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Driver has car stolen on K'Rd while picking up food order

Police tracked the stolen car from the store through to Kingsland.

'Target on my back': Stanford on why she can't delegate; calls critique 'weird'

The Herald's Audrey Young assessed Stanford's performance. Here's what the minister said.

NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon addresses media on the first fast-track approval project

Christopher Luxon speaks to the media after attending a ceremony to mark the start of construction on the first project given fast-track approval.

'Diabolical': Ex-mayors fume as pay info, council sexual harassment claim in desk at tip

The cache containing serious workplace allegations was in a old desk sold at the dump.

Herald NOW rural news: Co-ops pack a punch, connectivity challenges, & NZ deer milk product launch

Countrywide Media CEO, Sarah Perriam-Lampp speaks to Herald NOW about the headlines hitting the rural sector. Video / Annaleise Shortland / Finn Little

Green on top, parched below: Farmers face 'green drought'

'Dams are down, water supply springs are running what they run at mid-summer.'

‘We need someone to believe in us’: Scheme tackles Māori home ownership barriers

If trends continue, almost all Māori could be renters by 2061, an ANZ report warns.

TVNZ Chairman stepping down early, The Traitors Australia defects to NZ

Media Insider: NZ Herald's Editor at Large Shayne Currie on TVNZ chair Alastair Carruthers stepping down early & The Traitors Australia defects to NZ.

Controversial waste-to-energy plant proposal on hold

Hearings were held in June and a board of inquiry was due to make a decision last month.

Moving to Australia? Why Kiwis are being warned to rethink their plans

There are thousands fewer jobs in Australia now than in May, with vacancies falling 2.7%.

Meta expands Teen Account protections to NZ, U16 campaigner sceptical

The changes come as the Government mulls an under-16 social media ban.

Editorial: Daylight saving is back. The problem is, we're already tired

OPINION: The list of tasks to coincide with the switch-over is growing.

Letters: King misses chance to send Trump climate change message

OPINION: Medical staff canaries in the health coal mine; Mood of Boardroom is no surprise.

Julia Talbot-Jones: Synching local elections with general polls could boost turnout

OPINION: Turnout in local elections has fallen to about 40%, half that of general polls.

Power price poll: Are we about to see 'bold' action from Government on energy?

The Energy Minister is describing the planned changes as 'significant but surgical'.

Highly confidential council documents found in old mayoral desk bought from tip shop

Confidential Wellington City Council documents have ended up in the hands of the public after the council sold off the old mayoral desk at the city’s dump. Video / Mark Mitchell