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Far North town, Kāeo, gets running water for first time in more than two months

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Summer hotspot: Fisher and UB40 headline Bay’s blockbuster season

Hailstorm in summer: Severe thunderstorm warnings hit South Island

Wet weather in Westmorland, Christchurch

Longtime Cure Guitarist Perry Bamonte Dead at 65

NZ Herald Headlines | Saturday, December 27, 2025

Auckland Art Gallery heritage restoration project

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King Charles calls for more compassion in Christmas speech

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December whiteout hits parts of South Island as hailstorms strike

Auckland player scoops $5.5m Powerball days before new year

Ladi6 shares powerful Christmas message after family car accident

Summer hotspot: Fisher and UB40 headline Bay’s blockbuster season

Summer hotspot: Fisher and UB40 headline Bay’s blockbuster season

Person seriously injured after assault in Hamilton

'Persistently made sleazy sexual advances': Inside secret mayoral desk papers sold at dump

‘Extraordinary impact’: A2 Milk CFO wins top Deloitte finance award

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

Tower’s digital revamp drives most improved Deloitte award win

Precinct wins Deloitte Top 200 Sustainability Leadership award 2025

December whiteout hits parts of South Island as hailstorms strike

From quakes to cool: How Christchurch became the city everyone wants to live in

'Persistently made sleazy sexual advances': Inside secret mayoral desk papers sold at dump

Serious crash closes SH2 near Wellington

December whiteout hits parts of South Island as hailstorms strike

Ladi6 shares powerful Christmas message after family car accident

‘I got a lot of gold’: Tamaiti Williams on lessons learned from injury and loss

Auckland player scoops $5.5m Powerball days before new year

Summer festival horror stories: Mud, lost keys and a tent inferno

December whiteout hits parts of South Island as hailstorms strike

McFadyen on a mission to break the spell of digital devices

Far North town, Kāeo, gets running water for first time in more than two months

Thunderstorms sweep country as MetService warns of flash flooding and hail

Summer hotspot: Fisher and UB40 headline Bay’s blockbuster season

Summer hotspot: Fisher and UB40 headline Bay’s blockbuster season

Sport, agriculture, fitness: Accident-prone Hawke's Bay's 2025 ACC claims

Tradie's remarkable revival of long-lost NZ clothing brand from his backyard shed

Get the Wahs! Rotorua dreams of Warriors return after seven-year absence

Sport, agriculture, fitness: Accident-prone Hawke's Bay's 2025 ACC claims

Eyes, faith and resolve: Inside Whangārei man’s battle with locked-in syndrome

John Deere a family affair for this dairy farmer

Editorial: Time for travel vouchers to help priced out Kiwis explore their own backyard

'A lot of fun': Planting project rewarding for farming couple

Eyes, faith and resolve: Inside Whangārei man’s battle with locked-in syndrome

John Deere a family affair for this dairy farmer

Editorial: Time for travel vouchers to help priced out Kiwis explore their own backyard

Why I don't regret taking the easy way out with weight loss drugs

Operation Fix: Inside the sleeper cell of a Mexican cartel in Auckland

Thomas Coughlan: The Herald’s politician of the year is...

Morning quiz: Which French cheese is famously wrapped in chestnut leaves?

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