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NZ Herald Headlines | Wednesday December 3, 2025

NZ Herald Headlines | Wednesday December 3, 2025. Video / NZ Herald

QE Health: Debt and potential buyers – what the first liquidator's report says

The Rotorua wellness centre remains open as 11 buyers weigh a possible deal.

'Greed and pride': $16m Ponzi fraudster denied freedom bid

Victims outlined extensive harm they'd suffered, including losing retirement savings.

One dead, one injured after car crashes into BoP river

The car left White Pine Bush Rd and plunged into a nearby river.

Flash flooding risk as thunderstorms and heavy rain hit North Island

Emergency officials are warning drivers to avoid surface flooding and watch for debris.

'I felt so alone': The organisation working to help women succeed in the building industry

Casey Aranui was told she would be 'too distracting', that there weren’t toilets for her.

Don't panic, remember your towel: Sci-fi music festival touching down in Takapau

The CHB Sanctuary Sounds festival theme is retro-futuristic world of vintage sci-fi.

NZ schools athletics champs records being broken even before the games begin

There'll be a record 259 schools, with 1168 athletes and temperatures of 30C or more.

Opinion: Scandals, delays, dysfunction — NZ’s trust is wearing thin

Opinion: The country is weary. The year ahead will show who’s serious about repair.

Man in custody after fleeing driver incident closes highway near Winton

Police used spikes on State Highway 6 to stop the fleeing vehicle.

'Categorically untrue': Principal rejects NZ Food Safety finding on mouldy lunches

'A system’s failure happened yesterday and Haeata is not responsible.'

Summer of 'two personalities' ahead – sweltering heat and torrential rain

Forecasters expect a hot, drier-than-normal start to summer for most regions.

Tom Phillips injunction hearing concludes at High Court at Hamilton

The injunction also restricts what police and Oranga Tamariki can disclose.

Police arrest 14yo after Christchurch dairy owner stabbed and robbed

Police are hunting others and a silver Toyota MarkX, rego NRP221.

Car plunges into Bay of Plenty river, one seriously injured and highway blocked

State Highway 2 is blocked between Foster and Tāneatua Rds.

Leo Molloy faces Vet Council over 'altruistic' suppression breach in Grace Millane murder case

The restaurateur breached a court order while the jury was still deliberating.