New ZealandBay of Plenty electrical storm: Lightning strikes in RotoruaSpectacular lightning strikes that lit up the sky over Rotorua on Wednesday night were captured from Western Heights. Video / Sue AtkinsonWatch07 Jan 07:40 PM
AucklandSeventh road death of 2026 after rural crash north of AucklandThe crash closed Pine Valley Rd for several hours yesterday and left one other injured.07 Jan 07:25 PM
New ZealandNZ Herald Headlines | Thursday January 8, 2025Morning Headlines | Nestle baby formula recalled over toxin fears, ACC gym-related injury data revealed | Thursday January 8, 2025Watch07 Jan 07:06 PM
New Zealand'You are the difference': Community donates $265k for Tauranga foodbankMore than 3000 people have already received food thanks to donations from annual appeal. 07 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice veteran to take on The Goat after diagnosis of rare heart diseaseThe Rotorua detective’s heart now relies on a pacemaker and defibrillator.07 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandDairy expo returns to Bedford Park in FebruaryThe two-day expo runs at Bedford Park, Matamata, on February 18 and 19.07 Jan 04:03 PM
New ZealandFrom Zimbabwe to Bay of Plenty: Couple’s long road to a new beginningThe story of the Dodds and their truffle farm was widely read on The Country in 2025.07 Jan 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBen FrancisBen Francis: The six players who could become All Blacks centurions OPINION: Which players could join the 15 others to have played 100 tests for New Zealand?07 Jan 04:01 PM
New ZealandMorning quiz: Which South American country has the equator, the Andes and the Amazon all within its borders?Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.07 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan Ayling: Some of us need a refresher on the rules-based system of government OPINION: Sovereignty rests with the people of a nation – governments rule only by consent.07 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: It’s not too late to rescue your New Year resolutionsOPINION: Small tweaks may beat grand resolutions that often fizzle by week one.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHealing and life lessons from horses in WaikatoEquine-assisted therapist Sue & her healing horses were a big hit on The Country in 2025.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandRodeo crowd scatters as bull breaks fenceAn 800kg bull ran through a fence and into the crowd at a Far North Rodeo event. Video / Jonelle WeretaWatch07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandSerial Auckland fraudster ran $110k trade debt under false nameJudge Jude Claire Ryan weighed 158 prior convictions in jailing him.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Spiking quite significantly': High 30s forecast for NZ, heat alerts likelyFire and Emergency are concerned about the risk of vegetation fires across Hawke's Bay.07 Jan 04:00 PM
AucklandHow a desperate family misidentified a ‘drunk driver’ online in a viral crash crusadeAfter a grandma was critically injured, her family turned to a controversial Facebook page07 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Too harsh’: Social service providers warn new emergency housing rules fuelling homelessnessTighter restrictions on emergency housing came into force in August 2024.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandYear in Review: When Kiwi Aidan Copp set a world shearing recordCopp's 9-hour shearing world record, set back in April, was a popular read on The Country.07 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Venezuelans may have reasons to be cheerful after Trump’s actionOPINION: UN should protect today’s generation and AI fears are distracting from reality.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandEgg-citing growth: Meet the innovative Bennik familyThis story from January 2025 did "egg-ceptionally" well on The Country's website.07 Jan 03:59 PM
New Zealand‘Hero driver’ praised for helping return missing dogs after vehicle theftPolice say the driver became suspicious of a man he gave a lift to and rang officers.07 Jan 08:21 AM
New ZealandPukehina property where two found dead linked to former Zespri chairmanA woman was found dead on Jan 1; a man was found the next day elsewhere on the property.07 Jan 06:18 AM
New ZealandPalmerston North drivers caught at 'concerning' speeds, police issue safety pleaOne motorist was recently stopped after driving at more than twice the speed limit.07 Jan 06:17 AM
New Zealand'Do not feed it to your baby': Nestle baby formula recalledThe batches are part of a wider international recall by the Swiss food giant.07 Jan 06:01 AM
New ZealandMajor music act pulls out of two upcoming Kiwi festivalsA Norwegian electronic music duo will be a no-show at Splore and Electric Avenue.07 Jan 06:00 AM
New Zealand'If there is no hunting pressure': Wild pigs push farm damage and TB fearsOspri has tested 99,641 cattle and deer for TB in the region since February.07 Jan 05:00 AM
HealthcareManageMyHealth turns off mobile app and warns against communicating with hackerFrustrations are mounting as questions around accountability for the breach arise. 07 Jan 04:54 AM
New ZealandFruit fly found in Auckland suburb; restrictions in placeBiosecurity officers will step up fruit fly trapping within up to 1500m of the find.07 Jan 04:45 AM
ChristchurchWatch: Victim who fell 15m from festival Ferris wheel speaks as footage emergesThe man says he plunged more than 15m after a safety bar unclipped.07 Jan 04:00 AM
New ZealandVideo shows moments before Ferris wheel fall at popular Christchurch music festivalVideo footage captures the moments leading up to festivalgoers falling from a Ferris wheel at a popular music festival in Christchurch. Video / SuppliedWatch07 Jan 04:00 AM
New ZealandNew Taranaki trapdoor spider discovery could be a whole new speciesThe spider is the northernmost specimen of Cantuaria yet found in New Zealand.07 Jan 03:55 AM
New ZealandTowel shortage leaves elderly Waikato Hospital patients unable to showerWhānau worry patients without visitors may go days without a proper wash.07 Jan 03:33 AM
New ZealandWoman who died near famous Rotorua geyser named as local mum of twinsPolice say Briar Stockley's death has been referred to the coroner and is not suspicious.07 Jan 03:28 AM
New Zealand'Waiting game': Northland patients left in dark as 45 GP clinics hit by health data hackManage My Health has not named the clinics hit, leaving many patients in limbo.07 Jan 03:12 AM
