Crime|UpdatedWoman found dead at Canterbury home, homicide investigation launchedEmergency services were called to the Burnham address about 3.05am today.26 Jan 07:25 PM
New ZealandMt Maunganui: Recovery teams are using specialist equipment to ensure no further slipsRecovery teams hope new equipment monitoring the site of the Mount Maunganui slip will mean no further postponement to their efforts.Watch26 Jan 07:15 PM
LiveNew Zealand'A lot of destruction': Police unsure how many of the missing recovered from slip so farPolice say the recovery could last many days and possibly extend to weeks.26 Jan 06:51 PM
New Zealand‘They lost their world’: Mum facing visa deadline after husband dies of heart attackTheir visas expire in May, leaving the widowed mother and daughters in limbo.26 Jan 06:49 PM
PoliticsNew RNZ-Reid Research poll brings boost for NZ First, LabourThe poll puts Labour on 35% and National on 31.9%, a narrowing gap.26 Jan 06:25 PM
New ZealandClutha death a possible murder-suicide attemptPolice are investigating whether Jillian Clark died in a murder-suicide attempt.26 Jan 06:19 PM
New Zealand|UpdatedA deadly morning at the Mount: Were warnings missed? A timeline of who knew what and whenWhy were campers not evacuated when slips had already struck before the deadly landslide?26 Jan 06:17 PM
New ZealandCouncil staff drove past three Mount Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide - camperThe deadly 9.30am landslide killed six people staying at the campground.26 Jan 06:16 PM
New ZealandNZ Herald Headlines | Tuesday, January 27, 2026NZ Herald Headlines | Six still missing in Mt Maunganui landslide, and south-east Australia heat wave | Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Video / NZ Herald, AFP, Getty ImagesWatch26 Jan 05:44 PM
New ZealandMetService Daily Weather: January 27 2025MetService Daily Weather: January 27 2025. Video / MetServiceWatch26 Jan 05:37 PM
New Zealand|Updated'A lot of preparation work being done': Removal of giant Helena Bay Hill slip challengingThe slip may need between 10,000 and 20,000 truckloads cleared from site.26 Jan 05:11 PM
New Zealand'Seems immoral’: Uncertainty over rising rents and redevelopment at Rotorua pensioner unitsPensioners fearful and confused as council housing shifts to a private provider.26 Jan 05:05 PM
Wellington‘Always a cop at heart’: Hundreds of senior police return to the frontlineHigh-level staff had been working alcohol checkpoints, concerts and beat patrols.26 Jan 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Nowhere to live': Home of family forced to flee deadly slip red-stickeredThe landslide narrowly missed mum Becks Smith's bedroom in the Welcome Bay Rd rental.26 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandPāpāmoa slip: Family forced to flee home after deadly landslideBecks Smith and her children fled their home after a massive slip in Pāpāmoa. The slip destroyed their neighbour's property, killing two people.Watch26 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandMorning quiz: What chess move involves moving the king and a rook in the same turn?Test your brain with the Herald's morning quiz.26 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMagpies front-row rock to try rugby in the UKPouri Rakete-Stones is off to England, but could be back to front up with the Magpies.26 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve Maharey: NZ is fiddling while the world ruptures. We need to listen to Mark Carney OPINION: As Canada moves, is New Zealand hiding from a harsher world order?26 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics|UpdatedInside the 2026 election machine: The strategists shaping how votes will be fought for Take a look behind the scenes at who is running this year's campaigns.26 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJosh Sampson: How do we remember the Holocaust as we grow further removed in time? OPINION: Holocaust memorial events will run January 25-27 in five New Zealand cities.26 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Next All Blacks coach needs to win big, or fans and critics will have the knives out againOPINION: Robertson was a polarising figure. Some loved him, others less so.26 Jan 04:00 PM
KahuBereaved mother questions care after baby's death at Middlemore The couple claims poor communication left them unaware how sick their baby was.26 Jan 04:00 PM
AucklandFather's grief as son's death in Auckland floods sparks safety pushSteve Miller now campaigns for locked manhole covers after his son's death.26 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Trump shows lack of respect with disgraceful Nato commentsOPINION: Kiwi soldiers were among those prepared to fight to protect the Western Alliance.26 Jan 04:00 PM
AucklandPolice name driver swept away at Mahurangi River crossing near WarkworthPolice said 47-year-old Tekanimaeu Arobati was from Kiribati.26 Jan 08:18 AM
New ZealandRetail crime adviser quits over 'untenable' relationship with chairThree of the original five retail crime advisers have now resigned in months.26 Jan 07:17 AM
New ZealandPolice seize 11 cars, make arrest after muscle car weekend in North CanterburyPolice and court bailiffs impounded 11 vehicles over the weekend.26 Jan 06:52 AM
New ZealandMount Maunganui landslide: Recovery of six missing could take weeksPolice say the recovery could last many days and possibly extend to weeks.26 Jan 06:27 AM
New ZealandMan punches probation officer, performs crude act in social worker's office, gropes paramedicEverest Oketopa said he's now committed to respecting emergency and professional workers.26 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandJailed accountant who created 245 fake invoices won't have to pay back $420k he stoleThirusivan Perumal Rajah has successfully appealed against the reparation order imposed.26 Jan 05:00 AM
PoliticsLabour says it will 'never' support Te Pāti Māori prison abolition policyLabour says it does not agree with the party's stance. 26 Jan 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAdam PearseAdam Pearse: Christopher Luxon in a crisis and the question he’s yet to answerOPINION: Luxon's predecessors in Key and Ardern were skilled in handling a crisis.26 Jan 04:50 AM
New ZealandClosed cafes inside slip cordon call for financial reliefThey are torn between grieving lives lost and stress for their staff and finances.26 Jan 04:30 AM
PoliticsLabour leader Chris Hipkins addresses Te Pāti Māori’s policy on abolishing prisonsHe says Labour would never support getting rid of prisons. Video / Mark MitchellWatch26 Jan 04:20 AM
