Helen Clark is profoundly competent. Competence aside, she still faces a very merky, messy and secretive appointment process at the UN

Pizza franchise Domino's has opened its 100th New Zealand store and promised 100 more in the next five years.

United Airlines Senior Vice President David Hilfman on the shared history of United Airlines and Boeing aircraft.

A new free residential property data base has been launched and expansions plans will soon see new information added.

36 year old Nick Marshall was shot dead by police in Hamilton last night as they carried out a search warrant relating to the supply methamphetamine and firearms. Central New Zealand is bracing for more gale force winds and rain as a wintry storm bears down on the

At least 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided at high speed in southern Italy. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the White House at an event in New Hampshire.

Avatar director James Cameron starred in a Tourism New Zealand campaign to promote New Zealand in 2016. Video / Tourism New Zealand

Entrepreneurs Pat and Nicola Martin have designed lights for roading that can collect big data. They are one of ten start-ups that have received backing from Vodafone's innovation lab Vodafone xone.

Theresa May is set to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and Britain's prime minister. Pokemon hunters are continuing to brave freezing temperatures around the country all in a bid to snag the little critters.

Theresa May is chosen as the new leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister. Golfers, Jordan Speith, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy have all opted out of the Rio Olympics.

Kylie Liu, director of cross-cultural consultancy PIN Solutions, is advising clients to jump on the live-streaming bandwagon to access the Chinese market.

Ian McCrae, director and chief executive at Orion Health talks to NZ Herald Focus about the shortage of candidates for high paying IT jobs.

A kiwi breast cancer survivor has come up with a unique new product for women post mastectomy. Three tech leaders sign an open letter criticizing Hekia Parata's NZ's curriculum changes.

Three television commercials that told New Zealanders how to use the new decimal currency in 1967

Business editor at large Liam Dann on the Reserve Bank and its response to rising house prices.

This morning on NZ Herald Focus - People in the upper North Island had a sleepless night as thunderstorms lasting hours rolled around the country and Britain's next Prime Minister will be a woman after Michael Gove is knocked out the race.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus we bring you new drone footage of the damage inside the Christchurch Cathedral and the Rotorua family wowing the world with their poi skills.

Fletcher Construction CEO Graham Darlow talks about why Fletcher wants to hire people from overseas.

The Herald helps pregnant couple get a refund for their flights after they cancel trip because of fear of catching Zika. Olympian Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in jail for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was based on flawed intelligence and launched too early, according to a report. The TVNZ rumour-mill is once again in full swing as former TV3 newsreader Hilary Barry is tipped to be new face of Breakfast, alongside Jack Tame.

Dramatic footage shows just how lucky the crew of a racing yacht were when their vessel sank during an event in the United Kingdom. Mark Edward Pakenham, the cold-case killer, lasted less than a week on the outside before being hauled back behind bars. The Labour party is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary tomorrow.

The FBI is not recommending criminal charges be brought against Hillary Clinton over the use of her private email server. Turkey has charges 17 more people over the recent deadly gun and bomb attack at Istanbul's international airport.

Miraka chief executive Richard Wyeth talks about the New Zealand Internatioal Business Awards.

The departure of Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant could mean a massive payday for kiwi Steven Adams. The latest QV house price figures are just out and it’s clear the national housing market is showing no signs of slowing down.

QV spokeswoman Andrea Rush talks to Tristram Clayton about the continued rise in house values across the country.

Taxi drivers have protested in Christchurch today over ride-sharing app Uber

United Airlines inaugural flight touches down at a chilly Auckland Airport

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus the latest on the Palmerston North manhunt for fugitive Caleb Kovaleski, new research suggesting the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is beginning to close and the cat and dog whose globetrotting lifestyle is making waves on Instagram.