Christchurch comeback

Scottish star marked his first-ever Christchurch show after a two-year break from music.

'Not safe around children': Former candidate convicted of paedophilia fights for suppression

He acknowledged his name suppression bid is doomed but has appealed anyway.