Women from around the world have taken the cultural dress category to the extreme, donning some of the most colourful, creative costumes ever seen on the pageant stage. Neck-snapping headpieces, flamboyant tail features and itty bitty sequenced swatches were among the trends. A new Miss Universe will soon be crowned in Las Vegas, replacing the 2012 title holder from Angola, Leila Lopes.
Image 1 of 38: Miss Argentina.Photo / AFP
NZ Herald Summer Holiday Photo Competition - entries from 24th - 26th December
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition - first days entries - Day 1 and 2
A selection of cartoons from Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson over the past year
Stunning images from the awards that celebrate the beauty of science
Doctors have told Paige Suisted she has 18 months to live. She is determined to live each moment to the fullest.
From frozen trees to sunrise over the desert, these landscape pictures show the world in a beautiful light.
The TRYathlon has inspired kids for over 30 years
Sculpture in the Gardens at the Auckland Botanical Gardens. Photos / Michael Craig
Winners of the New Zealand Geographic Awards selected from over 6000 entries.
Around 300 people got colourful for the Pink Loop Walk in Whangārei on Sunday, raising money for Breast Cancer Support Northland Trust.
ETNZ celebrate their 3-peat, the only team in the modern era of the America's Cup to win three regattas in a row att he 37th Louis Vuitton America's Cup in Barcelona
Premium Painting Solutions’ work on this complex new-build in Maunu, Whangarei, helped it win the supreme 2024 Master Painter of the Year title.
The PM Christopher Luxon attends the NATO 75th anniversary in Washington DC and gets to meet a variety of American politicians and business leaders on the way
The International Garden Photographer of the year Macro Art awards are announced
The New Zealand Army has been busy holding exercises at the Waiouru training area. This included 12 days of Exercise Vengeance involving Victor Company from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and Exercise Brimstone held by The School of Artillery. Photos by Mike Scott / NZ Herald
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei partners with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki for diverse triennial exhibition.
Devonport echoed with squeals and screams as swimmers took to the cold Waitemata water. Photographs by Alex Burton
20,000 protesters gathered on Auckland's Queen Street to protest the Government's fast-track bill and 'war on nature'.
The carkoi and hikoi called by Te Pāti Māori has seen thousands of people respond
Auckland War Memorial dawn service, Hobsonville civil service and the Devonport parade. How Aucklanders remembered the ANZACS. Photos / Hayden Woodward, Dean Purcell and Alex Burton
Seven people died at the hands of a knife-wielding attacker at the Westfield Mall in Bondi. The people of Sydney come to pay their respects the day after the tragedy unfolded. Photographs by Rick Roycroft for the Associate Press
After losing her home twice, Mavis finds joy in her new life.
Lifeguards at Ohope near the Top 10 Holiday Park have evacuated the beach after a shark was spotted. Video | Supplied
Fatal car-related incident in Napier. Australian yacht race continues following two deaths. Search and Rescuers home after Vanuatu quake. Video | NZ Herald
