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The biggest mistakes Kiwis make when booking a South Pacific holiday

Whether its time difference or the wrong season, we keep falling into the same pitfalls.

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

Who was the best-performing All Black in 2025?

Police hand sex offender prison death to Coroner 400 days after body found in cell

Kingi Hemi was serving six years in Ngawha Prison for attacks on children.

Festival delays opening, holiday plans disrupted as upgraded weather warnings cloak NZ

MetService has issued orange rain and wind warnings for much of the country.

How a teen warehouse job led to a $73m supermarket opening

He started as a picker in a distribution centre, now he's buying a $14m supermarket.

‘Someone got their licence from the Weet-Bix box’: The year’s viral video hits

From spectacular driver fails to fireworks shenanigans, six wild moments caught on camera.

How do our public servants vote? New poll reveals political party preferences

Those working for government departments tend to be more left-leaning than other workers.

Mega property deals: The 11 biggest commercial sales of the year

Who's still got money to buy $1.8b of properties in 2025? An exclusive list answers that.

From quakes to cool: How Christchurch became the city everyone wants to live in

No traffic jams, cheaper housing, good food - what's not to like?

'Persistently made sleazy sexual advances': Inside secret mayoral desk papers sold at dump

The Herald has reviewed more than a decade of Wellington City Council’s dirty laundry.

Serious crash closes SH2 near Wellington

Motorists are being warned to expect heavy delays in the area.

Private school pay: The principals earning more than ministers

One private school's principal earns more than Cabinet ministers.

New Year’s Eve forecast: Where to find the best weather around the country

Northern hotspots may see skies clear again late on New Year’s Eve.

Wellington and Lower Hutt beaches off-limits after wastewater discharges

All swim sites in the areas have been flagged by officials as unsafe to use.

Double jolt: Aftershock rattles lower North Island after strong early-morning quake

The earlier 4.7 quake at 7.16am was felt from Wellington to Whanganui.

Thunderstorms sweep country as MetService warns of flash flooding and hail

Predicted downpours pose a threat of flash flooding in some areas.