Dejected captain Brendon McCullum and bittersweet strike bowler Tim Southee reflected on letting a prime opportunity slip. Yes, it would have been the third highest chase in 127 Lord's tests but, with more than five sessions to spare, it somehow seemed realistic.
Prime Minister John Key answers some questions a day after National's finance minister Bill English announced the national budget. Family caregiver benefits, Poverty, Food in schools programme and Meridian energy listing on the NZX were the main topics.
Lynn Dao has allowed us to watch her fantastic video. Towards the end of her two week trip in New Zealand, she went with Dolphin Encounter in Kaikora to hop in the ocean and swim with a bunch of dolphins. She thought it was going to be amazing, but nothing prepared her for the surreal experience of swimming with a pod of 500 dusky dolphins!
Devil beasts and fruit loops, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and game show hosts all made guest appearances in the Budget debate yesterday.
KPMG partner Paul McPadden gives his instant opinion and analysis of Budget 2013 to nzherald.co.nz Business editor Chris Daniels.
Expert opinion and analysis from New Zealand Herald Economics editor Brian Fallow on the 2013 Budget delivered by Finance Minister Bill English.
Finance Minister Bill English has stayed on the track set in previous years in today's Budget, reconfirming the return to surplus in two years while taking steps to reduce the risk of a housing bubble. Social housing is a big element of the Budget. Watch his speech in full.
The Government announced a $135 million contract had been signed with the Rheinmetall MAN company for the purchase of up to 200 new trucks. A new fleet of state of the art trucks represents a capability leap forward for the New Zealand Defence Force, says the Vice Chief of Defence Force, Major General (MAJGEN) Tim Keating. “We operate in demanding environments, whether it is in support of humanitarian disasters or in armed combat, and we need reliable support vehicles. MAJGEN Keating says the first five training vehicles are arriving soon and will allow drivers and mechanics to train and qualify on the vehicles prior to the main fleet arriving. All trucks will have arrived by the end of 2014 and will be fully introduced into service with the NZ Defence Force by 2015. courtesy New Zealand Defence Force
Narongsak Nagadhana toured New Zealand and captured these beautiful time-lapse videos from the South Island, Mount Cook Valley - The Church of Good Shepherd in Tekapo - and a Queenstown sunset. courtesy vimeo.com/user17638692
Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from London to discuss the first test at Lord's and how the Black Caps can stage an upset.
Wil Wheaton gives a message to a nerd's daughter on why it is awesome to be a nerd. Filmed at Calgary Comic Expo, April 27th 2013. courtesy Jennifer Black-Moir/YouTube
The stars of the V8 Supercars have started to arrive in the US for this weekend's historic first race in Austin. Brothers and Todd and Rick Kelly took a detour on the way to Austin calling-in to the home of Jack Daniel's in Tennessee.
National MP Aaron Gilmore has given a personal statement to Parliament, and said the media scrutiny he has been placed under prevented him from functioning properly as an MP. Mr Gilmore admitted he had been so angry he had wanted at times to exact utu. His voice wavered in what was an emotional personal statement. "Today I'm not surrendering, I'm retreating. I'm sorry I did not meet your expectations."
New Zealand athlete Ben Brown revisits his old friend, Huka Falls. The falls run off the Waikato, New Zealand's longest river. Watch Ben Brown kayak down the falls, much to the surprise of the spectators.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X-1.7-class flare on May 13th, 2013 and STEREO-B recorded the ensuing coronal mass ejection. -- As an added bonus, a massive prominence erupted from near the southwestern limb of the Sun. Credit: NASA / SDO / STEREO
Big kudos to Scott Rochford for capturing the action as what appears to be a fully pimped out mobility scooter cruises down Queens Drive in St Kilda. Scott titled the video 'South Dunedin's coolest old man', which is clearly beyond dispute. Just watch the casual wave as he rides on by.
1200 people ran, jumped, scrambled and crawled their way around Sir Barry Curtis Park.The inaugural Mazda O-Rock event was met with instant approval from all entrants who thrived on the adventurous nature of the 6km obstacle course that included navigating 11 obstacles. The course included running over cars, climbing a rock wall and crawling under a cargo net but no mud in sight.
