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.

Woman seeking rest at retreat instead suffered 'calculated campaign' of intimidation

Chea Joss Cameron's time at Kawai Purapura retreat ended with criminal and tenancy cases.

Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus for Wellington Water

Mayor Andrew Little will raise the plant failure with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

In show of support, Canada, France open consulates in Greenland

Canada and France, whom both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, open consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital in a show of support for locals.

UK police search Mandelson house in Epstein revelations probe

UK Police are searching two properties linked to former ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson as they investigate inks to links to Jeffrey Epstein. Video / AFP

Fran O'Sullivan: Inside the women-led push to unlock a $126b Māori economy

OPINION: Women leaders used the Waitangi dinner to push a new Māori investment agenda.

NZ Herald Headlines | Saturday, February 7, 2026

NZ Herald Headlines | Saturday, February 7, 2026. Mandelson is being investigated for his ties with Epstein. A high ranking Russian general has been shot in Moscow.

Motels used as taxpayer-funded emergency housing don't have resource consent

Govt officials say council action could put much-needed accommodation at risk.

Nangs crisis emerges in regional NZ: ‘It’s epidemic now – they’re everywhere’

Canisters litter gutters, with teens hunched comatose at the wheel of stopped vehicles.