PoliticsPolitical update with Adam Pearse | Herald NowPolitical update with Adam Pearse | Herald Now Video / Herald NowWatch30 Nov 06:43 PM
WorldArmed bandits seize bride and 13 others in NigeriaBaby also snatched in the raid in Sokoto State over the weekend.30 Nov 06:12 PM
PoliticsRevealed: Councils expected to foot a near $48 billion bill for Local Water Done WellOfficials estimate water service infrastructure will cost $47.9 billion to 2034.30 Nov 04:00 PM
Auckland'Demonstrably unfair': Auckland faces harsher housing density rules than Christchurch, critics sayPublic submissions on Auckland’s Plan Change 120 close on December 19.30 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Hottest trophy site in Ponsonby': Top emergency housing provider sells $6m in motels as Govt grants dipThe 17-bedroom property valued at $4m is the second an Auckland couple have sold in 2025.30 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour knows what’s wrong with NZ, but not what party it wants to beOPINION: The party knows what's going wrong. It's not sure what it wants to be to fix it.30 Nov 07:46 AM
WorldFour dead, 10 wounded in suspected targeted US shootingSan Joaquin County detectives say the attack appears to be targeted.30 Nov 06:11 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall speak to media after conferenceChris Hipkins and Ayesha Verrall speak to media after delivering his conference speech. Video / NZ HeraldWatch30 Nov 02:00 AM
PoliticsLabour will offer cheap loans to allow GPs and nurses to buy into practicesLeader Chris Hipkins closed Labour's 2025 conference with the policy announcement.30 Nov 01:43 AM
PoliticsChris Hipkins delivers his speech at Labour conferenceLabour leader Chris Hipkins closed the Labour Party’s 2025 conference with a speech and policy announcement. Video / NZ HeraldWatch30 Nov 12:29 AM
PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Pretty disappointed’: Mowbray’s personal text to PM amid social media lobbyingThe Herald has obtained texts and emails between the PM and the high-profile lobbyists. 29 Nov 04:00 PM
Politics‘Māori sovereignty’: Labour sets out ambitious pitch to win back Māori seatsLabour's sole Māori electorate MP is laying out the pitch to win back the Māori seats.29 Nov 12:18 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Massive loss': Protesters gathering at sell-off of former 81-unit social housing projectCampaigners hope to shine a light on the Government's fast-paced sell-off of public land.28 Nov 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyGovt orders mining royalty shakeup as decades-old discounts bite Crown takeNearly half of new mining permits since 2013 still use 1996 royalty rates.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: Labour on the cusp of history, but tax wounds will take time to healOPINION: Chris Hipkins has shown tax can be popular, but now he needs to win.28 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsExpelled MP urges Labour restraint in Māori seats to prompt overhangFormer Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris holds one of the seven Māori electorates. 28 Nov 02:07 AM
New Zealand'It's all in the details': Cat campaigner urges humane control of feral animalsFeral cats will now join possums, rats and stoats on the Predator Free 2050 list.27 Nov 10:30 PM
WorldGuardsmen fighting for life after DC shootingAndrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20, were shot metres from the White House.27 Nov 09:13 PM
New ZealandPhillips children 'deserve to know' who tried to help them - Judith Collins Justice Simon Moore KC will examine every agency involved before the kids vanished.27 Nov 08:41 PM
WorldAfghan ex-commander accused of ambush on US troopsThe two Guards, Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, remain critically injured.27 Nov 05:53 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Outdated and dangerous': Govt wants to move e-scooters into cycle lanes as injury costs soarTukituki MP Catherine Wedd says new e-scooter rules could take effect by mid-2026.27 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldIn seven minutes, Liverpool FC’s triumph turned to terrorPaul Doyle admitted guilt moments before his Liverpool parade trial began.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHow does your school rate? NCEA, UE results at every college - rankedOur interactive graph lets you check where your school sits in 2024 education data 27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Watch this space – there's more to come': Hipkins on the tech tax Labour may look atAs Labour grandees gather in Auckland, Chris Hipkins gets ready to rally the troops.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Caution needed moving forward with regional reformsOPINION: Mayors would gain extra responsibilities through new Combined Territories Boards.27 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWhat's missing from the Govt’s regional council plans - OpinionOPINION: No commitment has been made to cap rates or guarantee lower household bills.27 Nov 03:00 PM
PoliticsAbuse in Care: Lake Alice survivors' details shared in ‘extremely serious’ privacy breach Minister, lawyer say survivors have been let down by the state once again. 27 Nov 05:18 AM
New ZealandHundreds of Northland council jobs in limbo as regional reforms spark concernThe plan would scrap all 11 regional councils for mayor‑led boards.27 Nov 12:01 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: What it would really take for Luxon to step asideOPINION: There will be no coup. But the speculation didn't appear out of thin air. 26 Nov 11:44 PM
EntertainmentAgeing rockers, the Queen of Christmas and a dead guitarist: Who MPs want to see at Eden ParkNZ politicians pick the acts they’d love to see on stage as concert push grows.26 Nov 09:10 PM
PoliticsInquiry into Phillips children's disappearance announced: What will be investigatedRecommendations from the inquiry are expected in July next year.26 Nov 08:38 PM
WorldNigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappingsPresident Bola Tinubu has ordered 50,000 new police recruits nationwide.26 Nov 08:18 PM
WorldResidents cut off as floods swamp southern ThailandAn aircraft carrier and helicopters are rescuing stranded residents.26 Nov 08:07 PM
OpinionLifting Kiwisaver contributions to 12% makes sense – when the whole scheme is fixedOPINION: Nearly 26% of New Zealanders say they're struggling to get by financially.26 Nov 05:00 PM