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Hastings hits its hottest November temperature in at least 60 years as Hawke's Bay swelters

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Record-high November heat hit Whanganui this week

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‘A bit of a dickhead’: Defence opens case in Wellington sex trial

Hastings hits its hottest November temperature in at least 60 years as Hawke's Bay swelters

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Final chapter in bitter wrangle as Waikaraka Park’s $11m speedway opens after revamp

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NZ Herald Headlines | Thursday November 27, 2025

Cocaine worth $11.5m seized at Port of Tauranga

Motorcyclist dies in crash north of Kaikōura

Hundreds of Northland council jobs in limbo as regional reforms spark concern

Murder-accused claims he was armed with knife because he'd been making a steak sandwich

NZ Herald Headlines | Thursday November 27, 2025

Deadly Hong Kong housing block blaze still burning

Electric bike riding thief steals nutcracker

Kea Kids News: The kids and critters that rule the Royal A&P show

A boat has caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf off Browns Island

InternetNZ Tim Johnson: Why NZ firms aren't online

'Social Impact Bonds': Should NZ pay only for proven social outcomes?

‘Healthy’ capacity for banks to cut lending rates, AirNZ slams airport deals with Jetstar

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‘A bit of a dickhead’: Defence opens case in Wellington sex trial

What makes wheelchair rugby league one of the most unique sports?

'Morally and legally unacceptable': Farmers fined after cow skinned alive on livestream

White tūī sightings traced to thriving conservation effort

Cowboy culture rides high as Hawke’s Bay hosts action-packed rodeo

Audrey Young: What it would really take for Luxon to step aside

Mayors embrace ‘common-sense' regional shake-up

'I will f***ing knock you out': TPM email to members alleges Eru Kapa-Kingi threatened Parliament staff

NZ meat prices soar but industry warns of storm clouds ahead

Business leaders back partnership model to tackle big NZ challenges

Business leaders say AI adoption surging, but many still playing catch-up

‘A bit of a dickhead’: Defence opens case in Wellington sex trial

'11-year high' - Business confidence soars as recovery takes hold

Man armed with hedge trimmer tasered three times after assaulting and chasing woman holding baby

Ageing rockers, the Queen of Christmas and a dead guitarist: Who MPs want to see at Eden Park

'Morally and legally unacceptable': Farmers fined after cow skinned alive on livestream

12 Oceania rest homes being sold for $75m, money reinvested

Motorcyclist dies in crash north of Kaikōura

What makes wheelchair rugby league one of the most unique sports?

'11-year high' - Business confidence soars as recovery takes hold

12 Oceania rest homes being sold for $75m, money reinvested

Final chapter in bitter wrangle as Waikaraka Park’s $11m speedway opens after revamp

'Sick of being used as chess pieces': Nurses in second week of work-to-rule action

The Hits Toy Run back to spread festive cheer across Waikato

White tūī sightings traced to thriving conservation effort

White tūī sightings traced to thriving conservation effort

Hastings hits its hottest November temperature in at least 60 years as Hawke's Bay swelters

Record-high November heat hit Whanganui this week

Student rapist’s appeal bid over Dunedin hall attack thrown out

Hypothermic surfer plucked to safety after drifting 1.5km off West Auckland beach

'Everyone loves it': TV comeback for sheep dog trials

NZ sheepmeat exports hit record value in October

‘Not elected for this’: Horizons chair challenges regional council plan

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Kaikōura

Electric bike riding thief steals nutcracker

‘Not elected for this’: Horizons chair challenges regional council plan

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Kaikōura

'We need commitment': 17,000 health staff, 2000 firefighters set for another strike

The one thing hardcore conservationists and farmers agree on

$30,000 raised after Tauranga father's death

'The kindest possible man': Mother mourns American lawyer son who died on Aoraki Mt Cook

Kea Kids News: The kids and critters that rule the Royal A&P show

Helping locals this Christmas

Mortgage-free in six short years

Voluntary administration: A lifeline, not a last resort for struggling businesses

Reduce reno waste to save money