New ZealandDiocesan principal Heather McRae retires after a remarkable careerAfter more than 16 years as the principal at Diocesan School for Girls, Heather McRae will retire early next year. Video / Corey FlemingWatch13 Dec 08:00 PM
WorldEarliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in UKLearning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history.10 Dec 08:21 PM
PremiumWorldCold case inquiries hampered after major genealogy site revisits terms of useNew York Times: Ancestry’s clarification of a policy has stymied work on unsolved cases. 09 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumOpinionAnne GibsonProperty Insider: How much did retailers Anne and David Norman pay for ex-Beca House?08 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPropertyTake a tour of Auckland's sorry sites: Abandoned, shelved, never built, unsold08 Dec 06:00 AM
PremiumTravel'Goose-stepping fascists': How Nuremberg became the Nazi Party's spiritual home05 Dec 09:00 PM
EntertainmentEvil on trial: Director James Vanderbilt on bringing 'Nuremberg' to the screen28 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandMcCaw Homestead opens its doors to visitorsThe museum’s kitchen and laundry now open to visitors after major updates.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'We have no choice': Hapū stands against high-end home developmentDeveloper Jonathan Quigley promises 28% ecological planting and advanced water treatment.28 Nov 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldHis right foot: A tiny drawing for sale, said to be by MichelangeloNew York Times: Inside the detective work to try to verify an expensive drawing.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The virtuous, calamitous reality of Western civilisation OPINION: A recent Herald column celebrated the virtues of the West. Here's a response. 25 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldBasilica emerges from Turkish lake, illuminating early Church lifePope Leo is due to visit the site in the town of Iznik later this week.24 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldStone Age teen’s chewing gum found after 10,500 yearsDNA from the gum shows the chewer had brown hair and brown eyes.23 Nov 11:12 PM
WorldArchaeologists puzzle over Viking woman’s graveTwo scallop shells placed over her mouth appear to be a burial mask.23 Nov 06:14 PM
AucklandAuckland’s oldest surviving hotel on the brink after legal battle with councilBuilt in 1855, the future of the Wakefield St building is at risk. 22 Nov 02:00 AM
TravelEnjoy European charm for a fraction of the price in this lesser-visited spotThis destination may earn raised eyebrows from family and friends, but it's a true gem.18 Nov 05:00 AM
WorldTourist blamed for fire that damaged Chinese templeVideos show flames tearing through the temple's wooden roof and interior.18 Nov 03:29 AM
New ZealandRare historic bowl by master carver could fetch $300k at Auckland auctionThe kumete whakairo was carved as a peace gift to politician Robert Graham in 1878.16 Nov 02:00 AM
WorldHow a frozen mammoth named Yuka is redefining the study of ancient RNAScientists sequence the oldest-ever RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth.15 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldThis enchanting hut was the world’s first vaccine clinic. Now it needs savingConservationists say the historic spot in England risks falling into disrepair.13 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldEgypt’s grand museum is finally open. Now, ‘we need our stuff back’NY Times: 'The old arguments against return are crumbling,' said Egyptologist Monica Hanna09 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldFarmers’ Almanac to publish final edition after more than 200 yearsThe 2026 edition will mark the end of a 208-year publishing run.09 Nov 03:24 AM
PremiumPremiumRetailFaradays plans $30m luxury department store on Queen St by 2026The ambitious downtown project will transform the heritage Milne & Choyce site.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand145 years of pain – how the Parihaka story shapes Taranaki todayMore than 400 Māori men and boys were imprisoned without trial in 1879–80.04 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuEducation leaders vow to uphold Te Tiriti despite Govt’s Treaty clause removalEducation Minister Erica Stanford says Treaty duties sit with the Crown.04 Nov 03:00 AM
TravelCroatia is shedding its Soviet-era shacklesThe country which lines the Adriatic is both beautiful and historic.03 Nov 06:37 PM
WorldA ferocious debate over 'teen T-rex' fossils may finally be settledFor decades palaeontologists debated whether fossils were of young T-rex or nanotyrannus.02 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldNazi missiles that terrorised Britain are now home to starfishNew York Times: A study documents how some marine species have turned bombs into shelters.02 Nov 04:00 PM
World'We are writing a new chapter': Egypt unveils Grand Museum at GizaThe museum houses 100,000 artefacts spanning 6000 years of history.01 Nov 10:25 PM
TravelHow to do Japan’s onsen towns right in winterGinzan’s ryokan is said to have inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away.01 Nov 06:14 PM
