Workplace Minister Brooke van Velden on plans for change and using the ‘C’ word

Kids don't come with a manual: Tash

Tash is a dedicated mum of five who wants to know how best to support her sons, one who she suspects has Dyslexia and the other who has some unusual self-settling techniques.

Kids don't come with a manual: Sarah

Sarah & Alexi are struggling with their 3-year-old daughter, whose screaming is causing distress. They are also looking for ways to stay connected to their eldest son.

Kids don't come with a manual: Reframing ADHD

Tammy is a busy mum with two beautiful boys. She co-parents with her ex-partner Lewy and their stepmom Jade. They’re all still navigating the co-parenting space.

Kids don't come with a manual: Relationship Anxiety

It’s a common dilemma across blended and larger families across New Zealand - how do you fit everyone under one roof? Arona is a mother to five teenagers and a one-year-old.

Kids don't come with a manual: MECP2 Duplication Syndrome

Regina from Whangarei is dealing with the everyday challenges and emotional strain of having a child with a rare and challenging syndrome.

Kids don't come with a manual: Bridget

Bridget is on a path to healing in order to provide a brighter future for both her and her tamariki, while navigating co-parenting boundaries.

Kids don't come with a manual: Dyspraxia

Briar is a te reo Māori teacher from Auckland who has recently moved her whanau home from France. She is a busy māma of five who only speaks te reo maori to her tamariki.

Kids don't come with a manual: Rhandall and Jorian

Rhandell & Jorian have a beautiful blended whanau with some co-parenting challenges but they are determined to push past it all to raise their tamariki in te reo Māori.

Workplace Minister Brooke van Velden on plans for change and using the ‘C’ word

Act minister Brooke van Velden says women are sick of being told they’re the wrong kind of woman. Video / Mark Mitchell

Kids don't come with a manual: Developmental milestones missed due to allergies

Stay-at-home dad Mitch is worried about his son Macsen’s life-threatening allergies and the limitations they place on his son. Is he missing out on key milestones?

Kea Kids News: Who is stealing Hamilton undies? The answer will shock you

It’s a Kea Kids meow-stery! Someone is pinching socks, towels, and more in Hamilton and reporter/detective Sasha is on the case. Will the cat burglar finally be brought to justice?

Kids don't come with a manual: Jessie

Being a first-time parent can be hard & knowing what is typical for a pēpi and what is not can be difficult to navigate. Nathan offers some reassuring insights to help.

Kids don't come with a manual: Aaron and Raka

Doting parents, Aaron & Raka are searching for help for their daughter who is struggling with the transition to school.

Kids don't come with a manual: Anxiety and PTSD

Sometimes our perceived weaknesses are in reality our greatest strengths and that's very much the case for Anthony and his mum Jan Marie. Her son Anthony can be "full-on".

Black Caps wreck England top order at Bay Oval

New Zealand's fast bowlers tore through the tourists at the Mount. Video / TVNZ

MetService Severe Weather Warning: October 26-29th

MetService Severe Weather Warning: October 26th-29th.

Homicide investigation launched following death of man in Te Puke

Police are at the scene after a man died after suffering a critical gunshot wound. Video / NZ Herald

New $20m plan for Western Springs

Speedway group and gym owner teaming up to redevelop Western Springs after plans for football stadium falls over. Video / Anna Heath

New $20m plan for Western Springs

Speedway group and gym owner teaming up to redevelop Western Springs after plans for football stadium falls over. Video / Anna Heath

NZ Herald Morning News Update | More wild weather on the way, PM heads to crucial East Asia summit

NZ Herald Morning News Update | More wild weather on the way, PM heads to crucial East Asia summit, hunt for mistakenly released sex offender in UK. Video / NZ Herald

'Light-hearted' supermarket campaign portrays men as 'incompetent'

A complainant said the clear implication is that men are incompetent and unable to cook, and resort to lying about it. Video / Foodstuffs

Store owner assaulted over cigarettes

Beverley Store owner Suathi Lam was assaulted last November after trying to stop a customer leave the store without paying for cigarettes. Video / Tracy Neal / Open Justice

MetService Weather Warning: Saturday October 25th

MetService Weather Warning: Saturday October 25th. Video / MetService

Kane Williamson on his past, present and future with the BlackCaps

Kane Williamson speaks on his past, present and future with the BlackCaps. Video / NZ Herald

Former Green Party politician sentenced on large scale cannabis charges

Cannabis head worth tens of thousands of dollars from just two of 80 healthy and flourishing plants was found on the property of a former Green Party politician. Video / NZ Herald

European leaders and Zelenskyy hold Coalition of the Willing meeting at UK Foreign Office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders hold a Coalition of the Willing meeting hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Video / AFP

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Zelenskyy meets with allies, Trump calls an end to trade talks

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Zelenskyy meets with allies, Trump calls an end to trade talks with Canada. Armageddon takes over Auckland this weekend. Video / NZ Herald

The golden prize on offer for Joseph Parker

Influential promoter says the winner of Parker Wardley will get to fight Oleksandr Usyk

An on-set interview with The Chase NZ host Paul Henry

Paul Henry chats about how viewers will see a different side of him on The Chase New Zealand. Video / Mitchell Hageman

New Zealand's only schoolboy All Black

In 1980, Craig Wickes became the only All Black selected in a school uniform before injury cut down his promising rugby career. Video / Carson Bluck / Sally Wenham / Mike Scott

North Canterbury community assessing damage after violent storm

Winds tore through Culverden, Rotherham and Waiau, wrecking homes and farms. Video / Mike Thorpe

Diabetes: Interview with Dr Bryan Betty, Chair of General Practice NZ and Specialist GP

Interview with Dr Bryan Betty

America’s Cup: Luna Rossa’s Luca Kirwan on Jimmy Spithill, Barcelona challenge and end of cyclors

Luca Kirwan talks about his experience with Luna Rossa. Video \ Anna Heath

Riding the wave: A look at Rainbow's End's reboot of the iconic Pirate Ship

NZ Herald entertainment reporter Mitchell Hageman is one of the first to check out the latest opening, eight years after the original ride was demolished. Video / Alyse Wright

Herald Now panel for Friday October 24

Newstalk ZB host Tyler Adams and real estate expert Jayne Kiely join Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW. Video Herald Now

The only schoolboy to make it as an All Black

Herald senior sports journalist Michael Burgess on the unique story of Craig Wickes

Canterbury farmer on wild weather

Canterbury farmer Bex Green discusses the carnage caused by wild weather across Canterbury.

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV pray together in historic Vatican service

The King and Queen joined the Pope for an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel. Video / AFP

Rainbow's End brings back a classic

Herald entertainment reporter Mitch Hageman checks out the return of the pirate ship. Video / Herald NOW

Could Fonterra brands sale unlock $4.5b spend? And why do we need 5,000 start-ups?

Business with 2degrees: Fonterra’s Mainland deal could spread $4.5b through the economy, ASB economists reckon; angel investor Suse Reynolds on why we need to 10x start-up funding