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Election firm admits privacy breach after South Auckland vote fraud ruling

Election Services says all West Auckland votes were collected and fully counted.

Remembering John Clarke: The man behind Fred Dagg

Lorin Clarke's moving documentary about her father, Not Just Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke, is out on Boxing Day. Video / Supplied

Morning quiz: Trump is the second US President to serve non-consecutive terms. Who was first?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Nicola Willis year end interview

Nicola Willis speaks with Business editor at large Liam Dann for her year-end interview.

Tala's flower business blooms after leaving corporate world

Tala Draper's story was a popular read on The Country in 2025.

‘Malicious’: Top developer’s $2.5m defamation lawsuit against council and senior official

A council official called Garry Robertson a ‘complete prick’ and a ‘consummate taker’.

Letters: We need to fully fund school counsellors; West should call Putin’s bluff

OPINION: A reader says New Zealand has become the land of the long red tape.

Steven Pinker on Donald Trump, fascism, the climate and free speech

NZ Herald Senior Writer Simon Wilson sits down with Cognitive Psychologist & Psycholinguist Steven Pinker to unpack some of the themes discussed in Pinker's new book.

Israel-Palestine conflict protester ordered to pay reparations for red paint attacks on MP offices

The paint “bombs” targeted sites including Christopher Luxon’s electorate office.

Deadly habit: Truckie who killed RSE worker had history of using his phone while driving

'He was doing something he never should have been doing, and a man died.'

Goldsmith appointed Human Rights and Race Relations Commissioners unlawfully

Both commissioners will stay in their roles while Goldsmith considers an appeal.

Why disgraced ex-cop was able to slip outside court backdoor while media was out front

Jevon McSkimming was allowed to avoid media exposure while leaving the court.

The Front Page: From cartels to Facebook drugs – why NZ is losing the fight on gangs and meth

Advisers want a dedicated 'Minister of Mafias' to lead the gang crackdown.

Teacher aide who sought child abuse images has prison sentence quashed

Quade Strange had expressed a desire to sexually abuse a young child.

Iwi forced into legal action to make Crown uphold Treaty settlement commitments – report

A report has reviewed the Crown’s relations with post-settlement governance entities.

New Zealand’s busiest airport days and tips for flying this summer

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane remain the most popular overseas destinations.