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Sky's the limit: Northland artists' creations illuminate NZ's tallest tower

Rangatahi from Te Kowhai Print Trust will see their art projected onto the Sky Tower.

World Press Photo Exhibition highlights power of photojournalism

The World Press Photo Exhibition opens in Auckland this weekend.

Market close: NZ stocks end firmer but investors mostly stay on sideline

Infratil helped New Zealand's sharemarket end the week on a positive note.

Scorned husband imprisoned after $2m blackmail attempt of wife's lover

The other man lamented a calculated psychological abuse campaign 'designed to destroy me'.

Surge in house fire deaths blamed on alternative heating methods

Seventeen people have died in avoidable house fires in the past year.

NZ shivers in coldest temps of year, braces for severe weather shift

Temperatures hit -7.5C in Dunedin and -3.9C in Masterton today.

'Thank you for leading the way' – 'Fiji' Veikoso remembered as the voice that changed the game

George 'Fiji' Veikoso: 'He gave us hope from a young age.'

Minister criticises Meta for 'outrageous' drug listings on Marketplace

Paul Goldsmith is seeking answers from Meta after the Herald's investigation.

Auckland man jailed for brutal attack on Taiwanese tourist in Mission Bay

The man also knocked out a petrol station worker in an unprovoked attack.

How a Kiwi billionaire teamed up with Hulk Hogan and bankrupted a media company

Peter Thiel was earlier targeted by the website, outing him as gay.

Stock Takes: How analysts rated Sky-TV3 deal

Sky expects a $20m ebitda improvement from cost synergies over three years.

'Significant change': NZ braces for wild weather's return

MetService warns calm conditions will be coming to an end.

Dealers selling hard drugs on Facebook Marketplace; claims Meta slow to act

Herald finds 56 different ads for drugs for sale in just one day.

Bremworth to restore woollen yarn production in Napier and hire up to 40 people

The $6m investment is the most significant for the plant’s future since the cyclone.

Ice cream cubes, spray-on wasabi and everything else we sampled at The Food Show

Will my workplace pay for truffle taramasalata-induced trauma?

NCEA versus the alternatives - what's best for your child?

Top schools have been considering alternatives as NCEA's future hangs in balance.