Donovan Cowley sent nzherald.co.nz this reaction on camera of his daughter Cameryn to today's 6.2 earthquake, she was filming herself when the earth started shaking. Also before Race 11 in the Manawatu, the earthquake is captured in the moments leading up to the start of the race.
A "severe'' magnitude 6.2 quake has damaged homes and closed roads in the lower North Island, toppling walls and chimneys and sending rockfalls across roads. The quake struck 10km north of Castlepoint in Wairarapa, at a depth of 33km, at 3.52pm, GeoNet said. Earthquake data courtesy of geonet.org.nz
Newstalk ZB's Murray Deaker talks to Edward Swift about his foray into television with Sky TV, how television has changed sport in New Zealand, and the impact of social media and texting on talkback.
The next four Avatar films will be made in New Zealand, with former Prime Minister Sir John Key saying the investment would be "significant" - a minimum of $500 million. Video / File
A typical day for the Resolve dive team undertaking preparations before the cut and lift of the accommodation block can begin. More than 75 days of diving at significant depths have been required to prepare the house structure to be cut and lifted. Divers have just three more days of work to feed the last two of eight lifting chains through the upper house before the cutting chain can be set up.
Faced with ongoing financial pressures for their services, He Korowai Trust has developed a program that recognises and utlises the strengths of natural helpers within each whanau. This short documentary explores the need for and value of adopting a Whanau Assistance Program in Kaitaia, New Zealand. Made for the Ministry of Health by Castle Pictures.
Scott Maclachlan, Lorde's manager, talks about Grammy hopes, where her remarkable career goes next -- and who else is on his books; young dance music promoter Keegan Fepuleai shares his plans for an Auckland clubland documentary; and the legendary Shayne Carter explains why he decided to start from scratch and do the unexpected with his forthcoming "piano album".
Sudhvir Singh talks about the next steps toward securing "a thriving zero carbon Aotearoa"; The New Zealand Drug Foundation's Ross Bell outlines the arguments to be won on policy reform; and Auckland Pride Festival director Julian Cook presents the queen city's best new drag queen.
Richard Easther, Head of Physics at the University of Auckland, looks to the stars; AUT University's Philippa Smith talks about the World Internet Project and learning who we have become online; and the remarkable Siouxsie Wiles juggles her day job as a biologist and her newfound role as the country's leading science communicator.
Vaughan Rowsell, CEO of retail software start-up Vend, forcibly retires some old technology; Angus Allan, the founder of gourmet yoghurt maker The Collective Dairy looks forward to new export markets; CEO Christina Domecq outlines Localist's new focus; and Sarah and Otis Frizzell of The Lucky Taco share their dream of a food-truck city.
Figures from both sides of the 1981 Springboks tour gathered last night at the scene of one of the tour's most infamous events to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela. On July 25, 1981, about 350 Minto-led protesters invaded the pitch of Waikato Stadium - then called Rugby Park - and forced the cancellation of a game between Waikato and the touring side.
Maori Television's general manager of news and current affairs, Julian Wilcox, explains the channel's news priorities for 2014, film-director-turned-webisode-queen Roseanne Liang outlines her screen plans and Miriyana Alexander looks forward to the new challenge of editing the Herald on Sunday.
Emergency services are at the corner of Great South Road and East Tamaki Road in Papatoetoe where a Holden Commodore car has crashed into a Bar. Several people have been injured including one man who has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries. Other have been treated by ambulance staff at the scene. Traffic lights were knocked over in the crash, exposing live wires. After the crash a fight is reported to have broken out between occupants of the car and bar patrons. Police have made several arrests. At the time of the crash Police were taking a 111 call from a member of the public concerned at the speed the car was travelling.
Heads turn when Hank takes to the street on his skateboard. And no wonder - Hank is a 3-year-old bulldog who became obsessed with the board after being adopted a couple of years ago by Queenstown couple Glen Powell and Harriet Latchem.
All 12 charges laid against former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall in relation to the 2010 disaster at the mine which killed 29 men have been dropped. Instead, Mr Whittall and Pike River Coal have offered a voluntary payment on behalf of the directors and officers of the company to the families of the men and two survivors, in what has been described as "blood money" by one widow.
