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'We need a lot more people' - Viv Beck on how to get Auckland thriving

Heart of the City CEO Viv Beck talks to Ryan Bridge as third annual 'The State of the City' report released.

Chris Hipkins on Government scrapping Te Pūkenga and the improvement in NCEA results

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins talks to Ryan Bridge about the Government's decision to scrap Te Pūkenga and the improvement in NCEA numeracy and literacy results.

Even basic funerals are becoming 'unaffordable'

Funeral Directors Association CEO Gillian Boyes talks to Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge about the high cost of funerals

SPCA reports startling increase in ill-treatment complaints

Animal abuse complaints have increased by 40 percent in a year, according to new stats released exclusively to Herald NOW.

Herald NOW Weather: July 15, 2025

Herald NOW Weather: July 15, 2025. Video / Herald NOW

Customs wants stronger law to seize childlike sex dolls favoured by paedophiles

ECPAT National Director, Eleanor Parkes weighs in on whether New Zealand's child pornography and exploitation laws are strong enough.

Winston Peters on Trump's threat to Russia

Foreign Minister Winston Peters joined Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW to provide more details of his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Child-like sex dolls and Trump threatens 'severe' tariffs | NZ Herald News Update: July 15, 2025

Border officials call for stronger laws on child-like sex dolls and Donald Trump threatens 'very severe' tariffs on Russia. Video / NZ Herald

'May as well make it a big one': Kiwi Olympians off on epic 4500km African charity ride

Their journey starts in Uganda and ends in Zimbabwe, crossing five countries.

'Added pain': Funeral directors urge review as cemetery fees soar across NZ

The Winz funeral grant won't cover burials in most NZ regions.

Murder victim's eerie message played in court

The audio comes from a phone call to her bank, made on the evening of 23 January 2024.

The Kiwibank chair who is also a priest: ‘There’s more to life than the corporate world’

Jon Hartley has given two days of work a week ‘away’ for more than 20 years.

Tech Insider: A web browser is coming from the makers of ChatGPT – and it's made by a Kiwi

OPINION: A new browser could upend Google's monopoly. ComCom boss boosts Uber rivals.

Locker Room: Grace Brooker's journey to AFLW with Essendon

Grace Brooker returned from a 2021 patella tendon rupture to join Essendon.

Glass, metal and plastic found in stomach of a little blue penguin

“I’ve never seen things like that inside a penguin’s stomach."

First XV rugby: Palmerston North lead Super 8; Rathkeale dominate

Palmerston North defeated St John's 34-0, leading the Super 8 by four points.

Tired of missing out on getting to global summits to help grow your business?

Airwallex is offering a grant for NZ businesses to join the action.

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

They don’t screech or suck blood. But they do sing.

Get your kids involved in your reno

Home renovation projects inevitably involve and impact the whole family.

Anzor’s East Tāmaki hub speeds supply

Fully stocked warehouse enables businesses to create with confidence.