Photos from NZ Herald

Photos: Iggy Pop performing at Spark Arena.

Herald visual journalist Sylvie Whinray photographed legendary punk icon Iggy Pop performing at Spark Arena.

Mount Maunganui Landslide

Herald photographers were deployed from Auckland to document the significant landslide that struck at the base of Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty on 22 January 2026, following record-breaking rainfall, that claimed six lives.

Tongariro Fire: Behind the Cordon

New Zealand Herald Visual Journalist Mike Scott spent days covering the two Tongariro fires, which tore through more than 3000ha of Tongariro National Park in November and December, both sparked by vehicles sending hot metal fragments into roadside vegetation.

Major blaze at a plastic recycling facility in Waiuku

New Zealand Herald visual journalist Hayden Woodward captured the scenes as dozens of fire crews descended on Waiuku township to battle a blaze that burned through the night.

German Air Force joins NZ Defence in major exercise

Herald visual journalist Michael Craig was invited aboard a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) A400M heavy-lift plane for an exercise flying out from the RNZAF Whenuapai airbase.

Pacific Championship: Tongan Fans Celebrate in Otahuhu

Thousands of Tongan fans descended onto Atkinson Ave and Great South Rd, turning the 650-metre strip bright red as they partied late into the night.