Wellington news

New Zealand

McCaw Homestead opens its doors to visitors

The museum’s kitchen and laundry now open to visitors after major updates.

28 Nov 04:00 PM

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New Zealand

Private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped

A Herald analysis of leading independent schools shows just how fast fees are rising.

28 Nov 04:00 PM

New Zealand

How police discovered 30,000 ‘falsely or erroneously’ recorded breath tests

One officer falsely recorded 11 breath tests over a period of five minutes.

28 Nov 07:33 AM

Christchurch

Mother of Aoraki Mt Cook climber shares life of ‘extraordinary' son and lawyer

28 Nov 07:00 AM

New Zealand

'Big crowds': Commuters warned to expect 40-minute queues when IKEA opens

28 Nov 02:34 AM

Wellington

'Heartless suffering': Man jailed after racehorse starves to death

28 Nov 02:10 AM

New Zealand

Man wielding hedge trimmer blade who trapped woman, baby was ‘violent and not rational’ - witness

28 Nov 12:27 AM

Wellington

After illegal favour for flatmate, lawyer turns against him and helps other tenants in feud

28 Nov 12:05 AM

Christchurch

'An irresistible lure': Sir Edmund Hillary’s son on what draws climbers to NZ's tallest peak

27 Nov 08:51 PM

Wellington sport

Sport

‘Fighting for his survival’: CEO caught in NZ Cricket power struggle

27 Nov 05:32 AM

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Alice Soper: How female referees can help men's rugby

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Alice Soper: How female referees can help men's rugby

26 Nov 05:31 AM

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Opinion

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

25 Nov 05:01 PM

Racing

Galloping elite return to trials as summer riches go up for grabs

25 Nov 04:00 PM

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Opinion: Why 2026 may be Robertson’s toughest All Blacks challenge

OpinionPaul Lewis

Opinion: Why 2026 may be Robertson’s toughest All Blacks challenge

25 Nov 02:25 AM

Politics

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Economy

Govt orders mining royalty shakeup as decades-old discounts bite Crown take

Nearly half of new mining permits since 2013 still use 1996 royalty rates.

28 Nov 04:00 PM

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Thomas Coughlan: Labour on the cusp of history, but tax wounds will take time to heal

OpinionThomas Coughlan

Thomas Coughlan: Labour on the cusp of history, but tax wounds will take time to heal

OPINION: Chris Hipkins has shown tax can be popular, but now he needs to win.

28 Nov 04:00 PM

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New Zealand

Love this Christmassy City: Eden Park, the port, speedway and the pink pathway

OPINION: What's Auckland Council up to at the moment?

28 Nov 04:00 PM

Politics

Expelled MP urges Labour restraint in Māori seats to prompt overhang

Former Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris holds one of the seven Māori electorates.

28 Nov 02:07 AM

Kahu

‘Ignited an invigoration’: Māori Queen turns social media kids onto Kīngitanga

Rahui Papa says her reign has reignited rangatahi pride in the Kīngitanga.

27 Nov 10:56 PM

New Zealand

Phillips children 'deserve to know' who tried to help them - Judith Collins

Justice Simon Moore KC will examine every agency involved before the kids vanished.

27 Nov 08:41 PM

Weather

More Wellington news

New Zealand

Soggy Auckland Santa parade in store as thunderstorms rumble over north today

27 Nov 08:02 PM

Sport

‘Fighting for his survival’: CEO caught in NZ Cricket power struggle

27 Nov 05:32 AM

Auckland

Auckland swelters through record-hot November day as humidity soars

27 Nov 04:23 AM

New Zealand

How drug-driving tests could hit legal cannabis patients

27 Nov 02:34 AM

New Zealand

‘A bit of a dickhead’: Defence opens case in Wellington sex trial

27 Nov 02:17 AM

Business

'11-year high' - Business confidence soars as recovery takes hold

27 Nov 01:20 AM

Wellington

Man armed with hedge trimmer tasered three times after assaulting and chasing woman holding baby

26 Nov 11:06 PM

Entertainment

Ageing rockers, the Queen of Christmas and a dead guitarist: Who MPs want to see at Eden Park

26 Nov 09:10 PM

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Energy

Genesis secures deal for 1000MW wind partnership with Yinson

26 Nov 09:00 PM

New Zealand

Was it you? Winning tickets sold in Rotorua and Katikati

26 Nov 05:51 PM

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Business

Paying it forward: Tech founders back new wave of Kiwi start-ups in record $70m seed capital raise

26 Nov 04:00 PM

Politics

‘Extraordinary courage’: Arbiter decides redress payments for Lake Alice survivors

26 Nov 04:00 PM

New Zealand

Heavy rain warnings as South Island braces for severe conditions

26 Nov 04:00 PM

New Zealand

'It didn’t kill Chloe immediately’: Questions after baby's sudden unexplained death in foster care

26 Nov 06:00 AM