New ZealandGallipoli in Minecraft - FlythroughThe landscape of war is being recreated in an online game of Minecraft that will appeal to all ages. The Gallipoli in Minecraft exhibition at Auckland Museum opens tomorrow and runs until October 11. A virtual world recreating the 1915 Gallipoli landscape in the popular game of Minecraft will be downloadable from Anzac Day. Watch22 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand12 Questions: Dr Monty SoutarAuthor and historian Dr Monty Soutar specialises in Maori military history in both World Wars and is involved in Maori TV’s Anzac Day coverage. He talks war, racism and the East Coast.20 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldAuschwitz guard, 93, on trial for murderThe 93-year-old 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz' will go on trial tomorrow charged with complicity in the murder of 300,000 Auschwitz prisoners.19 Apr 09:08 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Gun mishap failed to mar sterling career85: Major was one of the "A" Battery commanders when a 101-gun royal salute in Auckland's Albert Park backfired in June 1911, injuring four.15 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandTaonga pics caught in US lawsuitThe fate of an invaluable archive of up to 8 million historic New Zealand newspaper photographs and negatives is before the courts in Little Rock, Arkansas.14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandOur reporting team in TurkeyOn April 25, New Zealanders around the world will commemorate the centenary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.09 Apr 10:33 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Nation's grief over brothers lost83:The Holz brothers — Ernest, William and their younger brother Allan — signed up for war on the same day.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli: We remember themOur countdown begins to the 100-year anniversary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.06 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: The Anzac ceremoniesOur countdown begins to the 100-year anniversary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.06 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandStretcher-bearer's family photoThe Herald is publishing a series of video diaries to mark the Gallipoli centenary. This week, we’re telling the stories of five New Zealand residents with strong ties.06 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSir Ed's mountain of memoriesAuckland Museum is host to more than 100 fragments of Sir Edmund Hillary's life. Here are 10 objects from Auckland Museum's Hillary collection.03 Apr 04:43 AM
New ZealandThe Dalmatians and their wineOne hundred years ago, a teenaged Josip Babich removed the boots in which he'd trudged through muddy swamps searching for kauri gum - and trampled delicate grapes with his bare feet.27 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli work fetches $257k at auctionA painting that symbolises the pain and tragedy of the failed World War I Gallipoli campaign was sold yesterday to an undisclosed bidder.25 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Lawyer was a true All Black 'Original'79: When World War I broke out, Harper was a 35-year-old father of two and partner at a well-established Christchurch legal practice.25 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMad Men mania for final seasonDevotees still have time to dive back into the over-sexed and over-boozed world of Don Draper, the square-jawed executive atop Sterling Cooper, played by Jon Hamm.22 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldRichard III to finally get royal burialDug out of a car park five centuries after his mutilated body was unceremoniously interred, England's Richard III will finally be given a burial fit for a king.22 Mar 03:48 AM
New ZealandThe carpenter who built a cityThe man hailed as the "Father of Auckland" was modest and meticulous and liked to keep the record straight when it came to tales of his noble deeds.20 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGun turret was 'eaten by ants'What has happened to the gun turret of the Achilles which was on display at a scrap metal yard in Neilson St in Onehunga?16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandVolcanoes, elephant built the cityA fledgling Auckland was not only built on volcanoes but created from them - through the hard graft of Maori stonemasons, prison inmates and a royal elephant named Tom.13 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 years since first NZ marlin hookedIt has been 100 years since the first marlin was caught in New Zealand waters on a rod and line, and game fishermen are celebrating the occasion in the Bay of Islands.12 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldBlossoms hide awful truthIt is spring in Tokyo, but Toshiko Takagi cannot bear to see office workers sitting beneath cherry blossom in the parks that dot the Sumida district where she lives.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionRussell Stone: City's birthday of choice fits it perfectlyThis year Auckland very successfully celebrated its 175th birthday. But did we celebrate on the right day?09 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldThe Emperor rides once again in ParisOn March 20, Napoleon Bonaparte will once more set foot on the cobbled streets of Paris, the staging point of his plan to rout his enemies and recover the empire he lost.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Medals should remain in NZThe Protected Objects Act plays an important role in safeguarding this country's heritage. But there will be times when the ministry should not be straitjacketed by the act.07 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldHistorian accuses Allied troops of mass rape in GermanyHundreds of thousands of German women were raped by British, American and French soldiers after the end of the Second World War, a German historian has claimed.07 Mar 01:44 AM
TravelA long history of going placesAn exhibition about the Kiwi overseas experience shows New Zealanders have been exploring the world since the early 1900s.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandLiner's voyage marks Gallipoli centenaryThe Gallipoli centennial starts on the Auckland waterfront on Friday when the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth sets up a "poppy wall" which will sail with the ship to Turkey.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland's 175th anniversary: Over the rainbowAuckland and NZ have won international fame for our America's Cup and round-the-world yachtsmen. Suzanne McFadden charts the way the city and gulf have helped our sailors graduate from banana boxes to world-beaters.20 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHappy in 'Dream' job at 94There was only one thing that mildly irked Joyce Irving when she got her performance schedule for A Midsummer Night's Dream: she wouldn't appear every night.11 Feb 04:00 PM
