New ZealandWoman charged $5.1m to track down former lover and stolen family fortune He promised to invest the money but took it to Italy and disappeared. 23 May 11:00 PM
CrimeJudge grants mercy for phone repairer who went viral trying to AirDrop intimate photoHis name cannot be published but his face is all over the internet. 23 May 02:25 AM
WorldUS Education Department must reinstate nearly 1400 fired workersThe agency dropped thousands of employees on the first day of the Trump administration.23 May 01:10 AM
WorldInside the mushroom mystery: Key evidence in triple-murder trialAn officer searched Melbourne grocers for two days after a mushroom poisoning.22 May 06:10 AM
New ZealandMan jailed for 'unprecedented' courtroom attack on judgeThe sentencing judge said the assault went 'to the heart of our justice system'.22 May 05:00 AM
CrimeRare sentence for rapist who posed as teen on Snapchat to lure 13yo victimHe insists it's all a conspiracy, leaving no hope for rehabilitation, the Crown says.22 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandBudget 2025: Every budget item in one interactiveUse the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.22 May 02:41 AM
New ZealandThe horrifying ordeal behind Auckland's high-profile gang torture caseThe victim was tortured with drills, hot water and a metal pole.21 May 09:41 AM
WorldWoman visited death cap mushroom web page a year before fatal lunch, jury toldSearches made on a computer found at Erin Patterson’s home have been a revealed in trial.21 May 09:08 AM
CrimeInside the Comancheros revenge plot against bodybuilder's family after gang exit stoushIt was a messy break-up for the high-ranking patched member. His family paid the price.21 May 07:01 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPublic feedback overwhelmingly negative to bootcamp bill, MPs recommend physical force safeguardsProviders will be able to use force against children as a last resort.21 May 04:47 AM
New Zealand'Terrifying': Union urges tougher laws after stevedore's nighttime fall from ship into seaThe Government says changing laws governing visiting ships is 'complex' and 'difficult'.21 May 03:00 AM
CrimeJail for woman who stabbed cabbie six times after announcing she couldn't pay fareThe woman, who had been out of prison less than a month, victimised an Afghan refugee.21 May 02:20 AM
New Zealand'Please God, not my son': Family's pain remains as killer confesses 20 years on Michael Slade died in a house bus fire that police thought was accidental.21 May 12:33 AM
New ZealandFormer top real estate agent's home detention bid thrown out despite 'savage' prison attackThe Crown calls Aaron Drever a calculated criminal lacking self-awareness.20 May 10:13 PM
WorldErin Patterson's phone records analysed in triple-murder trialRecords suggest possible visits to death cap mushroom sites in April and May 2023.20 May 05:14 AM
Politics'Psychological warfare': Shock move pushes out Te Pāti Māori haka punishment verdictParliament's Privileges Committee recommended suspending three Te Pāti Māori MPs.20 May 02:57 AM
CrimeNZ's largest corporate corruption case: How two Australians duped Spark with $20m in contractsCorrupt company directors Sean Bryan and Mark Lester are headed to prison.20 May 02:21 AM
WorldDiddy trial: Ventura's former best friend alleges hammer, choking incidentsKerry Morgan also testified Ventura lost her 'confidence' and 'sparkle' while with Combs.19 May 10:30 PM
OpinionOpinion: Denying prisoners the vote undermines democratic valuesImprisonment aims to incapacitate, deter, rehabilitate, and enact retribution.19 May 07:00 PM
New ZealandEx-partner of double killer twice ruled insane alleges 'massive' failure by NZ health systemA review of his mental health care is currently in progress.19 May 06:43 PM
CrimeHigh-risk sex offender abused boy, 4, while in emergency housing'Something's not right up here', he admitted when police asked why he abused two victims.19 May 05:00 PM
WorldErin Patterson allegedly visited death cap site before fatal lunchA retired pharmacist found death cap mushrooms where she had been before the incident.19 May 07:06 AM
CrimeArsonist blames meth and psychedelics after $4m Auckland lodge destroyed in blazeShe predicted to a friend she would burn the place down, then she followed through. 19 May 04:37 AM
New Zealand'I'm the outcast': Niece speaks of how uncle's sexual assault made her the villain'I feel as if I’ve lost so much more from your actions than you did,' she told him.18 May 09:00 PM
New ZealandStudent's business website removed after violent past while insane exposedThe student was found not guilty due to insanity four years ago.18 May 05:00 PM
CrimeFormer police officer and wife arrested after attack at Boyz II Men concert at Spark ArenaAn ex-police officer threatened to dig up the victim's deceased mum.18 May 05:00 AM
New Zealand‘Bittersweet’: Why family left mouldy property where their baby diedFamily wanted to leave as mould issues continued but were torn by the home's nostalgia. 17 May 03:00 AM
New ZealandLegal aid: What is it and who’s entitled to itForecast spending for 2025 is $297.3 million, a 54.6% rise from 2020.16 May 11:00 PM
WorldDiddy trial: Cassie bursts into tears after question about sex actVentura entered her fifth day of testimony and third day of cross examination.16 May 09:39 PM
WorldSalman Rushdie's attacker sentenced to 25 years in prisonThe optical nerve of Rushdie's eye was severed in the 2022 attack.16 May 08:32 PM
Kahu'I'm a recidivist offender': Woman's journey from criminal to mentorAllen has 178 convictions and has devoted herself to helping Northland addicts recover16 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘Dagger through my heart’: JP linked to $1.8m scam unmasked after failed secrecy bidSuren Sharma allegedly helped criminals steal $1.8m from 12 investment scam victims.16 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Longstanding antipathy': Man stabbed cop in the head so hard the knife brokeVaughan Elliot Subritzky has been jailed for the stabbing of a police officer.16 May 08:00 AM
