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.

‘The beauty in the ordinary’: Biscuit ads spotlight real Kiwi lives

The Life Needs a Biscuit series features 24 unscripted Kiwi mini-docos.

630 Auckland properties in the gun after busway route confirmed

Land will be acquired through the Public Works Act and owners will be compensated.

Letters: Development an example of the problems with intensification

OPINION: Ex-Unitec campus project another urban planning disaster.

Morning quiz: The Azores are part of which European country?

Test your brain with the Herald's morning quiz.

Ostracised, angry and heart-inflamed: Families vent over Covid vaccine rules

CV Tag member calls the requirements for 12-17s a '100% gold-plated' bad idea.

'No fish is worth your life': Restaurant owner died after being swept from rocks while fishing

In 2025, 10 men drowned while fishing from land, up 27% on the 10-year average.

‘Hot potato’: Fears of what Wellington’s looming water bills mean for renters in leaky homes

Suggested rules could force landlords to increase water efficiency in their properties.

'Overwhelming psychological distress‘: Experts' warning as 'magic mushroom season' begins

Harm reduction services are also cautioning Kiwis about mixing drugs in a potent cocktail.