New ZealandNZ Herald Morning News Update | Tamihere retains Te Pāti Māori office, suspicious fire in PauanuiNZ Herald Morning News Update | Tamihere retains Te Pāti Māori office, suspicious fire in Pauanui, mass shooting in Pretoria, South Africa. Video / NZ HeraldWatch06 Dec 08:14 PM
New ZealandThe Crown looks to confiscate a Mongrel Mob gang pad where 'tortuous' beatings took placeThe 'symbolic' gang headquarters in Mataura was the scene of several 'prolonged' beatings.06 Dec 07:01 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Was I an arsehole?': Chris Cairns on cricket, cancer, stroke – and his marriage endingThe sports legend talks frankly to Mark Crysell about his life and hopes for the future.06 Dec 07:00 PM
New Zealand|UpdatedTwo Lotto players win $500k ahead of Christmas - where the winning tickets were soldSaturday’s $12m Powerball and $1m First Division jackpots both rolled over. 06 Dec 06:52 PM
New ZealandSuspicious fire tears through Coromandel kiwifruit orchardThe blaze near Pāuanui started just before midnight and spread rapidly.06 Dec 06:15 PM
New ZealandCharlotte Lockhart on finding clarity when facing mortalityThe co-founder of 4 Day Week Global sat down with Paula for her Ask Me Anything podcast.Watch06 Dec 05:55 PM
New ZealandStudents turn garages into 'cookie factories' to boost Christmas Cheer AppealLast year, over 400 buckets were donated to Hawke's Bay Christmas Cheer Appeal. 06 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: US strikes on 'drug boats' cause concernOPINION: I was horrified to read about the destruction of good farms for a motorway.06 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMorning quiz: What is 'sciophobia' the fear of?Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.06 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWedding ring feud: Woman triumphs over Michael Hill Jeweller in gold and diamond disputeThe company argued wedding rings in NZ are worn an average of 12 years due to divorce.06 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPower from the past: When waterwheels drove NZ's progressA turbine seized by the Germans in WWII later powered the Arapuni station in 1949.06 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Where will the children play in Auckland's high-density housing push?OPINION: An expert in child-friendly cities wants more communal spaces for kids.06 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChris Cairns: Tragedy, scandal and survivalCricket legend Chris Cairns opens up on loss, illness, controversy, resilience and rebuilding his marriage.Watch06 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Can be deadly': Rogue Tongariro Crossing shuttle drivers face crackdown from DoCThe department has warned rule-breaking shuttle firms they're on their final warnings06 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionGlenn DwightGlenn Dwight: Burping lids to bankruptcy – the Tupperware party's overOPINION: It wasn’t just plastic. It was a lifestyle. A promise. A commitment to leftovers.06 Dec 04:00 PM
WellingtonPorirua woman accused of partially cutting off sleeping husband's penisName suppression will be argued at a hearing in February.06 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKem OrmondVege tips: Kūmara - time to get plantingOPINION: Friends are always asking me how to grow kūmara, Kem Ormond says.06 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandChildcare company where children burned admits it failed on safetySeven people were hospitalised, including five children.06 Dec 07:14 AM
New ZealandPowerball jackpot climbs to $15m after big prize goes unclaimed againTwo Strike Four winners each take home $500,000 from tonight's draw.06 Dec 07:05 AM
Crime‘We live in constant fear’: Gang member jailed for terrifying armed home invasionA man needed surgery after the knuckle-duster attack, which left his face scarred. 06 Dec 05:52 AM
WellingtonKiwiRail issues warning after young people on tracks force train to stopPolice say the two young people fled the Bell Street crossing before officers arrived.06 Dec 05:51 AM
New Zealand'Punch him in the face': Jacinda Ardern discusses former rival on Graham Norton ShowArdern told Graham Norton she will not return to politics, it's for the next generation. 06 Dec 03:35 AM
AucklandMulti-car crash flips vehicle and chokes central Auckland trafficAn elderly driver was freed from a white Toyota that flipped onto its side.06 Dec 03:05 AM
New ZealandFrom crimson to gold: The hidden rainbow of pōhutukawa around the motuHawaiian ōhiʻa lehua shows the same family flowering from crimson to white.06 Dec 03:00 AM
New ZealandCar flips on Nelson StA car has flipped on its side on Auckland's Nelson St. Video / Samuel SherryWatch06 Dec 02:49 AM
New ZealandWatercare delays fix for 'forever chemicals' at Onehunga plant to 2029The $40m upgrade will add carbon filters and ultraviolet disinfection.06 Dec 02:47 AM
New ZealandAfternoon quiz: What is the group noun for flamingos?Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz.06 Dec 02:00 AM
WellingtonFive injured as car and van collide in Kumeū, road blockedOne person is in a serious condition in North Shore Hospital.06 Dec 12:36 AM
New ZealandPerson critically injured in Papakura shooting, alleged offender on the runPolice say those involved are believed to be known to each other.05 Dec 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Willis v Richardson and the battle to get back to blackOPINION: The Government is being urged to cut deeper – why it's not doing that. 05 Dec 10:44 PM
New Zealand'Unhinged': Man's $739k arson revenge after being evicted from vineyard cottageThe day after Jack Norris was meant to have left the address, he set fire to it. 05 Dec 10:00 PM
Football World CupAll Whites coach Darren Bazeley on the Fifa World Cup drawDarren Bazeley gives his thoughts on New Zealand's World Cup pool, where they have been grouped with Belgium, Iran and Egypt. Video / NZFWatch05 Dec 09:22 PM
New ZealandInside the new Sharks exhibition at the Auckland War Memorial MuseumTake a look inside the new Sharks exhibition at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Video / NZ HeraldWatch05 Dec 09:18 PM
New ZealandTruck driver who killed cyclist in bike lane discharged without convictionCyclist Warrick Jones, 50, died after a crash at a Belmont intersection.05 Dec 09:00 PM