A man was killed when a train and car collided northwest of Auckland this morning. The collision occurred beside State Highway 16, Waimauku, at the Joyce Adams Place crossing about 10.20am. The car has collided with a freight train on a level crossing. As a result the 73 year-old driver of the car died at the scene. The man was the sole occupant of his vehicle.
Herald's Economics Editor Brian Fallow gives his expert opinion and analysis of the 'hawkish tones' from Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler as the OCR stays stable for now.
The Reserve Bank said it had left its official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 per cent but left no clues as to when the next tightening cycle would begin. Market expectations are for the bank to start increasing rates early next year in order to stave off expected inflation pressures.
Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) sits in for Ron Burgundy in this very special edition of RON BURGUNDY'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD, where he tells you everything you need to know about New Zealand. courtesy ParamountNZ.
The parents of a missing Australian tennis coach believe their son is still alive and have made a desperate plea for help from the public to find him. Sam and Richelle Arber travelled from Melbourne to join the search for 38-year-old Paul Arber, who they said was acting uncharacteristically the night before he left Australia to bring a group of teenage tennis players to Hamilton for a tournament. "We feel he's still alive somewhere," Mr Arber said. "We have a gut feeling he is but we don't know where he is and we'd like the public to try and help us."
Crowds of Christmas shoppers in downtown Auckland spent most of their lunch break craning their necks and staring skywards as legendary free climber Alain Robert - the French Spiderman - climbed one the city's most distinctive buildings, the Metropolis.
It all started with a 5 year old boy's joy at a string of lights; then Stan Callaghan in Christchurch thought he would add a few more each year, build a helicopter, and not charge to view as it isn't a cost to 'give pleasure'.
Canadian Airline WestJet created a Christmas miracle for thier passengers recently, Santa asked them what they wanted for Christmas and then WestJet staffers went on a wild shopping spree to buy everything that the passengers had asked for... courtesy WestJet/YouTube.
The opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters, in Memory of Andy Irons, commenced today in firing six-to-eight foot (2 metre) waves and the world’s best surfers put on an incredible display of technical barrel riding at Pipeline and Backdoor to complete Rounds 1 and 2.
Warning: the above video may be upsetting to sensitive viewers. During a circus act in Madrid, an animal trainer was viciously attacked by the performing tiger he was working with. He was then rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Winston Aldworth gets behind the wheel of two high-performance cars with FreemanX Supercars in Queenstown.
Auckland icon and New Zealand champion Sir John Kirwan is The New Zealand Herald's first guest editor in its 150-year history, he has firm ideas of what should be in the paper and online with special attention to the success of south Auckland.
As the world mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, nzherald.co.nz remembers the life of the anti-apartheid campaigner and the first black President of South Africa. He was imprisoned for 27 years, controversial for much of his life, he received international acclaim for his anti-colonial and anti-apartheid stance. He was held in deep respect within South Africa, and has been described as "the father of the nation".
The Rolling Stones are coming back to New Zealand for one show in April. Keith Richards has a message for fans.
NZ cricket CEO David White said he is 'shocked' by match-fixing allegations against NZ players, and that he knows the identity of those under investigation.
This montage of time-lapse photography from the International Space Station is collected from many taken in Expeditions 29, 30 and 31 The goal with this sequence was to bring a bit more attention to the station itself, including the humans aboard it, particularly Don Pettit (appearing in the final shot) who took many of the sequences. courtesy YouTube/David Peterson
Skype: Dylan Cleaver joins Andrew Alderson from the cricket test in Dunedin to discuss the evolving match fixing allegations story involving former New Zealand players which he broke this morning.
Crystal Ardens' husband Paul was filming some bike practice with their 2.5 year old, and well... this is what happened next! It has gained 1.6 million views and nearly 500 comments inside a week. courtesy Paul Ardern/YouTube
CCTV footage shows a thief walking out of an Auckland jewellery store with a $13,000 ring on her finger.