New Zealand|UpdatedFaces of Mt Maunganui: Auckland students, Rotorua grandma, Swedish tourist among missingSue Knowles was a grandmother and worked as a property manager. 24 Jan 03:23 AM
LiveNew ZealandPolice release names of six unaccounted for in Mt Maunganui landslideTwo 15-year-olds are among those missing as police confirm discovery of human remains.24 Jan 02:43 AM
AucklandHigh winds close Auckland Harbour Bridge, traffic banked for kilometresAuckland's Harbour Bridge is facing repeated closures causing big delays for motorists.24 Jan 02:26 AM
New Zealand‘Terrible example to students’: Teacher covertly filmed woman performing sex act on him Herman Fiu deemed a 'terrible example' to students, but can still teach. 24 Jan 02:00 AM
New ZealandAfternoon quiz: What artist's New York studio was called 'The Factory'?Test your brain with the Herald's afternoon quiz.24 Jan 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDeath, drones and malnutrition: Life for a Hawke’s Bay nurse in war-torn SudanWhole families of up to six people share a single hospital bed in a Khartoum hospital.24 Jan 02:00 AM
New ZealandNorthlanders show PM scale of isolation after storms cut off coastal communitiesWhangārei district remains in a state of emergency after two severe storms.24 Jan 01:34 AM
New ZealandLocal priest on offering support after Mount Maunganui landslideReverend Vianney Douglas has been wrapping families and workers in support following the Mount Maunganui landslide. Video / Jason Dorday, Michael MorrahWatch24 Jan 12:19 AM
New ZealandCouple awarded $20k after infant son exposed to lead in old rented houseBy February 2025, the boy’s parents were concerned about his health.24 Jan 12:00 AM
New Zealand'A ridiculous situation': Overgrown gardens to be finally weededThe Rotorua Lakes Council took over the Te Ngae Rd gardens in November last year.23 Jan 11:04 PM
New ZealandMan missing after being swept away down Waioeka RiverA search is underway using both land and water-based resources.23 Jan 10:53 PM
New ZealandSearch teams focus on ablution block where campers last seenSix people are still unaccounted for.23 Jan 10:28 PM
New ZealandLiving in limbo: Grieving families hit by years-long delays at health watchdogAlmost half the complaints still under investigation were filed more than three years ago.23 Jan 09:00 PM
New ZealandWeeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslideIt means coastal communities between Pōtaka near Hicks Bay and Tikitiki remain cut off.23 Jan 07:33 PM
New ZealandNine-year-old Hamilton girl becomes youngest person to pass NCEA Level 3 examHer family moved from China to Hamilton last year and she is in Year 4.23 Jan 06:00 PM
New ZealandViolence towards Northland ambulance crews putting patients at riskIn 18 months in Northland, one veteran paramedic faced five violent callouts.23 Jan 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Every parent's worst nightmare': High-risk daycare child snatcher to be freed in weeksTekuru has served one year of a two-year sentence and must be freed soon.23 Jan 05:00 PM
New Zealand'A real honour': Adrian Rurawhe reflects on life in politicsRurawhe became just the second Māori Speaker of the House when he took the role in 2022.23 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumChristchurchThe lonely fall of an 'icon': The blame & bitterness of Sir Tim Shadbolt's final yearsAccused of having ‘blood on their hands’, insiders lift the lid on the mayor's last term.23 Jan 04:06 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Uncomfortable reading for the RBNZ, Luxon and everyday Kiwis OPINION: New Zealanders will be a little more cautious after an elevated inflation rate.23 Jan 04:05 PM
New ZealandStrong winds and storms to lash North Island as soggy long weekend loomsAucklanders may have to pull out the puzzles this long weekend. 23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAuckland'Taken all my money': Owners pursued for millions as NZ’s biggest leaky building bill gets bigger 'We are on the edge of survival', says one owner behind on repayments.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Gone': The moment a hero jumped into the landslide to save trapped campers - then disappearedA local is in shock after watching the man disappear between a toilet block and campervan.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: It doesn’t matter who wins the election, NZ won’t hit its Paris targetOPINION: NZ has suffered the costs of climate action without actually achieving it.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHow Bea built a business from backyard fruitBea Spraggs grows heirloom fruit on to feed her year-round preserving.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Where was anybody to warn us?': Camper blasts lack of evacuation before Mount slip'I do feel angry about it, because there are people that are not going to come out alive'.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandAuckland’s $3.9b splurge: The projects that scored a record amount of public moneyA Herald investigation shows which programmes received the most funds.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMount Maunganui landslide anger as camper says no warning to evacuateShock turns to anger for Mount Maunganui camper in disbelief that they weren't evacuated from campsite a day before a deadly landslide. Video / Cameron Pitney, Anna HeathWatch23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Mark Mitchell has shown once again he is a leader for a crisis OPINION: Wellington political careerists should stay out of Auckland affairs.23 Jan 04:00 PM
Wellington'Spoil rotten': Wellington sugar daddy's 'concerning behaviour' reported to policeThe man has spent months handing out notes offering $200-300 for 'friendship'.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandBuildings red-stickered, many places still closed in Bay after delugeHighways, walking tracks, campgrounds: What's still closed in the battered Bay of Plenty.23 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandConcerns over lack of official action prior to deadly Mount Maunganui landslideCollapsed trees and slips were seen hours before the hillside collapsed. Video / Alyse Wright, Jason DordayWatch23 Jan 08:52 AM
New ZealandMount Maunganui search enters second night as families face anguished wait for outcomeMultiple families are in tears amid the heavy-duty search equipment.23 Jan 08:20 AM
PoliticsFinance Minister praises Māori Queen’s economic visionPoliticians followed tradition and gathered at Rātana today.23 Jan 08:13 AM
