New ZealandNine-year-old Hamilton girl becomes youngest person to pass NCEA Level 3 examHer family moved from China to Hamilton last year and she is in Year 4.23 Jan 06:00 PM
LiveNew ZealandMount Maunganui search enters third day as families face anguished wait for outcomeSix people are confirmed unaccounted for.23 Jan 05:50 PM
New ZealandViolence towards Northland ambulance crews putting patients at riskIn 18 months in Northland, one veteran paramedic faced five violent callouts.23 Jan 05:00 PM
New Zealand'A real honour': Adrian Rurawhe reflects on life in politicsRurawhe became just the second Māori Speaker of the House when he took the role in 2022.23 Jan 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Every parent's worst nightmare': High-risk daycare child snatcher to be freed in weeksTekuru has served one year of a two-year sentence and must be freed soon.23 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumChristchurchThe lonely fall of an 'icon': The blame & bitterness of Sir Tim Shadbolt's final yearsAccused of having ‘blood on their hands’, insiders lift the lid on the mayor's last term.23 Jan 04:06 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Uncomfortable reading for the RBNZ, Luxon and everyday Kiwis OPINION: New Zealanders will be a little more cautious after an elevated inflation rate.23 Jan 04:05 PM
New Zealand'Gone': The moment would-be hero jumped into landslide to save trapped campers - then disappearedA local is in shock after watching the man disappear between a toilet block and campervan.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAuckland'Taken all my money': Owners pursued for millions as NZ’s biggest leaky building bill gets bigger 'We are on the edge of survival', says one owner behind on repayments.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandStrong winds and storms to lash North Island as soggy long weekend loomsAucklanders may have to pull out the puzzles this long weekend. 23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: It doesn’t matter who wins the election, NZ won’t hit its Paris targetOPINION: NZ has suffered the costs of climate action without actually achieving it.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHow Bea built a business from backyard fruitBea Spraggs grows heirloom fruit on to feed her year-round preserving.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Where was anybody to warn us?': Camper blasts lack of evacuation before Mount slip'I do feel angry about it, because there are people that are not going to come out alive'.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandAuckland’s $3.9b splurge: The projects that scored a record amount of public moneyA Herald investigation shows which programmes received the most funds.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMount Maunganui landslide anger as camper says no warning to evacuateShock turns to anger for Mount Maunganui camper in disbelief that they weren't evacuated from campsite a day before a deadly landslide. Video / Cameron Pitney, Anna HeathWatch23 Jan 04:00 PM
Wellington'Spoil rotten': Wellington sugar daddy's 'concerning behaviour' reported to policeThe man has spent months handing out notes offering $200-300 for 'friendship'.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Mark Mitchell has shown once again he is a leader for a crisis OPINION: Wellington political careerists should stay out of Auckland affairs.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandBuildings red-stickered, many places still closed in Bay after delugeHighways, walking tracks, campgrounds: What's still closed in the battered Bay of Plenty.23 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandConcerns over lack of official action prior to deadly Mount Maunganui landslideCollapsed trees and slips were seen hours before the hillside collapsed. Video / Alyse Wright, Jason DordayWatch23 Jan 08:52 AM
New ZealandMount Maunganui search enters second night as families face anguished wait for outcomeMultiple families are in tears amid the heavy-duty search equipment.23 Jan 08:20 AM
PoliticsFinance Minister praises Māori Queen’s economic visionPoliticians followed tradition and gathered at Rātana today.23 Jan 08:13 AM
New ZealandWatch: ‘A lamental cry’ - Iwi say father holding vigil at Mt Maunganui slip has lost two children"I met one parent, he was from Italy. He knows two of his children are still in there."23 Jan 08:06 AM
New ZealandOne dead, one critical after serious Clutha incidentA police scene guard is in place as a full forensic examination continues.23 Jan 07:37 AM
New ZealandIwi speak after blessing fatal Mount Maunganui slip siteLocal iwi leader, Tracy Ngatoko, speaks of family anguish at site of Mount Maunganui slip search. Video / Michael CraigWatch23 Jan 07:15 AM
AucklandAuckland beaches off limits as wastewater warnings hit long weekend swimmersAt least 15 Auckland beaches now carry 'do not swim' alerts.23 Jan 07:00 AM
New Zealand'People that should have known': Local says danger visible before deadly Mount slip - but no evac orderTauranga mayor confirms reports of slips at Mount Maunganui from as early as 5am.23 Jan 06:17 AM
New ZealandSix people still missing as Mauao landslide search heads for third dayFamilies held a dawn karakia as crews continued recovery efforts into day two.23 Jan 06:09 AM
New Zealand'It's all we can do': Community rallies around slip rescue workers, families'We use those hot pools and we can walk around the Mount … it’s devastating.'23 Jan 06:07 AM
SportBroncos star Kotoni Staggs joins 'run it straight' challenge amid safety fearsThe Broncos say they view their player's hit as a staged promotional video.23 Jan 06:01 AM
New ZealandFlatmate sentenced over his gun's link to fatal shootingJack Hargreaves is alleged to have fatally shot his brother, Joshua, last year.23 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandGloriavale Christian School to remain open, for nowThe Ministry of Education had planned to close the school from today.23 Jan 05:37 AM
New ZealandLocal eyewitness says danger was visible before Mount Maunganui landslideA Mount Maunganui local, Colin McGonagle, says a "mini waterfall" and slips were visible above the campground before the landslide hit. Video / Jason Dorday, Michael MorrahWatch23 Jan 05:22 AM
Wellington‘Extreme caution’: Potent opioid mix prompts high alertThe tablets were found in the Wellington region and could be available nationwide.23 Jan 04:30 AM
Wellington'Significant hazard’: Photo of man headfirst in storm drain sparks warningsA group of people lowered the man into the Wellington drain to retrieve his phone. 23 Jan 04:00 AM
