The family of Reeva Steenkamp say they will not launch an appeal over her killer's six-year jail sentence insisting 'nothing will bring her back'. Fallen superstar Oscar Pistorius was sent to jail over the murder overnight - but could be eligible to be considered for parole after serving just half of the sentence.
The inquiry, which was seven years in the making and headed by retired civil servant John Chilcot, concluded that Britain joined the U.S.-led invasion "before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted." "Military action at that time was not a last resort," Chilcot said as he published the report.
A 510-foot-long, $100 million Noah’s ark attraction is ready to open in Kentucky this week.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus we bring you Miss Nara who is salsa dancing her way to Miami, despite being wheelchair bound and three of the men charged over the record meth bust last month plead not guilty.
Dramatic footage shows just how lucky the crew of a racing yacht were when their vessel sank during an event in the United Kingdom. Mark Edward Pakenham, the cold-case killer, lasted less than a week on the outside before being hauled back behind bars. The Labour party is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary tomorrow.
Source: YouTube/DynamicDuotv A pair of young American men were left covered in Coke after they pranked a young female McDonald's worker.
It wasn't the welcome those arriving at Rio de Janeiro's main airport would have hoped for - police holding up banners that read "Welcome to Hell". The demonstration today - a month before the Olympics open- was the latest by Brazilian police protesting over unpaid salaries and a string of recent police deaths
Source: Facebook/Rojas Montecinos Evy While walking through Naples, Italy, a girl came across a snake that was attacking a mother rat and her baby, but in an act of love, the mother rat vehemently attacked back at the snake until it retreated away.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus all eyes are on Juno and its imminent arrival into Jupiter’s orbit, name suppression is lifted for the man accused of murdering Renee Duckmanton, and Whakapapa and Turoa beginner ski areas have finally opened.
The departure of Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant could mean a massive payday for kiwi Steven Adams. The latest QV house price figures are just out and it’s clear the national housing market is showing no signs of slowing down.
Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage has stepped down as leader of the UK Independence Party as the shockwaves from Britain's decision to quit the EU continue to rock the political order.
More than 180 people have died in flooding along the Yangtze River in China after torrential rain. Eleven million dollars is going being pumped into Dunedin Hospital, for a new critical care unit.
Australian Amy Perrett became the first woman assistant referee in Super Rugby on Saturday, she talks to Laura about going to the Olympics An Auckland apartment owner is offering, what may appear to be a welcome reprieve from the housing crisis, at $115 for a bed in a shared room, including water, electricity and unlimited WiFi. But it comes with a hitch And we celebrate Māori Language Week
A Chinese man was 'caught out there' when his lover's partner returned home unexpectedly. He sought refuge on the outside of the building, as onlookers filmed.
Today, on NZH Focus, at least 125 people are dead and about 150 wounded after an explosion in Baghdad. Facebook is on the verge of signing a deal with the Maori Language Commission to develop a tool which will translate posts into te reo Maori. Also, a report says a better approach is urgently needed to help school-aged NZers having unprotected sex.
Film maker Anthony Powell presents a short clip from the frozen continent to mark 20 years of Antarctica New Zealand managing New Zealand's interests in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
The future of test cricket is clouded as crowd and viewer numbers drop. Is there anything harder in sport than the pressure of taking a penalty kick in football? This after Germany’s win over Italy at Euro 2016. The Lions have a great chance to secure the all important top spot in Super Rugby with two rounds remaining. Novak Djokovic suffers one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, beaten by Sam Querrey in the third round.
All Blacks hooker Dane Coles believes the Super Rugby format needs to change and teams should play each other once. Brodie Retallick had some fun as the Chiefs went to the top of the Super Rugby table with the win over the Crusaders in Suva. Wales has stunned Belgium 3-1 to move into the semi-finals at Euro 2016. Is this a sport? A cross between football and darts.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus the latest on the Palmerston North manhunt for fugitive Caleb Kovaleski, new research suggesting the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is beginning to close and the cat and dog whose globetrotting lifestyle is making waves on Instagram.
How ironic, you may think, that talk of Tory leadership hopeful Theresa May in recent years has so often been prefaced by observations about her shoes. The fact is that the UK's longest-serving Home Secretary for more than a century, one of only two women - Margaret Thatcher the other - to hold one of the four great offices of state, is a surprisingly un-showy figure.
The New Zealand men's rowing quad replace banned Russians for the Rio Olympics and internet searches for properties in New Zealand skyrocket in the UK since Brexit and its happening in the US because of Trump. A same-sex couple is celebrating a land-mark ruling after the Italian Government refused a Kiwi man residence with his partner in Italy.
Conservative Member of Parliament and former Mayor of London Boris Johnson told supporters he will not be running for leader of the Conservative Party and therefore, won't serve as Prime Minister.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus former A Palmerston North school is in lock down as police hunt down a wanted man and your car registration fees are set to decrease from tomorrow.
Today on NZ Herald Focus we talk to Property Reporter Anne Gibson about the real cost of a sea view and Te Papa pulls out of the purchase of Peter Snell’s singlet after finding it to be fake. Lifeline Aotearoa's Chairman Ben Palmer says they will be forced to close next year without Government funding.
A witness from the United States recalled the attack on Turkey's main airport in Istanbul a day after a triple suicide bombing claimed the lives of 41 people and wounded scores.
Republican nominee Donald Trump reiterates his call for the return of waterboarding (and the use of other harsh interrogation techniques in the battle against Islamic State militants.
New Zealanders are being warned not to travel to Turkey after three suicide bombers attacked Istanbul's Ataturk International airport. Patients could soon be able to check their surgeons' safety records before going under the knife.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus the death toll continues to rise in Turkey after terrorists bomb Istanbul’s main airport and MetService have issued heavy rain warnings across the top of the country.
Explosions rock Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing at least dozens people and wounding many more. Mark Todd talks about leading a six-strong New Zealand equestrian team to the Rio Olympic games.
Embattled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, seen here during a Shadow Cabinet meeting, has decided to carry on in his role.
Source: Twitter/Mahir Zeynalov Journalist Mahir Zeynalov has revealed this footage purporting to be CCTV from inside Istanbul's Ataturk airport as the explosion happened.
Two explosions have rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing at least 10 people and wounding around 20 others, Turkey's justice minister and another official said. Bekir Bozdag said that according to preliminary information, "a terrorist at the international terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up."
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker slammed UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the first European Parliament meeting since the Brexit vote on Tuesday, asking "why are you here?" and showing he will not be walked over when it comes to exit negotiations.