Paul Charman mingles and meets an old friend on his way to Great Barrier Island.

In the midst of the raging inferno enveloping Christchurch's picturesque Port Hills, came a new life.

The Herald this week marks the launch of Super Diverse Woman. Today we talk to Barbara Ala'alatoa.

A 50kg rottweiler has taken on the role of father and protector of three abandoned kittens.

Super Diverse Women was launched at an event at NZME Central in Auckland, with inaugural chairwoman Mai Chen addressing the crowd.

COMMENT: As if driving on the wrong side of the road isn't confusing enough, what's really confusing is sitting in the wrong side of the car, writes Raybon Kan.

Pre and post-natal depression has been studied exhaustively in mothers - but a new study of 3500 Kiwi men has revealed how dads are also affected by the baby blues.

Civil Defence minister questions the emergency response to the Port Hills fires, which have destroyed five houses and caused hundreds to flee.

A local property owner in Waihi Beach is at odds with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council over the management of an erosion control project that affects his land. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Pike River families say a commitment to leave the coal mine unsealed and inspect it with drone technology falls short of their requests, but is still "very positive".

Three investigations are underway into how a helicopter pilot and war hero died fighting a fire, as Army chief Major General Peter Kelly pays tribute.

Pike River families are meeting with Prime Minister Bill English for the first time this afternoon.

Police have arrested and charged a man with indecent assault and burglary after an incident at a Hamilton house on Saturday night.

Charges have been laid against a Timaru lumber yard in which a toddler died when a log fell on him last year.

The New Zealand arm of Domino's Pizza Enterprises is helping the company rake in the dough, with a strong first-half profit. The

Mankind is already adapting to the widespread impacts of future climate change - but how did we do it in the past? A Kiwi researcher has helped explain.

New research co-authored by a New Zealand scientist has linked deforestation to the deadly Ebola virus.

It's being called another "dirty deal", but the Green Party decision to help Greg O'Connor win the Wellington seat of Ohariu is a sensible and pragmatic move.

Wellington Hospital has received more than $18,000 in donations and 17 PlayStations after its PlayStation was stolen from the cancer ward on Waitangi weekend.

Laura McGoldrick talks to Met Service Forecaster Georgina Griffiths about what to expect from the weather this week.

COMMENT: Peter Dunne's time in Parliament may be coming to an end.

New Zealanders who make racist attacks could soon be charged with committing a hate crime, the Police Commissioner has revealed.

Domino's is raking in the dough after recording sales over A$1 billion in the half-year period.

Splore Festival is one of New Zealand's most enduring showcases of music and arts, Laura McGoldrick talks to Performance Director Emma Vicker-Herberts about how the festival has managed to last so long.

Readers share their tales of woe under canvas - from tornadoes to tiger sharks.

A yacht fire left a person suffering smoke inhalation this morning.

Kiwi women and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions have joined together to create a campaign calling on the government for equal pay.

Bronwyn Sell checks into an 118-room property with a small-hotel feel.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has described the moment he captured the Taranaki volcano from aboard the International Space Station.

A campervan driver will appear in court next week accused of causing a severe brain injury to a Canadian tourist.