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Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke tops list of favoured candidates to lead Te Pāti Māori

Nearly half of Māori voters now say Te Pāti Māori is on the wrong track.

'Terrifying': Trail cyclist, 69, attacked by dogs twice in four weeks

'It just squeezed through the fence and came at me before I could do anything.'

Dementia care: The village where residents 'go about their normal life'

It has been singled out as an alternative care model New Zealand should consider more of.

All Black hopeful Tyrone Thompson is back, and ready to work

Tyrone Thompson says the movement of rugby has already come back to him naturally.

Sharemilker turns farm plants into healing balms

Gill handcrafts balms and sprays from kawakawa, yarrow, plantain and tallow.

Year in Review: A unique slice of paradise in the middle of nowhere

Kem Ormond's trip to Blue Duck Station was one of The Country's most-read stories of 2025.

Drug crisis: 'Big step forward' in new strategy to combat gangs, organised crime

Government to explore new agency for organised crime, Minister to drive cohesive approach

Life-long trauma faced by Dilworth sexual abuse survivor

Skot Jaflon talks about the tragic effect on his life and why he wants his alleged abuser returned from China. Video / Corey Fleming

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.

'Tauranga Paedophile Catchers': Teens lured innocent gay men, assaulted and filmed them

The group's actions have been described by a judge as a hate crime.

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.

'Gone too soon, sir': Auckland school in mourning after 'beloved' deputy principal dies

The family now faces a funeral service on Monday, in the same week as Christmas.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain to hit parts of the country

Aucklanders may be reaching for their umbrellas today.

Pinker on social media algorithms

Algorithms & Common Knowledge: Social media's influence explained