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DOC investigates reports of fishing in marine reserve
Department of Conservation (DOC) officials have seized two nets and about 80 fish following reports of commercial fishing in a marine reserve in Auckland.
Tropical cyclone heading for NZ
Tropical Cyclone Bune is making its way down to New Zealand and is expected to pass to the east of the country from Wednesday.
Tropical cyclone may reach NZ next week
A tropical cyclone formed near Fiji today is on track to bring strong winds and heavy rain to New Zealand next week, forecasters predict.
Heavy rain could cause flooding tonight and tomorrow
People in northern and eastern areas of the North Island are being advised to take precautions as heavy rains threaten to sweep across those regions tonight and tomorrow, with a possibility of flooding in coastal and low-lying areas.
Heavy rain on the way for North Island
Heavy rain is on the way today for much of the North Island, with as much 200mm for some areas today and tomorrow, MetService forecasts.
Wine: A year of gorgeous drops
Wine writer John Hawkesby takes a look back over a year of sipping to come up with his 12 best bottles.
Two quakes shake East Coast
Two earthquakes have rocked the East Coast area this afternoon but there have been no reports of damage.
<i>Yvonne Tahana</i>: More deserve to experience kapa haka fest
Herald Maori affairs reporter Yvonne Tahana on the at times frustrating job of covering national kapa haka festival Te Matatini o te Ra.
Greedy 'sharks' circling Ngati Porou
Greedy "sharks" are already circling Te Runanga o Ngati Porou as it gears up to grow its $110m treaty settlement. The tribe's chairman has already received letters from outsiders promising all sorts of riches for the iwi if it would let
Iwi leaders talk asset sales with PM
Two big iwi leaders met with Prime Minister John Key to discuss state assets sales today at the national Te Matatini kapa haka competition.
Bearing fruit
It used to be deeply naff, drunk only by teens and maybe your nana; so how did cider get its fizz back to be the drink of the summer, asks Nicky Pellegrino.
Baby attacked by dog
A 10-month old boy is in hospital after being attacked by a dog at a Gisborne house yesterday afternoon.
Winemakers daring to be different
Getting experimental in our vineyards is a risky business, but one that has paid off in the past for our winemakers.