PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Tragedies reinforce need for hunters to follow safety rulesOPINION: Hunting can be a wonderful sport, but it can also be deadly.05 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionChris Bray: 3 tech megatrends driving NZ's post-harvest revolutionOPINION: We need machine-driven agriculture, but with human oversight and innovation.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandOur Heroes 2025Celebrating New Zealanders who made a major impact this year - from courageous police to leaders in entertainment, sport and business.Watch05 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDisabled children may be forced into homeschooling as specialist school rolls fill upAn Auckland school has a waitlist of more than 100 disabled children.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Our Heroes of 2025 – the Herald's top picksWe honour the best in news, sport, business and entertainment.05 Dec 04:00 PM
AucklandWatch: Images released of knife-wielding man storming flat before 'frenzied' killingThe victim burst into the couple's bedroom waving a large 'Bear Grylls survival knife'.05 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAvondale Racecourse closure sparks battle over housing, park and marketAvondale Racecourse will close soon. What will it mean for this fringe Auckland suburb?05 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘It remains an important story’: The fight to save the Arapawa goatThe Arapawa goat remains one of the rarest breeds in the world.05 Dec 03:56 PM
New ZealandHeat alerts in the north as heavy rain set to lash South IslandMetService has issued heat alerts for Hawke's Bay, Gisborne and Bay of Plenty.05 Dec 07:00 AM
New ZealandMinister raises concerns over fish heading south due to warming watersShane Jones wants fishing rules changed as boats net species new to their areas.05 Dec 06:38 AM
CrimeInside gecko sting: Judge jails wildlife mule in bizarre black market bustAn overseas buyer was ready to pay $26,000 cash. He stood to resell them for much more.05 Dec 06:28 AM
New ZealandPolice evacuate Taranaki homes after 'item of concern' found Police were called to the Hāwera address about 2.10pm today.05 Dec 06:15 AM
New ZealandPink Pony Club in full display at gymnastics clubRenee Pilon and Lexi Hati practiced for weeks to perfect their surprise routine.Watch05 Dec 06:00 AM
New Zealand‘We didn’t expect it to blow up’: Teen unicorn gymnasts go viral with routineGymnasts Renee Pilon and Lexi Hati trained in secret for weeks to nail their routine.05 Dec 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Rest in love': Man caused fiery crash that killed two teens, injured several othersKre Turia's car collided at speed with a Fonterra truck in Hamilton.05 Dec 06:00 AM
CrimeSmuggler caught green-handed with rare native geckoA South Korean citizen was sentenced today in the Manukau District Court for purchasing and intending to export jewelled geckos/moko kākāriki, a protected native species.Watch05 Dec 05:04 AM
New Zealand‘I can’t believe that’: Already convicted abuser shocked at guilty verdicts in rape, violence caseJordan Tegus has been convicted of 15 of the 17 charges he was defending at trial. 05 Dec 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson's Love this City: The suburban SimeonOpinion: Suburbanite Simeon Brown, crash sports, the CRL, Māngere cycling, green rescue.05 Dec 05:00 AM
New ZealandWhat the Queen told Jacinda Ardern about NZ during Covid lockdownsDame Jacinda Ardern says Queen Elizabeth II personally phoned her during the pandemic.05 Dec 04:47 AM
PremiumPremiumTax'Even Muldoon would blush' – IRD proposes major company tax changeProperty companies could be most affected by the prospective move.05 Dec 04:43 AM
New ZealandAir NZ tightening rules for portable power bank usage on flightsThe airline said the changes had been made to “keep everybody on board safe”.05 Dec 04:37 AM
New ZealandMetService severe weather December 5-8MetService severe weather December 5-8. Video / MetServiceWatch05 Dec 04:18 AM
AucklandHomicide investigation after man stabbed in Auckland's Mt WellingtonThe man died in Auckland City Hospital after arriving with stab wounds.05 Dec 04:12 AM
CrimeHelensville schools in lockdown after firearm incident, two people in custodyPolice were first called to a Kumeū address about 1.45pm.05 Dec 04:05 AM
New ZealandCan Auckland CBD come back from the dead?The City Rail Link and Seascape tower promise a CBD reset next year, but is that enough?05 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandFrom farm lanes to fast lanes: Rotorua bowlers ready to shine in ChristchurchRotorua is sending 39 athletes in a 56-strong delegation to Christchurch.05 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandKmart cancels recall for three sand products after tests find no asbestosMBIE is urging people who followed the recall to seek remedial costs from Kmart.05 Dec 03:58 AM
New ZealandWill Auckland's CBD rise from the dead?NZ Herald property editor Anne Gibson joins us to unpack what’s really happening in the heart of Auckland and whether we might see a Christmas miracle for the City of Sails.Watch05 Dec 03:55 AM
New ZealandMeasles outbreak grows to 30 cases as Auckland concert named location of interestMeasles alerts also cover Wellington ferries and several Auckland malls.05 Dec 03:43 AM
PoliticsJudge reinstates Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's Te Pāti Māori membership The case was heard in the High Court at Wellington yesterday.05 Dec 03:17 AM
New ZealandGasps as woman avoids jail for sexually abusing teen boyVictim's dad: 'Our 14-year-old has had his childhood taken from him.'05 Dec 03:08 AM
Christchurch‘Deep regret': Daycare centre speaks out after children suffer chemical burnsIt is believed a chemical detergent for the centre's kitchen steriliser unit was used.05 Dec 02:21 AM
New ZealandAfternoon quiz: What is the largest of the Great Lakes in North America?Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz.05 Dec 02:00 AM
New Zealand'Relief': Feral cat that wiped out tern colony caughtThe 6kg tomcat had forced almost all 95 nests on the river island to fail.05 Dec 01:55 AM
