TravelNZ’s best 10 city beaches have been named, but which will you vote as your winner?Voting is open for the country's top beaches across five categories. Which will you pick?20 Jan 09:01 PM
TravelThese are NZ’s 10 best surf beaches, but which will you vote as the ultimate winner?Voting is open for the country's top beaches across five categories. Which will you pick?19 Jan 09:00 PM
TravelThese are the 10 best family beaches in NZ, but which will you vote as number one?Voting is open in the Herald's annual Best Beach competition.18 Jan 09:00 PM
TravelNZ’s best beaches: Your top 50 finalists revealed, plus how to vote for the ultimate winners17 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelWhere are NZ’s best beaches? Dai Henwood, Bret McKenzie, Hilary Barry share their picks03 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelNZ's Best Beach 2026: Help choose the 2026 winners, from hidden gems to city sands02 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumNew ZealandThe vanished: 62 people have disappeared without trace on NZ’s tallest peak03 Dec 06:00 AM
New ZealandSlip, slidin' away: Giant waterslides hit Rotorua for summerRotorua riders would have the option of a 150m or 90m slide.28 Nov 01:00 AM
EntertainmentGiant waterslides open in Rotorua for the first timeTwo “Mega Slides” are opening at Adventure Playground in Ngongotahā. Videos / Adventure Playground, Waterworld WaterparksWatch27 Nov 11:24 PM
PremiumPremiumManufacturingOne of our newest knights and his incredible backstory of creating a $660m company in his garage'I don’t care if it’s Martha Stewart or the bloody Pope. I’m not taking [Made in NZ] off.'02 Jun 05:23 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe greening of New Zealand businessLarge and small, businesses are not waiting to be told how to address climate change.21 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Doggedness:' the key to record drug busts: Inside Customs operationsIt's not every day that Customs finds 725kg of concealed cocaine... but it does happen.20 Jan 05:12 AM
New ZealandReeling in the fishers: Police called as man chucks pāua into ocean during standoffThe man said he panicked and feared his fishing gear would be taken.19 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'It is sickening and they are evil': A teenage pack-rape survivor speaks outThree men raped her. She was in pain, felt powerless, 'frozen' and too afraid to resist.18 Jan 10:15 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandŌkahu Bay cannon theft: Suspect says antique would be 'nice ornament' as police files revealedIs the old cannon in a storage locker somewhere, or did it disappear into the Far North?18 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNo decision on replacing Ministers’ Crown vehicles despite being ‘immediate priority’ a year agoElectric vehicles are being investigated for ferrying politicians around.18 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I was a mess': Sisters reveal what it's really like to confront sex abuser in court'I’ve grown my wings... like I'm free and I feel really good that it’s all now out there.'18 Jan 02:00 AM
New Zealand'We dug up graves': Kiwi lawyer on the cases that will always stay with himSatchie Govender: 'They were having a barbecue while she was digging her own grave'.17 Jan 09:00 PM
New ZealandPatient had assisted death in farm paddock after rest home rejectionRest homes and other facilities may be required to allow assisted dying. 17 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThe former National minister and the governance job he had no ‘significant’ experience forDavid Bennett was appointed deputy chair of Callaghan Innovation. No announcement was made16 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleFrom a famous family to Tory Whanau's media advisor: Who is Pearl Little?The 26-year-old has worked in some of Wellington's most powerful places.16 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I don’t have a mum': Girl was disowned after revealing her stepdad’s sexual abuseThe girl's mother chose to stand by her partner, who was jailed for 11 years.15 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Not what it’s for’: Inside the ministerial wrangling over hiking tourist taxes, then raiding the pot to improve the booksThe International Visitor Levy is $100 but documents reveal a tussle behind the scenes.15 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Don't outright tell fibs': The 10 emails to Minister Nicole McKee that helped toughen Three StrikesThe feedback that helped toughen Three Strikes: Is 10 emails a 'large' number?14 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNo consent: Landfill company ordered to pay $30k after post-cyclone slipBut the landowners have been left with a clean-up bill of almost $100,000.14 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandEscaped prisoner recently upgraded to max security outran three security guardsPrisoner escaped after kicking open a van door and knocking an officer over.13 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFast food giant cops $30k fine for breaching foreign buyer rules, top law firm tangled in disputeThe foreign investment watchdog says law firm did not provide advice on need for consent.13 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'If you don't have money, don't bother': One man's battle for justice over rent-free debacleNeil Cameron's fight involved the Tenancy and Disputes Tribunals and the district court.13 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandThousands of prisoners on NZ planes: 'Flying with a cuffed inmate is a little unnerving'Prisoners are being flown commercially and privately - but at what cost?12 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: We all live in Granity – facing the future in a climate crisisOPINION: As the wild weather gets worse, how will we adapt and how will we pay for it?12 Jan 04:00 PM
