World'Serious safety questions' following deadly Swiss bar fireAround 40 people died and more than 100 were hurt in the Crans-Montana blaze.01 Jan 10:36 PM
New Zealand'Fell face first onto the tarmac': Family complain to Jetstar after elderly man faceplants onto concreteThe 77-year-old broke his hand and needed stitches after the fall.17 Dec 04:53 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPaul LewisPaul Lewis: Injury subs could save test cricket as spectacle and contestOPINION: New Zealand Cricket has refused to trial subs as Australia is doing.12 Dec 08:01 PM
New ZealandChildcare company where children burned admits it failed on safetySeven people were hospitalised, including five children.06 Dec 07:14 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Tragedies reinforce need for hunters to follow safety rulesOPINION: Hunting can be a wonderful sport, but it can also be deadly.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandDad 'disgusted' to see supermarket binning food after fridge faultWoolworths says strict food rules meant the goods could not be salvaged or donated.28 Nov 12:20 AM
RacingChampion jockey set to return, Rogerson continues to improve after fallOpie Bosson eyes a return to racing after a concussion setback.25 Nov 09:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGreater threat than asbestos: Renewed call to ban silica AGB has opened a new Nelson factory producing zero-silica benchtops.24 Nov 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Risk of serious injury or death': Kmart recalls baby playset over choking fearsThe toy was sold in New Zealand stores from January 2020 to November 2025.22 Nov 01:00 AM
New Zealand'Too big, too old and dangerous': Businesses back CBD tree removalsThe council clears four hazardous trees near where a woman was killed by a falling branch.20 Nov 09:02 PM
New ZealandKmart sold 67,000 units of potentially asbestos-laced play sandThe recalled sand includes 380g craft pots sold in 15 different colours.20 Nov 05:16 AM
PremiumPremiumRetailThe Warehouse sold more than 12,000 'potentially dangerous' toysCommerce Commission says the retailer isn't sorry about breaches. The retailer disagrees.20 Nov 04:42 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Workplace health and safety record reads like a horror storyOPINION: Only time will tell if the Government's WorkSafe shake-up will improve things.18 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPike River legacy: report shows little progress on workplace deaths - The Front PageThe Pike River mine explosion shocked New Zealand and the world, prompting three inquiries, a new regulator and new laws. Video / NZ HeraldWatch18 Nov 03:45 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyWorkSafe warning after 'timber delivery went tragically wrong' WorkSafe has guidelines for working near overhead powerlines and advises extreme care.16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMountain biking 'horror stories' inspire teen inventor's winning prototypeMountain biking was the leading cause of sports-related spinal injuries last year.11 Nov 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Rough landing': Performer falls during Cirque du Soleil Auckland showThe man was stretchered off stage and the show at Spark Arena stopped for half an hour.08 Nov 02:18 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unsafe practice': Babywearing experts call on Govt to regulate slings, carriersACC says 11 babies and toddlers were injured last year, and eight so far this year.01 Nov 07:00 PM
TechnologyRotorua student comes up with bike safety inventionCameron Moore has created a safety device to help avoid spinal injuries. Video / Herald NowWatch30 Oct 07:44 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsBrooke van Velden: Sick of being called the wrong kind of womanThe minister's biggest piece of contentious policy reform is yet to come.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolice wrongly blamed young driver for quadruple fatality after claiming he had used cannabisNow Storm Lacy's name as been cleared as coroner reveals why forestry workers really died.22 Oct 04:00 PM
TalanoaMaster tattooist warns of botched jobs as ACC claims top 500 per yearChoose carefully: Some tattoos have become so infected amputation was threatened.18 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldMultiple dead, more missing as blast rocks Tennessee explosives plantImages show scorched ground, still burning and burned-out cars after a deadly blast rocked a US explosives factory in the Bucksnort area along the Hickman County line, Tennessee.Watch10 Oct 06:48 PM
New ZealandBusiest fire station in New Zealand closed after asbestos was detectedFirefighters put through decontamination after further asbestos was detected at Auckland Central Fire Station. Video / NZ HeraldWatch10 Oct 06:43 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe making of Pike River: 'I had an innate trust in authority ... That's all a crock of s***'Inside the making of the movie that demands accountability for the death of 29 men.03 Oct 08:01 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Preventable': New research reveals how firearms deaths cost NZ $300m a yearThe annual cost of firearms harm is $321m in lives lost and $1.48m in hospital care.22 Sep 08:00 PM
New ZealandThe deadly fuel hiding in your furnitureNZHerald Senior Crime and Justice reporter, Anna Leask joins us to discuss the latest report into the dangers of flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF).Watch18 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Who would steal a ramp?': Outrage after theft traps woman in her homeWithout the temporary ramp, Sholeen Schultz cannot safely leave her Whangārei home.17 Sep 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAged carePure Food Co partners with Eat to bring meals into Kiwi homesThe Pure Food Co already supplies every NZ public hospital with its meals.11 Sep 02:00 AM
WellingtonAsbestos contamination confirmed at Massey Uni vet school worksiteContaminated fire doors in a new campus building were drilled into.10 Sep 05:00 PM
Wellington'No known safe level': Expert's warning amid asbestos fire doors scareMultiple multi-million dollar building projects have been impacted.05 Sep 03:48 AM
New ZealandNumber 1 item removed from airport checked luggageAuckland Airport says thousands of unopened batteries from checked bags go to charity, avoiding landfill. Video / Auckland AirportWatch05 Sep 01:03 AM
Wellington'Signed our own death warrants': Parents fear son won’t see kids grow amid asbestos scareWorkers worried for their lives amid revelations of possible asbestos-contaminated doors.04 Sep 05:00 AM
Lifestyle'I’ve been spat on': One woman's fight to rid NZ construction of misogyny'What I got back was a flood of sexualised threats.'01 Sep 11:00 PM
