New Zealand'One last gasp' of winter: 'Multiple waves' of rain and wind to sweep NZAnother large low looms in the Southern Ocean - and could bring severe weather.25 Aug 07:00 PM
New ZealandHerald NOW Weather: August 26, 2025Herald NOW Weather: August 26, 2025.Watch25 Aug 06:58 PM
New Zealand'Not cost-effective': $11m spent outsourcing scans, with 8750 patients waitingHealth NZ says outsourcing is not new or a 'stop-gap measure'.25 Aug 06:03 PM
New Zealand'He’s got his wish': Couple engaged for 14 years to marry at NPC match'He wanted heaps of people ... there’s going to be 1000 there at least.'25 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandMāori All Black who became influential leader leaves great legacyKnown for his 'no-nonsense' approach to leadership, his whānau saw his other side.25 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandMike McRoberts' new memoir: 'Journalism and te reo have taught me curiosity is a muscle'McRoberts says learning te reo later in life changed him and how he sees the world.25 Aug 05:06 PM
Wellington'Quite a thing to put on the world stage': The two Kiwi dads turning ugly fruit into wineThe wine is fermented from foraged fruit and export seconds.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why Kiwis need to be vigilant to help lone wolf attacksOPINION: The SIS is not ruling out another terrorist attack fuelled by online ideology.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMorning quiz: The American Civil War began in which year?Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandJealousy led to woman murdering cousin, assaulting partner at Far North holiday parkKaytee Ngaire Tahau, 48, admitted murdering her cousin Saralee Moke in April 2024.25 Aug 05:00 PM
CrimeInside NZ's Police college: A leadership shakeup, and new cops 'barely' equippedNZ Herald senior investigative reporter, Michael Morrah has been looking into the police recruitment process.Watch25 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt warned Te Pūkenga de-merger would lead to more people on Jobseeker for longerAdvice suggested fewer people on a Jobseeker benefit would move into study.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Outrageous’: Agencies may need to make more cuts to fund massive board fee risesThere's concerns pay bumps may come at the expense of services. 25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Struggling with its identity': Police boss offers blunt assessment of police college cultureThe email followed Herald revelations that some police applicants bypassed fitness tests.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Consumer products business just part of a long sell-offOPINION: Fonterra asset sale is not something to celebrate.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Struggling with its identity': Police boss' email offers blunt assessment of police college cultureRichard Chambers ordered changes after revelations of standards slipping among police recruits. Video / Marty Melville, Cameron PitneyWatch25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe Great NZ Road Trip: Pawa the duckAs it prepares for its popular Spring Fling festival, Waipawa rolls out a town mascot that has divided the small Central Hawke’s Bay town for 30 years.Watch25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandSocial media experiment reveals 'distressing' content served up to teensDocumentary maker Nadia Maxwell set up an account as a 13 year old girl and was shocked by what she was served on instagram.Watch25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyWealthy Auckland suburb getting new McDonald's with 24/7 drive-through'We have identified a site for a freestanding restaurant.' - McDonald's Simon Kenny25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGrade inflation? Report reveals surge in uni A-grades despite students 'performing worse' Half of all Auckland University grades in 2020 were As.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby's death from sepsis highlights missed care opportunities - reportParents raised concerns about his breathing but were told it was mucus.25 Aug 07:43 AM
New ZealandMissing in Hamilton: 14-year-old girl disappeared after bus ridePaige, 14, was last seen on Hukanui Road around 11.30am today.25 Aug 07:42 AM
New ZealandIconic Aotearoa fashion showcased in NZ Fashion Week opener"Into the Archives" opens NZ Fashion Week with a retrospective of iconic Aotearoa fashion. Video / Dean PurcellWatch25 Aug 07:42 AM
New ZealandWorld's safest countries ranked: Where does New Zealand sit? Australia comes in at 18th, the UK in 30th and the USA is all the way down in 128th.25 Aug 07:24 AM
New ZealandMetService National Weather: August 26 - 29MetService National Weather: August 26 - 29. MetServiceWatch25 Aug 07:12 AM
New ZealandVomit, faeces and mould: Students face health issues from 'slum' Dunedin flatsSome landlords do not even bother to check if properties are habitable.25 Aug 07:11 AM
New ZealandChristmas gifts in doubt as NZ Post suspends US deliveriesNZ Post halts parcel deliveries to the US due to new tariffs by Trump.25 Aug 07:07 AM
New ZealandK-Pop star Jay Park in NZ for Serenades and Body Rolls tourK-Pop and K-Hip Hop star Jay Park in NZ for Serenades and Body Rolls tour. Video / Dean PurcellWatch25 Aug 07:00 AM
New ZealandTired taxi driver reversed into signpost, which fell on pedestrian and killed himKiflay Abera had not taken required breaks before crash that killed Jason McEwan. 25 Aug 06:00 AM
Sport'I just felt free': Runner's journey to World Transplant GamesThe World Transplant Games marked his dream of representing New Zealand on the track.25 Aug 05:01 AM
Wellington'Chaos': Murder-accused lit deadly blaze with 84 people in hostelThe defendant had lived at Loafers Lodge for just one week before setting it on fire.25 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandBoat launch mishap leaves ute, boat submerged in Auckland harbourThe man was testing the boat with the intent of buying it.25 Aug 05:00 AM
New Zealand'So much happiness': 1000 join Hastings colour run for charityEveryone finished the event looking like 'a living rainbow'.25 Aug 04:39 AM
New ZealandWidow claims emergency alert could have saved husband in 2023 floodsA coronial inquest into the record-breaking weather event is being held this week.25 Aug 03:25 AM
