Herald NOWSPCA warns against buying pets as gifts this ChristmasSPCA warns rushed decisions can end in abandonment once the festive season is over.Watch17 Dec 07:35 PM
Herald NOWBest sporting moments of 2025, controversial calls, and Brendon McCullum’s final chanceCam McMillan and Nathan Limm join Michael Morrah to discuss all things sport on Herald NOW.Watch17 Dec 07:22 PM
New ZealandGDP preview with Business editor at large Liam DannLiam Dann joins Herald NOW to discuss the impending GDP figures and why they matter.Watch17 Dec 07:11 PM
New ZealandProperty with G.J. Gardner, Medium density housing: What you need to knowG.J Gardner's Grant Porteous reveals what you need to know about medium density housing and why it matters.Watch17 Dec 06:59 PM
Herald NOWBlack Caps and the West Indies start the third cricket test in Mt MaunganuiThe Black Caps and the West Indies start the third cricket test in Mt Maunganui this morning, ZB Sports journalist Andrew Alderson reports.Watch17 Dec 06:58 PM
New ZealandNZICC fix & finish cost $1.1b, milk price payout heading down, TV Shop mislead consumersBusiness with 2degrees: 9.7m working hours on NZICC after fire, court hears; $9.20/kg ms in sight for farmgate milk price forecast, 13 breaches of fair-trading law by TV Shop.Watch17 Dec 06:43 PM
New Zealand|UpdatedRate whiplash: ASB, BNZ hike long fixes but trim six-month home loansASB has cut its six-month home loan rate by 20bps to a 'market-leading' 4.65%. 17 Dec 06:39 PM
Herald NOWYouth suicide cluster: What needs to changeAn inquest into youth suicide has found that young people were ‘lost’ in the system.Watch17 Dec 06:21 PM
New ZealandExpert warns spike of deepfake AI after Bondi terror attackDisinformation researcher, Byron Clark says disinformation is being spread using deepfake AI images of the Bondi terror attacks.Watch17 Dec 06:12 PM
Herald NOWFormer Deputy Police Commissioner McSkimming gets home detention for child sex abuse imagesVictim advocate Louise Nicholas says she's "really disappointed" with the sentencing of disgraced high-ranking police officer Jevon McSkimming.Watch17 Dec 06:07 PM
New Zealand|Updated‘We’re lost, Mum’: Unaccompanied girls stranded after seven-hour bus tripThe young sisters were left crying at Manukau with flat phones.17 Dec 06:00 PM
New ZealandMetService Daily Weather: December 18 2025MetService Daily Weather: December 18 2025. Video / MetServiceWatch17 Dec 05:39 PM
New ZealandNZ Herald Sport News Update | Alex Carey steers Australia to 326 for eightNZ Herald Sport News Update | Alex Carey steers Australia to 326 for eight, FIFA announces 50 percent increase in prize money at next year's World Cup.Watch17 Dec 05:28 PM
New ZealandNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Thursday, December 18, 2025Morning Headlines | Calls grow for police inquiry, two hospitalised after Gore shooting, GDP expected to rebound | Thursday, December 18, 2025Watch17 Dec 05:27 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimply Sybil: The centenarian who passed her driver's licence, then surrendered it'There were no shirkers, no one was entitled, all had a job to do, didn’t hold grudges.'17 Dec 05:00 PM
New Zealand10-year old boy cleans 180 bins in exchange for 152 cans to donate to a foodbankHereworth School’s appeal collected 900kg of food for local families in need.17 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhat NZ needs to watch as Australia reforms gun laws after Bondi terror attackNew Zealand, now rewriting its Arms Act, does not require 'genuine reason'.17 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unsaleable': QE Health buyer walks after Health NZ refuses to transfer contractsHealth NZ disputes that its contracting decision led to QE Health's closure.17 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandChilly temperatures remain as rain clears for most of the countryTemperature highs are expected to sit in the low 20s for most of New Zealand.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKea Kids News: Small school, big show!Reporter Rua is behind the scenes at Lone Kauri for a performance that will bring down the house! Expect strange and wonderful characters and a few mischievous backstage moments.Watch17 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Data from most improved schools show stability, not resets, lifts resultsOPINION: Principals in top improver schools kept stable goals and had low staff churn.17 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionI’ve experienced more anti-Semitism since moving to NZ than my entire life overseasOPINION: We are unnerved because we feel unsafe and unsupported here.17 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsGreen Party co-leaders gear up for 2026 election after ‘major changes’ to selection process 'We have to gain the trust of the people on how we can improve their lives.'17 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan Ayling: Legislating grief will not stop hatredOPINION: This week's Bondi Beach tragedy was a failure of culture, not of laws. 17 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Kiwi Jewish doctors call on us to denounce anti-SemitismOPINION: One reader is worried over-intensification will lead to slums.17 Dec 04:00 PM
CrimeTeen who boasted he put enemies in 'body baggies' jailed for Manurewa mistaken-identity murderA grieving dad said his son's life was taken away 'because you thought you were tough'.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMorning quiz: What South American country does Paddington Bear hail from?Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolice cordon in place after reported Gore shooting injures two peopleSt John has three ambulances and two helicopters at the scene.17 Dec 08:20 AM
New ZealandAre you $5m richer? Lucky Lotto Powerball numbers revealedTwo players have struck it big in this evening's draw.17 Dec 07:32 AM
New Zealand'Significant leak': Residents of Kaipara towns asked to conserve water The raw water line leak means no water is heading to the water treatment plant.17 Dec 06:21 AM
New Zealand'You exploited them': Judge slams employer who failed to pay workers'All three of them trusted you ... and you broke them.'17 Dec 06:11 AM
New ZealandFrom Labubus to robots: The quirkiest things we bought this yearManurewa featured in six of the 11 top quirky products bought through Afterpay.17 Dec 06:00 AM
New ZealandTauranga's $306m civic precinct: Who should pay?Councillors voted to use asset sale profits first to reduce project debt.17 Dec 06:00 AM
New ZealandDelays extend planned power cuts for hundreds of householdsUnison says 569 Rotorua customers were affected across three suburbs.17 Dec 05:55 AM
