TravelBrick Bay Sculpture Trail is a visual feastEscape the winter blues with a feast for the eyes.25 Oct 06:25 PM
PremiumPropertyHedge height fight: Residents of heritage Mt Eden apartments battle over bushesResidents of $15m Chambers & Station heritage units are at loggerheads over the shrubbery.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandOn The Up: Return of the white herons as rare bird on NZ $2 coin thrives at predator-free site Only 150-200 kōtuku remain in New Zealand, with one nesting site in Whataroa.29 Sep 03:17 AM
PremiumOpinionPeter Young: Great high-country stations like Molesworth deserve better than to be smothered by wilding pines01 Aug 11:00 PM
WorldTime for a grazcation: Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks'Families pay up to 670 euros for a week as shepherds in Finland.10 Jul 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Struggle' - TV series producers on problems filming around QueenstownBrad Pitt just visited but film-makers tell how hard it is to make shows in Queenstown.26 Jun 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Look up': Public urged to report missing monarch clusters in Hawke's BayNo winter clusters have been recorded in Hawke’s Bay, which once had multiple known sites.28 May 10:58 PM
New Zealand'Absolutely stunning': New $825m highway nears completionThe new highway will open in June, with the exact date not yet set.09 May 01:12 AM
New ZealandOn The Up: Travellers' thriving tree business that grew from the back of a vanMegyn Cordner and Lucas Prince started their business from the back of a van in 2022.02 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessTwenty new buildings planned for Takapuna campground siteDetails are out with big plans for the much-loved beachfront site on the waterfront.28 Apr 02:00 AM
KahuHow John Scott’s design philosophy shapes a new generation of architectsHana Scott applies her grandfather’s principles to design modular housing.05 Apr 05:00 PM
KahuInside the artistic world of Carin Wilson’s coastal sanctuaryPukeruru’s architecture reflects a Māori way of experiencing space as breathing.15 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuHow a Māori lens is reshaping sustainable architecture at Ōtaki campusNinety-nine percent of construction materials are sustainably sourced.08 Mar 04:00 PM
EnvironmentPhotographing nature - a true contestThis online-only contest showcases the best of nature photography.08 Mar 01:35 AM
PremiumPremiumEntertainmentDick Frizzell’s new memoir: ‘A little memory, a little licence and a lot of humour’The 82-year-old painter contemplates beginnings, endings and what, exactly, is the truth.07 Mar 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyBeachside bunker ‘dune house’ designed for Rod Drury entity at Te Arai LinksThe unusual home is designed to blend seamlessly into the landscape.05 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘We have been going big’: Crews contain fire threatening Tāne MahutaThe 91ha fire has a 5.8km perimeter and is being closely monitored.01 Mar 11:59 PM
New ZealandThe Hawke’s Bay Gardens of Alfred BuxtonThe 1950s wool boom meant farmers had plenty of money to spend on landscaping.28 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesFormer Landwork Civil directors left country after withdrawing company fundsLiquidators have revealed new insights into the former directors of Landwork Civil.21 Jan 03:21 AM
New Zealand'Horrid rotten egg smell:' Authorities followed their noses to find black gunk seeping into streamsThree people complained of the black substance that smelled like rotten egg.04 Dec 04:00 AM
BusinessScott Humphrey opens up on Humphreys LandscapingScott Humphrey, founder of Humphreys Landscaping, talks about the business, his customers and its new foreign owners. Video / NZ HeraldWatch17 Nov 07:43 AM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessThe Kiwi landscaping business sold to a Japanese billionaire investorScott Humphreys started the company with a wheelbarrow and a station wagon.15 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPerson critically injured in car fire at ŌmāpereFirefighters also battling scrub fire at Ōmāpere.24 Oct 03:47 AM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessBank repossesses machinery as liquidators probe earthmoving companyThe business owes at least $1.26 million and is now the owner's second failed enterprise.17 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandVillagers win fight against prominent wine grower over controversial alpine subdivision'We would have been looking at Coronation Street which is not why we chose to be here.'25 Aug 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office gardenMichael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil chief: Strict forestry rules fail to protect Tairāwhiti soilsTairāwhiti aims for sustainable land use amid erosion issues.13 Jun 05:00 PM