Wild police pursuit: Kids in car head wrong way on motorway
Seven children aged 13 and 14 apprehended after chase.
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All you need to know: Rio medallists begin campaign as NZ medal hunt continues
Here's all you need to know about today's action.
'Not my best': Exceptional Kiwi schoolgirl struggles in 400m final
Dunedin schoolgirl Erika Fairweather finished eighth in the Olympic 400m final.
JLo posts steamy kiss with Ben Affleck
Sealed with a kiss: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are now Instagram official.
'I've never been through anything like this - flood one day, fire the next'
Fire crews have been battling a large blaze in Westport early today.
Westport woman's tears as 'whole life' destroyed by flood
The Herald returns home with a Westport resident to survey the flood damage to her home.
'Please, mummy, don't let them take me': Mum on the run - police uplift young girl on Ruapehu slopes
The girl was crying and pleading with her mother: 'Why do I have to go?'
Climate change: NZ imported more than million tonnes of 'dirty' coal
Coal imports from Indonesia in 2020 was 1.084 million tonnes, just over one billion kg.
Chathams in 24hrs: New Zealand's most ambitious day trip?
Pack your bags for 1600km return and New Zealand's most bracing day trip.
Brokers' Picks: The best and worst performing shares at mid-year point
Mid-year results in the Herald Brokers Picks game don't all reflect the NZX-50 returns.
'Deeply upset': Owner of hot air balloon crash that injured 11 speaks
A balloon "hit by a gust of wind" crashed and hit a fence in Arrowtown, Otago this morning
Humiliated and angry: Call for sex work convictions to be wiped
One woman was turned away from Canada due to a historic sex work charge.
Watch: Shocking moment wrong-way driver rams police car
A police car was dramatically rammed in downtown Auckland this morning.
Exclusive: 'Extensive' backlogs at Waikato heart services, govt adviser's warning
Patients needing urgent heart care were waiting more than six months, emails reveal.
The Chats: The niche Aussie band you need to know about
The Chats are heading to New Zealand and you're about to become their biggest fan.
NZ's meth crisis: The rural towns bearing the brunt
Wastewater data obtained by the Herald provides a stark view of our national drug problem.
'We know they are slaves': Labour MP breaks ranks on China
Louisa Wall claims China is using Uyghur prisoners as "slaves".
Katie Harris: Education needed to stop 'revenge porn' - why we need more than a law change
OPINION: 'The sexual violation lives frozen in time online for the world to see.'
Auckland suburbs rezoned for apartments: Is your property affected?
Large swathes of suburban Auckland are being rezoned for apartments.
Money Talks: Renata Blair - Bringing a Māori world view to banking
Liam Dann talks to BNZ's Renata Blair about bridging the cultural divide in banking.
Winter wonderland: Snow blankets south, major highways reopen
The thunderstorm could bring high-intensity snowfall and make driving hazardous.
New Zealand's most luxurious winter lodges
The most luxurious hotels and lodges around New Zealand.
Polar blast: Roads closed, flights cancelled, huge waves to pound Wellington coast
Powerful 6m waves could dump debris on roads and threaten homes.
Watch: 'Can we start my time again?' - Covid alert interrupts MPs
The alert causing amusing scenes in Parliament, interrupting Judith Collins' speech.
Wellington region moving to alert level 2: What you need to know
Wellington region will move to alert level 2 from 6pm today until 11.59pm on Sunday.
Lois Turei: 'I needed to step up and bring my wahine Māori to the fore'
NZME was ready to adopt a bicultural strategy and I needed to pay some dues.
Live: Super Blues crowned champions! The 18-year drought ends
All the action from the Super Rugby Transtasman final between the Blues and Highlanders.
The world's hottest hotels, from NZ to Old York
The 25 newest and most in demand hotels on the planet.
Salad, hangi, cauliflower tacos not healthy enough for free school lunches
National MP Paul Goldsmith asks if health has come at the price of edibility for lunches.
Olympus has fallen: Canterbury ski field faces $50k repairs
The club faces Herculean task to repair roads or miss back-to-back ski seasons.
Interactive: Who's paying the highest rent in NZ?
Red spread: tenants' plight in two major cities revealed - interactive Herald graphics
'Targeted and terrorised' - PM announces apology for dawn raids
They have been called a 'shameful stain' on New Zealand's history.