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A 2-year-old and 38-year-old from Auckland died in a crash at Mangaweka.
CBD waterfront's $42m (so far) revamp: What people think
'I love everything about it,' one mum says of the $5 million new playground.
‘Remain vigilant’: Fire risk lessens but caution urged in Hawke’s Bay
You'll still need a permit to light fires in most parts of the Bay.
‘I’m coming over': Mum’s horror as Kmart walkie-talkies invaded by creepy sex chat
Mother-of-two locks doors and calls cops after hearing sexual messages from toy.
Ten whales stranded at Farewell Spit, rescue underway
Eight of ten stranded pilot whales alive; signs of previous beaching visible.
‘Inundated’: Over 20k submissions flood Parliament deadline
Calls grow to extend Treaty Bill submission deadline amid tech issues.
Te Pāti Māori calls for deadline extension and Justin Trudeau resigns | NZ Herald News Update
Te Pāti Māori calls for deadline extension for Treaty Principles Bill submissions and Canada's Liberal Party in need of new leader following Justin Trudeau's resignation.
‘Vehicles pretty banged up’: Five people injured in serious Waikato crash, SH1 reopens
A witness on the scene moments after the crash said both vehicles were badly damaged.
Two-vehicle crash on SH1, Waikato
Emergency services rushed to the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Waikato this morning at about 5.30am. Video / Supplied
Their boy's school bus was canned, so they've bought one to drive him and his friends to class
The Astill's 22-seater bus to Hastings already has 19 students booked for the ride.
Health NZ proposes cut to Napier’s overnight urgent care services
A confidential briefing note says the changes could occur by March 2025.
Off-the-grid lifestyle a winner for rural couple
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Editorial: Answers needed over cuts to children’s service providers
Minister and Oranga Tamariki must prove children won't be the victims again.
Letters: Cheap food for school children could be false economy
OPINION: 'Now many New Zealanders exist on over processed ‘junk’ food'.
'Don't be like the US,' Columbine victim's father warns as NZ Govt looks to alter gun laws
A father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre 25 years ago has a warning.
Charlotte Paul: Where do we go now with puberty blockers?
OPINION: New prescribing of puberty blockers for children has increased sharply.
The vanished: 62 people have disappeared without trace on NZ’s tallest peak
'To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die.'
The vanished
62 people have disappeared without trace on NZ’s tallest peak. Video / George Heard
Morning quiz: How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?
Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.
Clone wars: The new age of online scamming
'There are a million and one different tricks compared to where we were a few years ago.'
'Remorseful she's been caught': Office worker had been stealing for years
Ronel Viljoen used company money for car repairs, household items and a Soda Stream.
‘Quite unbelievable’: Dargaville Little Theatre to take global stage in Monaco
The cast of Out of Mind will travel to Monaco in August to represent Theatre New Zealand.
Dog roll is on the menu for these lucky eels
Reporter Te Manawa is at Bellview Wetlands Reserve, where feeding eels, trapping pests, and planting native trees is all in a schoolday’s work.
1886 chaff cutter restored to its former glory
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
‘Complete overreach’: Peta calls for compulsory shearing shed webcams, industry fires back
Federated Farmers says the proposal is a 'complete overreach' and impractical.
The Country Fast Five: Meet Jesse Van Kekem
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Migrant worker in a coma after falling from scissor lift, WorkSafe opens probe
Time is running out for a migrant worker who is on life support.
Watch: Three arrested after smash-and-grab jewellery robbery at Auckland mall
The dramatic heist resulted in a chase outside a popular shopping site.
Brazen thief steals motorcycle from Auckland repair store
Video shows a brazen daylight motorcycle theft from a repair business on Auckland's North Shore. Video / Supplied
Man with 11 children, 163 convictions loses bid for early jail release
David Bagley already had his sentence reduced for his treatment in state care as a child.
'Mate to many': Mother of Coromandel shooting victim thanks friends, family for support
Mabbott was shot dead and another man was injured in the Coromandel last month.
Police go door-to-door, seek CCTV after child’s body driven to police station
Neighbours say the normally quiet street is filled with police activity.
Three arrested after smash-and-grab at Auckland mall
A jewellery store at Westfield St Lukes was targeted in a heist that resulted in a chase outside the mall. Video / Tim Hēmi / Supplied