New ZealandFlood warnings for North IslandTravellers could get caught as heavy downfalls settle over the North Island for the next 24 hours.25 Apr 02:38 AM
ManufacturingYour Business: Sheer tenacity keeps family-run hosier NZ madeColumbine was set up 60 years ago by the three Thorpe bothers, Alan, George and Jack.17 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDOC investigates reports of fishing in marine reserveDepartment of Conservation (DOC) officials have seized two nets and about 80 fish following reports of commercial fishing in a marine reserve in Auckland.05 Apr 07:26 AM
New ZealandTropical cyclone heading for NZTropical Cyclone Bune is making its way down to New Zealand and is expected to pass to the east of the country from Wednesday.28 Mar 12:51 AM
New ZealandTropical cyclone may reach NZ next weekA tropical cyclone formed near Fiji today is on track to bring strong winds and heavy rain to New Zealand next week, forecasters predict.23 Mar 11:46 PM
New ZealandHeavy rain could cause flooding tonight and tomorrowPeople 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.21 Mar 04:44 AM
New ZealandHeavy rain on the way for North IslandHeavy rain is on the way today for much of the North Island, with as much 200mm for some areas today and tomorrow, MetService forecasts.20 Mar 08:30 PM
LifestyleWine: A year of gorgeous dropsWine writer John Hawkesby takes a look back over a year of sipping to come up with his 12 best bottles.24 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandTwo quakes shake East CoastTwo earthquakes have rocked the East Coast area this afternoon but there have been no reports of damage.19 Feb 01:23 AM
Opinion<i>Yvonne Tahana</i>: More deserve to experience kapa haka festHerald</i> Maori affairs reporter Yvonne Tahana on the at times frustrating job of covering national kapa haka festival Te Matatini o te Ra.18 Feb 05:51 AM
KahuGreedy 'sharks' circling Ngati PorouGreedy "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 17 Feb 10:34 PM
KahuIwi leaders talk asset sales with PMTwo big iwi leaders met with Prime Minister John Key to discuss state assets sales today at the national Te Matatini kapa haka competition.17 Feb 07:10 AM
LifestyleBearing fruitIt 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.07 Feb 04:30 PM
