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The tour bus was carrying passengers home after a trip to Niagara Falls when it crashed. Video / AFP
The Great New Zealand Road Trip: Day 5 Life in Gore Bay
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Mysterious Norwegian family link revealed.
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New director leads Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival with all-female team
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Sky TV and NZ Rugby sign new deal for broadcast rights
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NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon speaks to media
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NZ Herald Live: Fonterra agrees to sell consumer arm
Dairy co-op Fonterra has agreed to sell its consumer and associated businesses
Sky makes deal with NZR for rugby rights
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Light pollution turns birds into night owls
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Fonterra selling Mainland for $3.84B
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Dileepa Fonseka and Josie Pagani on Herald NOW's panel
Dileepa Fonseka and Josie Pagani on Herald NOW's panel. Video / Herald NOW
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'I feel incredibly sad' - Mayor reacts to proposed closure of Eves Valley Sawmill
Tasman Mayor Tim King talks about the 'huge' impact of the proposed closure of Eves Valley Sawmill.
Dramatic rescue on the Tongariro River
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What to expect from the weather this weekend
Metservice Head of Weather News Heather Keats talks to Ryan Bridge about the weekend weather.
Why Federated Farmers are supporting the Climate Change Response Amendment Bill
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Spat over new ERA appointments, Xero CEO $26m pay and Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
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Vicious pitbull attack in Michael Hill store ends 20-year jewellery career
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Everything you need to know ahead of the next All Blacks test in Argentina
Liam Napier joins Ryan Bridge from Buenos Aires ahead of the All Blacks test against Argentina. Video / Herald NOW
National's Erica Stanford and Labour's Willie Jackson on Herald NOW's political panel
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Government spends $2.7 billion on new aircraft | NZ Herald News Update: August 22, 2025
Government spends $2.7 billion on new aircraft & rich-lister wrongly linked by AI to child abuse.
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Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb talks to Ryan Bridge about the new planes and helicopters being purchased for the Defence Force. Video / Herald NOW
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At its peak in the 80s, it employed around 1700 people – when it was closed in 2022, nearly 240 lost their jobs.
The Great NZ Road Trip: Day 4 Tekapo to Christchurch
Day 4 of the The Great NZ Road Trip and NZ Herald's editor at large Shayne Currie is making his way from Tekapo to Christchurch after a night in Aoraki-Mackenzie dark sky reserve.
Carter Holt Harvey plans to close South Island's largest sawmill
Tasman Mayor Tim King says the potential closure of the Eves Valley Sawmill threatens the Nelson-Tasman economy. Video / Tim Cuff
Frank: Stories from the South, ep. 13 – Remembering Moa
The wingless bird that ruled the roost. Video / Frank Film
Serial political heckler disrupts Tāmaki Makarau by-election debate
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Christian Hawkesby undergoes public job interview in a bid to be Reserve Bank Governor
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