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MetService Daily Weather: December 5 2025

MetService Daily Weather: December 5 2025 Video / NZ Herald

'Our little miracle': Baby who flatlined with whooping cough still fighting

Eden Taylor-Gillespie flatlined after a full-body seizure from malignant pertussis.

Auckland inner suburbs face 60% rise in residential parking permits

The higher fee would lift revenue from about $650,000 to $1.06 million a year.

Sport Headlines | Black Caps dominate West Indies in Christchurch

Sport Headlines | Black Caps dominate West Indies in Christchurch.

'Who is going to feed my family?': Night Market trial hurts Rotorua traders

Rotorua Night Market trial at Kuirau Park sparks concern over trade and foot traffic.

'Honouring who they were': Posthumous exhibition for two Napier artists killed in crash

'Like sunflowers, they always turned toward the light. This is our way of doing the same.'

NZ Herald Headlines | Friday December 5, 2025

NZ Herald Headlines | Friday December 5, 2025 Video / NZ Herald

Why a 92-year-old great-grandad decided it was finally time for ink

Tattoo Te Awamutu's post of Peter Judson has drawn 1377 likes and 84 comments.

Letters: Leaders need to realise how hard it can be to regain the public’s trust

OPINION: Unless we have trust, we have nothing.

Morning quiz: What film was Pierce Brosnan's first outing as James Bond?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Deloitte Top 200: How values shaped Clarus’ inclusive culture

Building Belonging has more than halved Clarus’ gender pay gap.

Editorial: Ikea and Costco are not an economic recovery strategy

OPINION: 100s applying for jobs and lower Black Friday sales show how sluggish economy is.

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Kiwi stars come together in Variety Christmas video. Video / Variety

Harbour Bridge march: Brian Tamaki protest denied permission – again

Freedom and Rights Coalition leader wants the march to go ahead with or without approval.

Mike Horne: Kiwi CEOs show renewed confidence as economy steadies

Opinion: Two-thirds of Kiwi CEOs are confident about company performance in 2025.

Deloitte Top 200: The judging panel 2025

The panel brings together leaders from iwi, private equity, energy and law.