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Glenn Dwight: Snails, dinosaurs and weirdness – my review of 2025

OPINION: A look at the odd, fun and joyful moments that made us proud to be Kiwi in 2025.

Editorial: The disquieting cost of a generation that scrolls more than it reads

OPINION: Deep reading builds patience, memory and healthy democracy.

'Healthy exercise': Why Phil Thomsen loves gardening – even weeding

The gardening author has been growing vegetables since he was about 5 years old.

Morning quiz: Who directed the 1982 film Blade Runner?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

From shy to fearless: Napier performer’s body–positive journey

Zarlia Wyatt says stepping on stage changed her life. Now, she is inspiring others to love their bodies exactly as they are. Video / Rafaella Melo

'Nuisance': Roosters keep New Plymouth awake in 1937

“I suggest that people who keep roosters should be compelled to pay a tax."

Heavy rain set to pummel New Year party hotspots and festival crowds

Up to 18,000 Rhythm and Vines campers face heavy rain and gales.

'30 each, big ones 50': The Facebook posts that cost a diver his ute

In 2025, MPI caught 26 people illegally trading kaimoana. Most received a warning.

Rāhui enacted after death at Tongariro National Park

The man became unresponsive while walking with others on the track.

Dramatic rescue after sandbar flips fishing boat

All four wore lifejackets and Darren Teague carried two emergency beacons.

Tradie's remarkable revival of long-lost NZ clothing brand from his backyard shed

Nikolai Solakof had never sewn before reviving Oscar Eide from his shed.

Letters: Will 2025 be remembered as the year New Zealand lost its innocence?

OPINION: Looking back on a watershed year.

'A life of service': Chief Justice honours former High Court judge Robert Smellie

Hon Robert Smellie CNZM KC died on December 23 at age 95.

Three fishermen rescued after boat sinks in Manukau Harbour

The men were found about 2km from Puketutu Island just after midnight.

Herald Summer Premium quiz: Cava is a sparkling wine from which country?

Our 20-question challenge released at 12pm over Christmas and New Year’s.

Summer hotspot: Fisher and UB40 headline Bay’s blockbuster season

Up to 25,000 fans are set to pack the Bay Oval for Australian DJ Fisher.