In a complete turnaround from last week the weather over the next few days appears to be dominated by a high. A change could move in later in the week for the south as Phil Duncan explains..
Commander Chris Hadfield has covered David Bowie's Space Oddity while on board the International Space Station.
With a breathtaking view of our planet around him, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield reflects upon his mission, his upcoming return to Earth and his connection with the public. Canada's first Commander of the International Space Station thanks everyone who followed and made this mission a shared experience. (Credit: CSA/NASA)
The convoy covered 270 km, taking in the breathtaking scenery of the Aveto Natural Regional Park and the Trebbia River valley, described by Hemingway as one of the most beautiful in the world, stopping for lunch at the Saint Columbanus Monastery in Bobbio.
Watch this Go Pro camera vision of this week's watery crash landing of a prototype New Zealand-made chopper. This isn't being seen as a setback for its Auckland-based manufacturer, which is still planning to make its first deliveries to customers over the next few months, says Composite Helicopters International co-founder Peter Maloney.
The last of the pie chain's outlets closed in the late 1990s, however McDonald’s reintroduced the Kiwi classic in 2013. Video / Sarah Ivey
Watch this old television Advert for "Georgie Pie". Starting early next month, McDonald's will begin selling a single Georgie Pie product at 11 of its restaurants in Auckland and Waikato. And New Zealand's biggest fast food operator isn't ruling out a return of standalone Georgie Pie stores.
350 vehicles taking part in the Lamborghini Grand Tour started their engines and set off towards Forte dei Marmi. Leaving the parc fermè in Milan, capital of Italian design, fashion, and finance and starting point of the Grand Tour behind them, the roaring supercars from the House of the Raging Bull set off towards Forte dei Marmi, one of the most exclusive and fashionable resorts on the Tyrrhenian coast and birthplace of the Italian bourgeoisie's luxury vacations of the 1960s.
Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum speaks out during the warm up matches about the upcoming first test at Lords while returning fast bowler Doug Bracewell is adjusting to the conditions and the new Duke ball.
The multimillion-selling pop phenomenon will.i.am made a special appearance for the Hallensteins Brothers Ultimate After Party, where he took time to share some of his will power.
Helicopter pilot Peter Maloney saw a warning light and within seconds knew the aircraft was going down. "I did observe a turbine warning light then heard an audible warning and declared a mayday," Mr Maloney said yesterday soon after he was rescued from the Waitemata Harbour by the navy and Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter staff. He and crew member Nina Heatley had been taking the prototype carbon fibre helicopter along the East Coast Bays over the water when the aircraft suddenly lost power.
The Crown Range, New Zealand. 47 corners, 1076 metres elevation, 10.4km long. The country's highest paved roadway. For a moment in time it belongs to one man, Mike Whiddett. Go behind the scenes into the filming of "Mad" Mike Whiddett drifting up the Crown Range in Queenstown, New Zealand.
My Parents are Ugly? Watch the cartoon with all the family. Come on Mum and Dad – sort out your sideline behaviour! While most parents are great sideline supporters, some aren’t. My Parents are Ugly is a book from New Zealand Rugby as part of their Applaud initiative, based on a boy’s view of his parents at a game of rugby.
ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Otago Boys High School rugby coach Ryan Martin about the increasingly intense secondary school rugby scene, and to Southern front rower Warren Moffat.
Parliament paid tribute to Parekura Horomia with members from all sides of the house remembering his contribution, Labour list MP Shane Jones had these words to say.
Two people have been rescued after a small helicopter crashed and sank into the sea off Auckland. The KC 518 Composite Helicopter was seen to go down into the seas in the channel between North Head and Mechanics Bay.
National backbench MP Aaron Gilmore has given a tearful apology after his bullying behaviour at a hotel, admitting that he behaved like a "dickhead". Mr Gilmore fronted to media this morning to answer questions for the first time since reports of his misbehaviour surfaced last week.