The Prime Minister has revealed that Auckland will stay in lockdown until 11:59pm on Sunday and the city and the rest of New Zealand will remain at alert level 2 after that.
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Jail for former political figure who sexually abused two teenage boys
The man is still fighting to keep his name permanently suppressed. Video / TVNZ
Wayne Brown unveils bus driver safety screens
Mayor Wayne Brown unveils the driver safety screens being rolled out on Auckland buses. Video / Carson Bluck
NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad seen outside the Head Hunters pad in West Auckland
Members of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad were seen outside the Head Hunters pad in West Auckland on View Rd in Henderson. Video / NZME
Scott Robertson names strong side for Turin year-ender
Scott Robertson has resisted any temptation to rotate his side for the All Blacks’ year-ending test against Italy, naming as strong a side as possible for Sunday’s clash.
Markets with Madison: Resene Paint
Resene Paints has been the business of colour for 78 years. But the family-owned business is now struggling to make a margin. Video / Mark Mitchell
Newmarket stabbing and calls to fix NZ’s broken aged care system | NZ Herald News Update
Calls for the government needs to tackle knife crime after a security guard was stabbed in the neck in Auckland's Newmarket.
Locals Only: Ebony Lamb - Successful Feelings
Ebony Lamb performs Successful Feelings. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Locals Only
One NZ and Space X's 'celltower in the sky partnership' - how it will work
It's the final countdown: One NZ CEO Jason Paris on what to expect from his firm's high-stakes hookup with Elon Musk's SpaceX. Video / Dean Purcell
Locals Only: Ebony Lamb - Midnight
Ebony Lamb performs Midnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Locals Only
The Art Farm
A former mushroom farm turned creative hub for local artists hosts its first night market. Video / Rafaella Melo
Matamata man jailed for intentionally driving into road worker
Matamata man Finn Higgins has been jailed for driving into road worker and former Olympian Dave Rodger at a work site at Waharoa in January this year. Video / Belinda Feek
Kiwi UFC star Carlos Ulberg takes on biggest test of career
UFC No 10-ranked light heavyweight Carlos Ulberg speaks with NZ Herald sports report Christopher Reive ahead of his clash against Volkan Oezdemir in Macau. Video / NZ Herald
Gang patch ban and NZ’s new top cop | NZ Herald News Update
The justice minister hopes the gang patch ban will eventually cut down on overall crime, new top cop says he's open to looking into bodycams for the country's police officers.
Te Pāti Māori files complaint against Brownlee as coalition targets haka
Te Pāti Māori has laid an official complaint against Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee after Tuesday’s hīkoi, Aotearoa’s biggest protest on Parliament grounds.
Inside the Rovers: Down But Not Out
Late goal a heartbreaker, but Napier City Rovers ready to rise again in National League round-robin finale.
The Great New Zealand Road Trip: The plight of Pūhoi
Shayne Currie interviews Pūhoi locals and finds out if a small village can overcome a baffling on-ramp. Video / John Fleming
Fight knight! History hits hard in epic Auckland battle
Swords will swing and cabbages will roll! Diego is at a tournament for Auckland Armoured Combat, a new old sport where fighters clash in full medieval armour!
Police have arrested a male suspect following a pursuit in East Auckland.
A man was arrested after fleeing police and allegedly presenting a firearm from the vehicle. Video / NZ Herald
Large scrub fire rages in Te Puna
Residents are being evacuated from homes at risk from a scrub fire near Te Puna in Western Bay of Plenty.Video / Chelsea Norman
Will see the wrath of te ao Māori’: Fireworks in Parliament after hīkoi
Two high-profile politicians made accusations and warnings. Video / Parliament TV
Richard Chambers confirmed as new Police Commissioner
Police Minister Mark Mitchell has confirmed Richard Chambers will be the new Police Commissioner. Video / Mark Mitchell
Former Cycling NZ chief executive questioned in Olivia Podmore coronial inquest
Ex-Cycling NZ CEO Andrew Matheson was questioned in the coronial inquest into Olivia Podmore and disputed the statements of several other witnesses close to the Rio Olympian.
Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon
2000 entrants swam, biked and ran around Mountfort Park in the first of 11 Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlons. Video / Michael Craig
NZ Herald Live: Naming of the new Police Commissioner
The naming of the new Police Commissioner
How big was the hīkoi to Parliament?
A Māori data scientist has used drone footage to estimate how many people marched to Parliament on Tuesday. Video / Greg Thomas
Rotorua Club turns 100
It started with a group of eight men wanting to set up a club, now 100 years later the Rotorua Club has more than 400 members and is still going strong.
Woman attacked in Auckland home
Woman attacked in Auckland home, seriously injured, after ‘hook-up goes wrong’.
Hīkoi comes to an end and diver killed in shark attack | NZ Herald News Update
Hīkoi's peaceful nine-day protest comes to an end, debate over concrete/asphalt roads, diver killed in Chatham Islands shark attack, and Wayne Brown looking to scrap CCOs.
Young hero gets the surprise of her life
Reporter Teia is on a secret mission at Te Rapa Primary School, where one super awesome kid’s good deeds have caught the attention of an international charity foundation!
The Great NZ Road Trip: Cape Rēinga to the Bay of Islands
Shayne Currie begins his Great New Zealand Road Trip travelling from Cape Rēinga to the Bay of Islands. Video / NZ Herald
Watch - "Kill the bill": The 35,000 strong hikoi and the reaction from NZ political leaders
Act leader David Seymour believes he wasn't allowed to speak as it would have "deflated" the protest organiser's kaupapa. Video / Ben Dickens
Act Party leader David Seymour booed by protesters
The architect of the Treaty Principles Bill, David Seymour, was booed back inside the Beehive by the tens of thousands of people gathered to protest his controversial bill.
Playing New Zealand's premiere abandoned golf course
Gulf Harbour Country Club was closed overnight in July 2023, NZ Herald golf reporter Will Toogood joined locals to see their efforts in restoring it to its former glory.
Death of Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore subject of Coronial Inquest
Olivia Podmore's friends including Olympian Eric Murray give details about her treatment at 2016 Rio Games at coroner's inquest into her death.
Rawiri Waititi addresses crowd outside Parliament
“Kia ora, my sovereign peoples. Aotearoa is our kingdom. We must protect it." Video / Whakaata Māori
Chris Quin announcing Foodstuffs will appeal ComCom merger decision
Foodstuffs says it will appeal the Commerce Commission's decision to decline its application to merge Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island.
Watch - Wellington shut down: Thousands descend on Parliament
Tens of thousands of people from across the country have converged on the capital. Video / NZ Herald
Thousands descend on Wellington in historic day of mass protest
Up to 30,000 people expected to join the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti as thousands descend on Wellington in historic day of mass protest.