Podcast: Detour Antarctica

Ice ice babies: The secret Antarctic pregnancy race

The two dictators and their push for the first child born in the snow.

Antarctica: The madhouse at the end of the world

"People who go mad in the Antarctic tend to go mad in similar ways."

Kiwis 'exposed to radiation' at leaky Antarctic plant

More than 300 tonnes of radioactive rubble was shipped off the continent.

Guinness rewrites record book after clash over Antarctic exploits

New rules for records introduced amid criticism of skier.

Why 2026 share targets are more compass than GPS for investors

OPINION: The median strategist pick of 7700 implies a 12.5% gain from last year.

Firefighters battle blaze in Onehunga, Auckland

Fire and Emergency crews from across Auckland have contained a large blaze inside a derelict building on Onehunga Mall. Video / NZ Herald

Child’s candlelight vigil marks grief after Mount Maunganui landslide

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell and Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale attend a candlelight vigil for the Mount Maunganui landslide victims.

Onehunga fire under control, smoke warnings remain

Fifteen crews were on site at one point during the blaze.

A child’s candle glows as Mount Maunganui mourns

The recovery operation was halted earlier in the day because it was too dangerous.

Robbed of summer: Wet, sun-starved January as forecasters tip warmer February

Niwa says most regions had under 85% of their usual January sunshine.

Person arrested on Blenheim kidnapping charge

Officers were called to an incident on Lakings Rd on Saturday.

$500 per day: How a trusted employee squandered $375,000 on shoes, online shopping

A former high-ranking New Zealand Police official helped expose the significant fraud.