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'One of the proudest moments of my life': SBW on wife's 'special' change

Sonny Bill Williams says it is "one of the proudest moments of my life".

7-year-old Wairoa boy died in Oranga Tamariki care

Police investigating child's death in northern Hawke's Bay.

Chocolate lovers' sweet revenge on haters of 'woke' Whittaker's

Te reo chocolate wrapper prompts bitter outrage - and a sweet wave of response.

Engineering stoush behind Auditor-General library probe

More details revealed about probe into the redevelopment of Wellington's central library.

Auckland high school placed into lockdown following fight

Police were called to the Auckland school on Wednesday afternoon.

Shane Te Pou: Not every workplace dispute amounts to bullying

OPINION: We should resist the urge to weaponise these controversies.

Sideswipe: Everyone wants to be the Bing

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

The Front Page: Double whammy hits first-home buyers

Negative equity and rising rates illustrate the pressure on first-home buyers.

'Wild West' world of crypto: Kiwi investors need protection

Sensible rules could protect investors and stop sketchy pump-and-dump schemes.

Surgical mesh: 38 more lives harmed after Govt warning to hospitals

Living on morphine, suicidal from "razor blade" pain and one women's vagina sewn closed.

Claire Trevett: Just a 'rogue MP', or a warning sign?

Is Gaurav Sharma a warning that Labour's backbench has been left to drift too much?

Sir Stephen Tindall: Reducing emissions makes perfect business sense

OPINION: Entrepreneur outlines the many reasons to cut emissions.

Herald morning quiz: August 18

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz. Check back at 3pm for the afternoon one.

Ian Foster's 'new dawn': How tide turned towards All Blacks coach

Foster expressed confidence he now has the coaching personnel and support from his bosses.

Market close: Fletcher Building pulls market higher after strong result

The index rose again today.

NZ's highest paid CEO: Fletcher boss takes home $6.58m

"We've achieved as a company. The buck stops here," says Fletcher boss.