New ZealandNew Year Honours 2026: The full listThe 2026 New Year Honours are out today. Here's the list of New Zealanders recognised.30 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandScientists investigate venomous spider ‘hotspots’The invasive noble false widow spider was first spotted in Porirua last year.30 Dec 06:11 AM
New ZealandPolice hand sex offender prison death to Coroner 400 days after body found in cellKingi Hemi was serving six years in Ngawha Prison for attacks on children.28 Dec 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Groupthink self-interest': Chambers lays into former top cops as recruits graduate14 Nov 12:51 AM
WellingtonWatch: Speeding car full of teens crashes into Plimmerton propertyThe video shows the car losing control and careening into a fence.28 Oct 12:21 AM
New ZealandLotto: Nine people share $1m as Powerball jackpot goes unstruck yet againSaturday's Powerball jackpot climbed to a record for the year after no one won midweek.25 Oct 07:03 AM
WellingtonWhy Transmission Gully still isn’t 110km/h despite public support20km of the motorway near Wellington needs a rebuild over summer to fix rough surfaces.16 Oct 03:00 AM
PoliticsNgāti Toa to regain Whitireia land after historical confiscationThe iwi will regain ownership of 53 hectares of the headland from RNZ. Video / Mike ScottWatch16 Oct 01:00 AM
TalanoaKen Laban elected Lower Hutt Mayor in historic Pasifika firstThe well-known broadcaster is New Zealand's first Pasifika mayor.12 Oct 12:59 AM
PremiumPremiumAucklandWoman accused of $4.5m theft loses home; Lawyer ex-husband makes move before forced saleMarion Pearson faces 113 theft charges totalling more than $4.5m.09 Oct 08:00 PM
New ZealandBoat burglar and serial fraudster's $466k crime spree over four years Bradley Croft, 42, amassed more than 50 charges over four years.01 Oct 05:00 AM
New ZealandHow Wellington households must use sprinklers under new water rulesRunning a garden hose for 12 minutes uses up one person's total daily average.28 Sep 04:14 AM
Wellington'Terrifying livestock': Police impound dirt bike after reckless park incidentSheep lambing in Belmont Farm were among livestock frightened by the riders.24 Sep 08:02 AM
WellingtonDirt bikers endangering public, terrifying sheep, police sayPolice want information about the riders, who have been causing damage.23 Sep 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumWellington'We argued about it for years': Transmission Gully delivers $79m in benefitsThe $1.25b motorway, opened in 2022, is technically still not finished.19 Sep 01:18 AM
New Zealand'How can you be so dark and evil?': Family's question to killer as he's jailed for lifeKathleen Kawana's body found 600km away from home, six weeks after she disappeared. 18 Sep 11:51 PM
WellingtonPassengers stuck on Wellington train given bags to use as a toiletOne passenger said the train slowly lost power after an overhead wire snapped.18 Sep 11:32 PM
Boxing'I just wanted to fight back': The Kiwi refugee aiming to become boxing world championZakir Yusof is determined to give back to the country that gave him a home.17 Sep 11:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's newest millionaires celebrate Lotto win with KFC lunchThe couple has plenty of ideas about where the money would be best put. 09 Sep 02:19 AM
New ZealandTeens arrested after $12k of tobacco products stolen in suitcaseThe products were taken from a Titahi Bay store.06 Sep 10:15 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAustralian Police warned of newly-graduated NZ officer's alleged gang linksThe officer is also on a performance plan after conduct issues were noticed.29 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHave you seen Emily or Alisha? Wellington police search for two young womenThe two women were last seen earlier this week.28 Aug 04:03 AM
New Zealand'Ride free': Tributes for decorated Kiwi cop killed in US motorbike crash Detective Sergeant Brian Woodcock died in a crash in Arizona on August 18.27 Aug 04:02 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Struggling with its identity': Police boss offers blunt assessment of police college cultureThe email followed Herald revelations that some police applicants bypassed fitness tests.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSenior police paint damning picture of new cops ‘barely’ equipped for basic dutiesTraining changes are planned, with a review already underway.24 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKathryn Berkett: Learning begins when children feel safeOPINION: Children learn best when they feel emotionally and psychologically safe.31 Jul 06:00 PM
WellingtonPorirua power restored after outage affects 5000 homesPower returned around midday after crews resolved the problem.26 Jul 01:55 AM
