John Banks takes the hand of Penny Bright and says there is no bigger fighter

Karina Tipene has had to resort to taking out loans or asking Work and Income to deduct from her benefit to pay for power.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with five counts of murder.

Direct Animal Action who captured the footage, is upset at the "slap on the wrist" by MPI.

Jane Weekes talks about how she's coped after her triplets were killed in a Doha mall fire.

Controversy surrounds training of boxer hospitalised after first fight.

Mum of Kiwi triplets killed in a mall fire in Qatar is set to share her story across NZ.

Perhaps the fight will only be over after swathes of native forests have fallen silent.

The wealthy are chasing experiences rather than buying bling, fueling luxury cruising here

Refugees caught in limbo on the Pacific island of Nauru speak to the Herald about their hopes of moving to New Zealand. Video / Jason Oxenham

Ivy, who has since been diagnosed with tonic-clonic epilepsy, is back to her bubbly self.

Ivy Barn, who has since been diagnosed with tonic-clonic epilepsy, was reunited with the supporting crews who saved her life.

Protests against the use of 1080 poison will be held in several Northland towns tomorrow.

Air travel is more popular than it's ever been.

Elite and "risk-taking" Russian intelligence unit the GRU specialises in "war-fighting".

Nurses strangled, punched in the face: "it's a really serious issue".

Interview with Meka Whaitiri after the Wairoa treaty settlement bill at Parliament.

An Auckland boxing trainer whose corporate fighter was hospitalised with a serious concussion has been caught in a backroom interview the day before the bout saying he puts "very little effort" into training such novice fighters.

Former police chaplain Mareikura Collier is protesting outside Ruatoria Police Station.

The sorry plight of Niue's duck and why the PM had to go to the Pacific Islands Forum.

Speaking to the NZ Herald from her hospital bed, Penny Bright spoke last month about fighting against corruption.

Speaking from her hospital bed, Penny Bright comments on her past relationships with various Auckland Mayors.

Speaking from her hospital bed, Penny Bright comments to the NZ Herald on the 'persecution' she has faced from the Auckland Council regarding unpaid rates.

Activist and one-time Mayoral candidate Penny Bright speaks to the NZ Herald from her hospital bed.

Two more Canterbury racing figures have been charged as part of police investigations.

New Zealand's largest mall, Sylvia Park, generates 600 tonnes of waste per year - around 50 per cent or 300 tonnes is food waste.

In the wake of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill passing into law, sweeping changes have been made to workers and employers rights.

NZ Herald Racing Editor Michael Guerin explains what the race fixing scandal means.

Races and punting still on despite police probe into NZ harness racing

Police allege this race in June was fixed, and the result was "manipulated".