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‘No secret society’: How women in sport learn best

How trailblazing Kiwi coaches are creating safe spaces for female leaders to learn.

AI assistants, the homeless crisis and Birkin bag sells for $16.7 million NZ

Herald Now panel discussion with Deborah Pead from Pead PR and Chelsea Daniels, Host of The Front Page with Ryan Bridge. Video / Herald NOW

Broadcaster Hamish McKay opens up about his dramatic 50 kilo weight loss

NZ broadcaster and former 3News sports reader Hamish McKay speaks to Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge about losing 50 kilograms. Video / Herald NOW

AI-driven exam breaches surge as schools grapple with cheating; top principal issues warning

Busted: 10 students took too long in the toilet, 88 had phones, 59 used AI.

More extreme weather for Upper South Island

Heather Keats, Metservice Head of Weather News talks to Ryan Bridge on Herald Now. Video / Herald NOW

Students cheating with AI; and anti-scammer taskforce | NZ Herald News Update: July 11, 2025

AI leading to a surge in cheating in schools and anti-scam taskforce to tackle online scammers. Video / NZ Herald

The Big Sleepout returns after 6 years

Auckland City Councillor, Josephine Bartley is among the leaders who chose to sleep it rough for a night.

Robert Beaglehole: NZ is on the cusp of smokefree history – we should celebrate

OPINION: Smoking rates in New Zealand have dropped to under 7% in six years.

Smokefree Rockquest Nelson Regional Finals 2025 Highlights

Highlights from Nelson's Smokefree Rockquest Regional Finals 2025. Video / Supplied

NZ's LNG import plan could cost up to $1b, report reveals

Smaller LNG options would cost more per gigajoule but need less infrastructure.

MetService severe weather July 10-13

MetService severe weather July 10-13. Video / MetService

Rainbow Warrior bombing remembered, and alleged murder in Hamilton | NZ Herald Afternoon News Update

The fatal bombing of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior has been remembered 40 years on, and a man has been arrested after an alleged murder in Hamilton. Video / NZ Herald

Ruby Tui earns Black Ferns recall for final test before World Cup

Five players were unavailable for selection in the final test before the World Cup.

'Scope for it': Foster backs AUSNZ XV to feature in 2029 Lions tour

Ian Foster wants to see the AUSNZ XV side feature in New Zealand.

'Quite exceptional': Young man killed in Stewart Island hunting trip tragedy remembered

Jock Davies was shot dead on a hunting trip to Rakiura Stewart Island.

Napier woollen yarn producer to close, 26 job losses

Design Spun had hoped to keep its mill running in Napier but that was 'not achievable'.