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Letters: Phillips saga a reminder of the brave work of our police force

OPINION: A reminder of the gratitude we owe the police.

Teen steps up: Gisborne fire brigade’s young volunteer answers the call

Gisborne relies on volunteers, with the nearest career stations hours away.

Dezi Freeman manhunt: The risks, reach and rise of the sovereign citizen movement

University of Otago associate professor Stephen Young is with us to discuss these fringe groups, and how we might deal with them in future.

Kea Kids News: Is it even Fashion Week without hobby horses?

Learn to hobby horse! Reporter Annie is checking out Karen Walker’s much anticipated return to NZ Fashion Week, where hobby horse superstar Ada Filppa is taking the reins.

Morning quiz: Who discovered the mathematical system of logarithms?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Ex-SAS commando on how Tom Phillips evaded police for four years in bush

The experts share what Tom Phillips' biggest asset was while living in wilderness.

Child armed with rifle as police entered Phillips bush hideout

Police sources say 10-year-old Maverick Phillips held a rifle at the campsite.

Editorial: It's a long and shameful list – NZ needs to do better

OPINION: Big changes are needed to better protect vulnerable children in their own homes.

New Zealand set to bolster police force in the Pacific, PM cites meth boom

Luxon also got to experience being charged at by boys wielding axes and whips.

Luxon surrounded by Chinese influence at closed-door Pacific Islands Forum

China's presence was everywhere at the gathering of regional leaders in Honiara.

Jet battle takes off: Jetstar joins Air NZ on Hamilton-Christchurch route

It is the first time Jetstar will operate a domestic route out of Hamilton.

Man charged following imitation firearms incident in Wellington

Armed police have swarmed a Wellington street after reports of a person with a firearm. The incident is unfolding at the corner of Webb and Victoria Sts in Te Aro. Video / NZHerald

Jail time possible for accomplices as police hunt anyone who helped Phillips

Associates who helped the fugitive dad evade capture could face up to five years in jail.

Dog walkers' shortcut ends in disaster; train knocks man into creek

Another man and a dog managed to get off a rail bridge before the train arrived.

Texts reveal Nicola Willis was warned she might be asked to sack Adrian Orr

The minister is defending the fact she didn't unveil this information earlier.

Watch: Te Pāti Māori refuses to comment amid broad condemnation of ‘racist’ Ferris post

'I think they’re going to create division. I just don’t think there’s any place for them.'