An outsider tuning in to the Valerie Adams medal ceremony could be excused for thinking Adams came from the small Pacific nation of "ANZ Bank".

Security arrangements for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first royal tour of the Pacific have been stepped up.

Press gallery journalists generally treat the bile and invective directed at them by portions of the blog-a-tariat as an unwelcome and unfortunate byproduct of an otherwise exciting and intellectually challenging job.

John Drinnan asks why are taxpayers set to fund a second overseas format talent show while public broadcasting collapses around our ears?

Greg Dixon reflects on the colourful characters he has encountered and the changes he has witnessed during his 20-year evolution from boy reporter to Canvas deputy editor.

Today's edition of the New Zealand Herald marks a profound change in the way we bring you the news. After 148 years and nine months of daily publication, its also stakes its claim to a clear and important role in the digital world.

Welcome to the new nzherald.co.nz. Along with the new compact Herald newspaper, we are releasing a raft of changes today.

Tell me again - what's the point in the Government hanging on to TVNZ?

Kiwi author Nicky Pellegrino imparts some tricks of the trade.