Jonathan Paget has won the Badminton horse trials in a thrilling finish which came down to the final rail. The 29-year-old becomes only the second New Zealander to win the prestigious event after Sir Mark Todd, with fellow Kiwi Andrew Nicholson finishing third. Paget went into the show jumping round in second place needing a clear round on Clifton Promise and hoping that the leader Michael Jung dropped at least one rail.
It's 125 years since the British & Irish Lions first set sail to Australia. To celebrate, HSBC re-imagines the epic voyage, with Lions legends Brian O'Driscoll, Warren Gatland, a crew of legendary British & Irish Lions and a cabin boy on a mission. courtesy HSBC/YouTube
Reader Tony Davis' video of the Old Bank Arcade in Wellington being flooded, followed by Michael Ricketts video of flooded streets and businesses.
Pretending to be penguins while chortling, giggling and laughing at strangers was just one of the many exercises performed at World Laughter Day in Ponsonby last night. While attendants generated laughter for health, happiness and world peace, nzherald.co.nz had a crack too and joined the happy lot.
An excerpt from The Confessions of Prisoner T that screened on Maori Television.In March 1993 sixteen year old Teina Proa walked into his local police station and confessed to involvement in a notorious rape and murder. He was convicted twice, two decades later he remains in prison but absolutely no physical evidence links him to the crime. His lies took him to prison, but why is he still there?
In March 1993 sixteen year old Teina Proa walked into his local police station and confessed to involvement in a notorious rape and murder. He was convicted twice, two decades later he remains in prison but absolutely no physical evidence links him to the crime. His lies took him to prison, but why is he still there. See the facts behind the case as this documentary follow's prisoner T's application for prerogative mercy.
The Confessions of Prisoner T, Maori Television Sunday 05 May 8.30pm. In March 1993 sixteen year old Teina Proa walked into his local police station and confessed to involvement in a notorious rape and murder. He was convicted twice, two decades later he remains in prison but absolutely no physical evidence links him to the crime. His lies took him to prison, but why is he still there. See the facts behind the case as this documentary follow's prisoner T's application for prerogative mercy.
After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty hand-line out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic Mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece. courtesy TheFishingShow/ITM Fishing Show
Talking Trek: Herald film writers Russell Baillie and Dominic Corry beam in to give their verdicts on the new Star Trek film. Warning contains mild spoilers and terrible in-jokes.
V8 Supercar siblings Rick and Todd Kelly have taken-in one of the richest mineral regions in Australia on their way to this weekend's races in Perth. The Jack Daniel's Racing duo took a 1200km detour to the Pilbara and got a sample of the booming region of Newman.
Around 20 protestors gathered outside PAK'nSAVE in Auckland's Royal Oak to protest against the introduction of youth wages (Video: Natasha Jojoa Burling)
Three newborn cheetah cubs are fighting for their lives, and workers at Christchurch zoo believe the cubs' mother may have eaten two of their siblings. First time cheetah mother Mazza gave birth to a litter of at least five at Orana Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon. Zoo staff watched the births first unfold on CCTV, and think they may have seen Mazza eating two of her new babies. They raced to the cheetah enclosure to rescue the three surviving cubs.
Leicester Tigers today gave their initial reactions to The Lions squad announcement which took place in London today. This video features reactions all six selected Leicester Tigers players and comment from brothers Ben and Tom Youngs, Tom Croft & Geoff Parling.
The new trailer out featuring Lana Del Rey.
St Clair Beach was bombarded by monsters from the deep yesterday evening. The seawall at the Esplanade shook from the impact of 2m waves, which were breaking 50m offshore and sending spray 20m into the air. Seawater covered the 6m-wide walkway and nearly reached the road. Dozens of people visited the Esplanade to see the big wave action, take photographs and play in the spray. courtesy ODT
President Obama at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. April 27, 2013.
Barack Obama as Daniel Day-Lewis as Barack Obama in the Steven Spielberg movie adaption. Created for the 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner courtesy YouTube/whitehouse
As rush-hour traffic slows to a crawl, hopping on a bike looks more attractive - except for the constant risk to life and limb. Weekend Herald reporter Martin Johnston strapped a camera to his helmet to compile a video diary of the obstacles cyclists face.
