Waipukurau’s water turned off for five hours: ‘Our community is always at risk’
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Harbour rescue: Two injured after boat capsizes
Both were wearing lifejackets and were well-prepared.
Firefighters among five taken to hospital after collapse while erecting portable home
Those injured had been erecting a structure on private land next door to the fire station.
Suspicious fire at an illegal cannabis cultivation site in Te Atatu South
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that has evidence suggesting the cultivation of cannabis is taking place. Video / NZ Herald
Winston Peters - A to Z in foreign affairs - Audrey Young
Winston Peters' schedule in five countries includes a boxing bout and a big horse race.
Aftermath of Massey houses car crash
A young couple awoke screaming and clutching each other after a car ploughed into their bedroom, stopping just centimetres from them. Video / Michael Craig
SH3 closed: Person ejected after van hits tree
The crash involved a van hitting a tree near Maraetaua and Pukenui Rds.
NZ glaciers shrink by 29% as climate report reveals alarming trend
Shrinking glaciers make it harder and more dangerous to access mountain peaks.
Firefighters discover cannabis while battling blaze in vacant house
Five fire trucks were sent to tackle the blaze.
‘Miracle we’re alive’: Couple wake screaming as car ploughs into house
Walls in the homes crumbled as the car barrelled into two properties.
‘A blameless life’: Teacher supplied drugs to teens, sought to avoid conviction
'He was well-liked and respected in the community, or was until this happened.'
Hamilton Arts Festival ready to make some noise in town
Over 800 artists – including local reggae band Katchafire – will come to Hamilton.
US-Ukraine Tensions, NZ Banks Under Pressure & NZME Job Cuts | NZ Herald News Update
Trump calls Zelensky a dictator, NZ banks face rate cut pressure, police recruitment struggles, and media job losses deepen.
‘Nothing is going to move’: IT glitch in Air NZ regional planes temporarily grounds fleet
Passengers face delays as Air NZ works to fix software issues.
New Far North towers give improved broadband/cell coverage
Better coverage on Far North’s Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē Ninety Mile Beach thanks to new tower
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Turtles strand more in Northland than anywhere else in NZ, says DoC
Ten of 19 turtles stranded in Far North survive to be released back into ocean
Fishing company lands $16,500 fine for seabird risk, false reports
Macnicol Fishing was found to not use a bird-scaring device and wrongly recording fishing.
'Don’t steal my fish': Orca battle fishermen who hooked massive competition tuna
'Some orca have clearly learned that fishing lines can equate to an easy meal.'
‘At our best’: Sheep dog trial club celebrates centennial milestone
The Northland Centre Championships will mark the centenary for the sheep dog trial club.
‘It broke my heart’: Firefighter’s emotional encounter with child trapped in house by floodwaters
'We weren’t leaving you darling, we were waiting here for you.'
Man killed by police ‘planned mass shooting’
The 42-year-old's former wife claims he'd been planning the incident for months.
Cleared of killing his wife, ‘outcast’ Peter Beckett dies in Central America
Man who knew Peter Beckett in Central America says he was a "bit of an outcast".
Factory-to-table school lunches are here, what do kids really think?
The new school lunches have rolled out, with mixed reviews and bumpy deliveries. Reporter Frankie takes us from the factory to the schools for a tamariki taste test.
She was screaming ‘no’: 6yo traumatised after skin cut by saw during cast removal
Lola was cut numerous times by a saw as nurses worked to remove a cast from her ankle.
Editorial: Alarming numbers of young Kiwis leaving – will they ever come home?
OPINION: Latest migration stats show concerning brain drain trends.
Funeral for father of high-profile gang boss set to disrupt Tauranga traffic, police warn
Expected influx of members of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle club could clash with locals.
NZTA faces backlash over rubbish issues on Desert Rd detour
'It doesn't send a good message to tourists.'
Letters: Stats NZ boss takes fall for inevitable data breach
OPINION: 'Has justice been truly served with the resignation of Mark Sowden?'
‘Wrong side of history’: NZ makes controversial bid for Australia’s orange roughy quota
New Zealand is among 17 nations meeting in Chile to negotiate high seas fishing policy.
‘National shame’: Children’s Minister on rising child violence and deaths
Child hospitalisations from assault in 2024 hit a ten-year high.
‘Managing decline’: Gisborne councillors urge action on Tolaga Bay Wharf
The wharf, which had $5.5m of restoration work done in 2014, remains half-closed.
‘Hell of a fight’: Retiree battles ACC after delayed terminal cancer diagnosis
He was turned down, then offered $19,732, which he said was an 'insult'.
Barry Soper: Manurewa Marae inquiry is in everyone’s interest
OPINION: Security is the buzzword these days, it’s simply everywhere.