Herald NOWNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Thursday, February 26, 2026Morning Headlines | Expert slams Reserve Bank plan, Covid inquiry phase two report delivered today and dairy sector delivers record year | Thursday, February 26, 2026Watch25 Feb 06:01 PM
PremiumOpinionJosephine Bartley: Without law change, more fatal dog attacks will occurOPINION: Roaming dog complaints and reports of attacks have surged in Auckland since 2021.24 Feb 05:00 PM
CrimeMiddlemore nurse jailed in major meth scheme is named after lengthy suppression fightHer husband is also in prison for participation in the same drug scheme. 22 Feb 07:00 PM
Auckland'A kick in the stomach': Award-winning butcher hits out after $320 shoplifting incident17 Feb 04:00 AM
PoliticsGovt instigates surprise inquiry into Reserve Bank’s $55b Covid money-printing 11 Feb 12:38 AM
New ZealandMosque shooter says he was 'forced' to plead guilty because of harsh prison conditions09 Feb 01:00 AM
PremiumEntertainment'I didn't leave the house for a year': How Stephanie Tauevihi found her way back to the world – and TV31 Jan 05:45 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'The freedom, the flexibility': Auckland teacher couple on why they're homeschooling their sonsThe Ministry of Education predicts 11,179 children will be homeschooled this year.31 Jan 04:00 PM
CrimeHow an Auckland businessman's scheme to import 2.6 million black-market cigarettes backfiredWei Xu stood to gain nearly $4 million from the illegal imports.31 Jan 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesDebt hangover: Covid loans put pressure on small firms as failures and IRD write-offs mountNearly $450m of the scheme’s loans are in default, with more write-offs likely.30 Jan 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Awesome!' - PM Jim Bolger at SkyCity casino opening 30 years agoMonday marks casino's opening: late Dame Cath Tizard and Jim Bolger officiated that night.29 Jan 11:00 PM
WorldThis innovation helped end the pandemic. Now it’s showing strength against cancerThe personalised cancer drug is based on the same technology as the leading Covid shots.20 Jan 09:27 PM
WorldHeart failure deaths have accelerated in US since Covid pandemicMortality is climbing faster since 2020 after years of decline, new research shows.12 Jan 07:27 PM
New ZealandDame Karen Poutasi, first female Director-General of Health, dies aged 76She later headed NZQA for 14 years and briefly chaired Health New Zealand in 2023.02 Jan 03:19 AM
New ZealandFormer Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst named ONZM in New Year HonoursHazlehurst oversaw a record $2.1b upgrade of Hastings’ core infrastructure.30 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 outbreak shuts Gore Hospital to new patients and visitorsSix patients have tested positive for Covid-19 at Gore Hospital.29 Dec 01:26 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe married scientists torn apart by a Covid bioweapon theoryNYT: Husband still searching for scientist wife who vanished into Covid lab leak storm.28 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay disability advocate Jim Edwards retires, dreams of final waka tripJim Edwards has supported disabled Hawke's Bay locals into work since 1989.21 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesHigh-flying Auckland super yacht designer sentenced for tax evasionCharles Robinson will serve 11 months' home detention in a luxury $7 million house. 17 Dec 01:49 AM
New Zealand'Unreasonable and inconsistent': GP faulted over handling of student’s abortion requestThe GP also wrongly told her no abortion services operated in Level 4 lockdown.15 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandGolden Mile returns: Major milestone hit in city's bid to restore reputationRotorua's 'MSD Mile' era ends as the final emergency housing motel contracts wind up.14 Dec 05:00 PM
Rugby World Cup'Pretty crazy': Player from Hawke's Bay targeting All Blacks clash with Hong Kong ChinaPenetana Carter-Smith will be eligible to play for Hong Kong China in 2026.12 Dec 10:01 PM
WorldGoing back to school during the pandemic linked to improved child mental healthSchool reopenings were linked to declines in anxiety, depression in children, study says.09 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyTake a tour of Auckland's sorry sites: Abandoned, shelved, never built, unsoldHave we become more a city of fails than sails, given the city heart's sorry state?08 Dec 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Punch him in the face': Jacinda Ardern discusses former rival on Graham Norton ShowArdern told Graham Norton she will not return to politics, it's for the next generation. 06 Dec 03:35 AM
PremiumPremiumDynamic BusinessFinance Minister warns global AI bust could trigger NZ’s next shockHer $9.5b annual debt interest bill mirrors new defence spending commitments.05 Dec 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlines‘Human-centred focus to leadership’ earns Air NZ leader top young executive honourKate Boyer leads 2600 staff across 20 airports in New Zealand and abroad.04 Dec 04:02 PM
Kahu'Forever our hero': NZ boxer dies saving sons on beach holiday in TongaSemisi Kalu's wife Alexandria Ma'ilei Kalu will lay him to rest in Papatoetoe tomorrow.04 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomy'Tsunami on way': Covid loan defaults near half a billion, pile pressure on small firmsExperts warn the rising defaults could fuel more company liquidations.03 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsTe Pāti Māori, NZ First get funding for electorate offices they don't have. Is that fair?Some MPs have three offices, some have two, many have one, Te Pāti Māori has none.03 Dec 04:00 PM
