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Have you seen Ella? Police search for missing person

Ella was last seen on Saturday, December 27.

Covid-19 outbreak shuts Gore Hospital to new patients and visitors

Six patients have tested positive for Covid-19 at Gore Hospital.

'Millions of dollars': Farmers rejoice as rain hits parched Hawke's Bay paddocks

The stress reliever that Hawke's Bay farmers needed has arrived.

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Monday, December 29, 2025

Afternoon Headlines | Much of country under weather watch and student job market improving overall | Monday, December 29, 2025

Fireworks and bands ready to rock Hawke’s Bay on New Year’s Eve

The occasion was once dominated by disorder in the streets, but is now a family night out.

'Our goal was to save the Queen': Owner puts Lakeland Queen business on market

Owner Damon Hagaman spent $2.5m restoring the Lakeland Queen and its jetty.

Christmas Day pup marks start of sea lion breeding season on Otago coast

Tui's pup continues the legacy of Mum, who sparked mainland breeding in 1993.

'It's a wonderful life': Inside NZ's only Trappist monastery

Only six monks now live at Kopua, down from a peak community of 27.

Vehicle rescues in central Auckland face delays after engine crash, firefighters' union says

The crash damaged a truck carrying jaws-of-life tools for city rescues.

One seriously injured, second victim left with moderate injuries after late-night South Akl fight

Officers were called to a fight involving several people on Wallson Cres, Wiri.

Commerce Commission rejects QE Health's 'monopoly bullying' complaint

QE Health’s contract with Health NZ was worth more than $300,000 a month.

Escape to Mount Maunganui beach: Why travellers book the ‘mini Gold Coast’

Mount Maunganui hosts everyone from families to corporate groups and annual golf getaways.

Farming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia

'It was just one of those light bulb moments like ‘holy s*** I need this.'