New ZealandWild winds and rain set for start of school holidaysFriday night will be unseasonably cold in the North Island.18 Sep 06:00 AM
PoliticsWatch: Doyle exits ‘the colonisers’ house’, it’s toxic ‘if you’re not cis straight white man’ Departing Green MP labels Parliament 'hostile and toxic.'18 Sep 05:30 AM
New ZealandPolice seek woman missing since TuesdaySimran, 41, was last seen in Whakatāne on Tuesday night.18 Sep 05:27 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Inside Nicola Willis' toughest dayOPINION: The Finance Minister was on the mat but the Opposition failed to strike.18 Sep 05:23 AM
New ZealandDetails of how 3-year-old was taken from childhood centreShe was snatched from an early childhood centre yard by a man with dark intentions. 18 Sep 05:15 AM
New ZealandGolriz Ghahraman privacy probe continuesThe Privacy Commissioner is not finished looking into the matter yet.18 Sep 05:14 AM
New ZealandBNZ under fire for ‘demeaning’ digital wallet adRetail groups say BNZ’s Payap ad mocks shopkeepers as ‘grubby, unintelligent’.18 Sep 05:04 AM
New Zealand'Mounting crisis': Prostate cancer diagnoses tipped to double in next 20 yearsOn average, more than 700 men die from the disease per year. 18 Sep 04:52 AM
New ZealandNational Party deletes post with anti-police phrase mistakenly includedNational posted the photo today, but it has since been taken down. 18 Sep 04:50 AM
New Zealand'A bigger risk': The alarming history of the man who shot Brownie the dog in the head at supermarketPolice once issued a plea not to approach Daniel Livingstone, 'a high-risk offender'.18 Sep 04:49 AM
New Zealand'It’s a total loss': Rural home destroyed as days-old burn pile ignites and spreads'There is nothing left of the shed and house.'18 Sep 04:44 AM
CrimeGang leader, three others guilty of Head Hunter’s murder in park clashThe group claimed self-defence after the Head Hunters opened fire first. Jurors disagreed.18 Sep 04:16 AM
New ZealandSerious crash blocks SH2 near Dannevirke, major delays expectedEmergency services say initial reports point to serious injuries.18 Sep 04:12 AM
New ZealandNZ Herald Live: Green MP Benjamin Doyle gives final speech after sudden resignationOutgoing Green MP Benjamin Doyle delivers their valedictory speech in Parliament. Video / Parliament TVWatch18 Sep 04:06 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMangatu Blocks shareholders plan to appeal Māori Land Court dismissalJudge Nathan Milner ruled support for court action fell short of the 10% legal threshold.18 Sep 04:00 AM
New ZealandDivers find ute that took a dip in Napier’s inner harbourThe Hilux floated for roughly 70m before sinking to the depths below off Meeanee Quay.18 Sep 03:32 AM
New Zealand‘Totally unsurvivable’: Chilling warning to Govt before teen’s fire deathFoam-filled furniture cuts average escape time in a house fire by 90%.18 Sep 03:14 AM
New Zealand'The ministry got it wrong': Govt's switch on ag in school changesBackdown on agriculture, horticulture and agribusiness has been welcomed in the sector.18 Sep 03:07 AM
New ZealandAfternoon quiz: The town Roswell, famous for its 1947 UFO incident, is in which US state?Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz.18 Sep 03:00 AM
New ZealandTwo more arrests after Hobsonville supermarket car park shootingWitnesses said the injured man was bleeding heavily from his ear.18 Sep 02:18 AM
New ZealandMan arrested in connection with East Auckland courier driver shooting cold case Tuipulotu Vi, 59, was gunned down inside his vehicle in Pakūranga Heights last year. 18 Sep 01:55 AM
New ZealandNZ First deputy leader Shane Jones on The CountryShane Jones, Simon Beamish, Peter Newbold, and Chris Russell. 18 Sep 01:47 AM
New ZealandPolice find body of 57yo woman in South Auckland three months after she went missingEileen “Ella” Davenport left her home on Hain Ave in Māngere East in late June.18 Sep 01:42 AM
CrimePills in juice: Mother told psychiatrist chilling account of killing childrenDefence expert: Lee didn't know killing children was morally wrong due to depression.18 Sep 01:36 AM
New ZealandAuckland battered by 137km/h gusts as harbour bridge travel disrupted High winds saw lanes reduced across the city's harbour bridge this morning.18 Sep 01:33 AM
New ZealandInjunction continues in Tom Phillips caseAn injunction keeping key details of the Tom Phillips case under wraps was discussed in the High Court at Wellington today. Video / NZ HeraldWatch18 Sep 01:24 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Peters complains to PM about Seymour as Palestine tensions riseOPINION: Seymour is straining coalition ties by mouthing off about NZ's position on Gaza.18 Sep 12:57 AM
New ZealandNZ Herald Afternoon News Update | NZ's GDP falls, and Chinese visitor interrogatedNZ Herald Afternoon News Update | New Zealand's economy is in contraction and an expert on China says the visitor interrogated by SIS was likely on a warning list.Watch18 Sep 12:39 AM
WellingtonTom Phillips gag order: Injunction remains, lawyers continue fightA judge has forbidden media from publishing any of the arguments made today.18 Sep 12:27 AM
New ZealandNZ Herald Live: Nicola Willis speaks about Stats NZ's GDP figuresFinance Minister Nicola Willis speaks about the GDP figures that were released this morning by Stats NZ. Video / NZ HeraldWatch18 Sep 12:23 AM
PoliticsEducation entrepreneur considered standing for National, challenging in Act-held seatJamie Beaton now says he has 'no intention' of entering politics.18 Sep 12:14 AM
Auckland'Someone's going to die': Witnesses see car 'flying' before fatal Ellerslie crashLocals feared for schoolchildren walking nearby as the car sped through the village.18 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandSub-zero start: Frost risk for Hawke's Bay as temperatures plummetHastings temperatures are forecast to dip below 0C early on Saturday.17 Sep 11:44 PM
New ZealandLate flu wave surging across NZ with cocktail of influenza strains, RSV and Covid-19 Flu-like illness rates continued to climb into late August. 17 Sep 11:29 PM