Bad weather didn't stop hundreds from attending the national Anzac Day commemorative service in central Wellington. Some perched in trees to watch the ceremony at the National War Memorial and hear tributes paid to fallen soldiers as dignitaries, ambassadors and officials sheltered under their programmes from pounding rain and gusty winds. Governor-General Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae, Prime Minister John Key, Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway were among those to attend. They, along with foreign dignitaries and officials laid wreaths at the memorial. Sir Jerry said New Zealanders had served beside Australian allies for 98 years.
Residents from Richmond, Nelson began the clean up after the area was soaked with torrential rain fall causing flash floods. Authorities estimate at least 90 homes in the Tasman District have had some flood inundation as a result of the heavy rain over the past 24 hours. Nelson-Tasman Region Emergency Management Group said building inspectors were checking properties that had been affected. Forecast for the Nelson area is expected to receive more heavy rain over the next 24 hours.
The second highest rainfall recorded in New Zealand in one hour soaked the region yesterday, and MetService has forecast more bad weather for the top of the South Island. Emergency services were inundated with calls for help from residents in the Richmond and Stoke areas as roads were closed, motorists trapped and homes swamped.
Emirates Team New Zealand has not just left the building – they’ve taken it with them. The team’s Wynyard Quarter base, home for the past three years, has been packed into more than 70 40-foot containers and is on the way to San Francisco, courtesy of team sponsor Maersk Line
Timelapse video: Auckland artists Cut Collective paint a stunning 15m X 30m artwork on Terminals New Zealand’s new ten million litre storage tank. The new tank will be launched by Minister of Energy, Hon Simon Bridges at a special event on Friday 19 April.
The Emirates Team New Zealand yard now resembles the port of Auckland with containers coming and going and endlessly being filled. The work is non stop right now in the rush to get the base packed and on a ship to San Francisco.
Dave McArtney, a founding member of pioneering New Zealand rock band Hello Sailor, has died at home in Auckland. He was 62. McArtney rose to prominence after founding Hello Sailor in 1975 with onetime schoolmate Lyon and frontman Graham Brazier, singles included the classic Gutter Black. The song, with its punchy beat and high vocal was written and sung by McArtney - under the working title Sickness Benefit - and had a second life as the theme to hit television series Outrageous Fortune.
Diving in the Three Kings Islands has revealed spectacular marine life but the title for best dive site goes to Catton's Cave on the south side of Rosemary Rock in the Princes Islands group. This clip shows one of the slightly overhanging walls of the cave, which is covered in a huge variety of colourful gorgonian fans, sponges, hydroids, crinoids and ascidians.
The team of explorers that set off for the North Pole on April 7th 2013 have reached their destination after spending a week on the Arctic sea ice. At the top of the world, they have deployed a pod carrying the Flag for the Future and a time capsule with the names of nearly three million people on the North Pole seabed. courtesy GreenpeaceVideo
Wednesday sees the sub-tropical low finally clearing New Zealand leaving a day or two of drier weather. However by Friday more showers are expected and a new big low looks likely to impact our weather next week with more rain, but sun in the forecast too.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are teaming up with director Brian Helgeland for "42," the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has Katniss Everdeen returning home safe with Peeta Mellark, only to be sent into danger again. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
OUSA president Francisco Hernandez talks about the 2013 Hyde Street Keg Party
Six students and their teacher from Auckland's Elim Christian College died on April 15 2008 when they were caught out by flash flooding while canyoning in the Mangatepopo Gorge on an OPC course. nzherald.co.nz pays respect to their memories in this video tribute.
Three Time Lords emerged from the Tardis in Auckland to meet the media and celebrate 50 years since the Doctor Who series first screened in the UK and NZ. The sixth doctor Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy the seventh, and number eight Paul McGann explain the longevity of the series and the voice of the Daleks Nicholas Briggs answers the question: Why are the Daleks so frightening to children?
Rongomai Primary School was treated to a special breakfast with the Blues. Kids Kai Time provides a breakfast service for low decile schools, Michelle McArthur who started the initiative 'Kids Kai Time' is driven to provide children with a nutritional breakfast and lunch, and to also teach the children about oral hygiene and the values if nutritional food.