PremiumPremiumConstructionHirepool hit with second loss, directors push out debt refinancing deadline Hirepool’s net loss blew out to $13.49m in 2025 as hire revenue slumped.30 Dec 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyNZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emergesThe country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.29 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAlice SoperAlice Soper: My personal honours list for the women who lit up sport this yearOPINION: From netball to rugby, a new wave of women smashed long-held records in 2025.29 Dec 07:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNick Leggett: Can emerging infrastructure bipartisanship survive an election campaign?Research shows a stable project pipeline could save $2.3b to $4.7b every year.29 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: How to say no without guilt when culture and burnout collideOPINION: A University of Auckland survey found nearly 90% had experienced burnout.29 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand2025 road toll on track for historic low amid tougher policing and safer roads This year's total of 269 deaths as of last night is down 8% on 2024. 29 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Winston, FTAs and farm votes – what’s really at stake in 2026OPINION: One thing you can say about Luxon’s Lot is they are farmer-friendly.29 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCroc attack: Dad bashed at playground over kid's shoesHe was sentenced to 150 hours' community work and two years' supervision.29 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandFire crews attend sites of property damage as strong winds buffet AucklandFire crews removed debris from roads as strong winds buffeted Auckland. Video / Jason DordayWatch29 Dec 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Our goal was to save the Queen': Owner puts Lakeland Queen business on marketOwner Damon Hagaman spent $2.5m restoring the Lakeland Queen and its jetty.29 Dec 12:09 AM
New ZealandChristmas Day pup marks start of sea lion breeding season on Otago coastTui's pup continues the legacy of Mum, who sparked mainland breeding in 1993.28 Dec 11:01 PM
New ZealandPolice hand sex offender prison death to Coroner 400 days after body found in cellKingi Hemi was serving six years in Ngawha Prison for attacks on children.28 Dec 11:00 PM
New ZealandTongan mission treats hundreds of animalsTauranga vet Mariska Chalmers led a team of eight Kiwi volunteers running a free clinic.28 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyHow a teen warehouse job led to a $73m supermarket openingHe started as a picker in a distribution centre, now he's buying a $14m supermarket.28 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyMega property deals: The 11 biggest commercial sales of the yearWho's still got money to buy $1.8b of properties in 2025? An exclusive list answers that.28 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessGull, NPD merger should bring fuel prices down – AAThe merged NPD-Gull group would control about 240 fuel sites nationwide.28 Dec 03:54 AM
TravelShe's visited every country on the planet solo – and there's only one she won't go back toJessica Nabongo visited 195 countries by the time she was 35. 28 Dec 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Our life has been consumed': Remuera couple's six-year legal fight over 'defective' renoThe builder successfully sued the couple after they refused to pay their bills. 28 Dec 01:04 AM
EntertainmentScreen-time survival kit: Family-friendly movies and TV to stream with the kids this summerWe've rounded up the best wholesome entertainment to enjoy with the family this summer.27 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe offspring: How heirs to Kiwi family fortunes earn their keep Meet the heirs of New Zealand's wealthiest families.27 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: The biggest money lessons I've learned in 2025OPINION: Climate risk, insurance refusals and AI changed how we think about money, homes.27 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDavid Harvey: Missed chances on media reform haunt today’s online regulation debateOPINION: Why a 2013 blueprint may still be the answer to today’s internet angst.27 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: The disquieting cost of a generation that scrolls more than it readsOPINION: Deep reading builds patience, memory and healthy democracy.27 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'30 each, big ones 50': The Facebook posts that cost a diver his ute In 2025, MPI caught 26 people illegally trading kaimoana. Most received a warning.27 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMusic festival drug testers brace for surge in cocaine, ketamine useKetamine-related hospital admissions have risen more than sevenfold since 2014.27 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland player scoops $5.5m Powerball days before new yearThe $5.5m ticket was sold at New World Green Bay in Auckland.27 Dec 08:36 AM
EntertainmentSummer festival horror stories: Mud, lost keys and a tent infernoFrom Portaloo pitfalls to fiery infernos, these festivals really packed a punch. 27 Dec 06:00 AM
New Zealand‘Long road to rehab’: Kim Dotcom shares raw video of stroke recoveryThe 51-year-old entrepreneur suffered the stroke on November 7 last year.27 Dec 04:23 AM
New ZealandLadi6 shares powerful Christmas message after family car accidentHer whanau were hit on Christmas morning as they parked to go swimming.27 Dec 02:09 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Why you should consider investing outside of New ZealandOPINION: The NZ sharemarket makes up about 0.1% of all the shares in the world.27 Dec 02:00 AM
Lifestyle‘I’ve had the best time’: Kiwi woman’s bucket-list life with terminal cancerFaced with incurable cancer, Hayley Killalea took a world tour.27 Dec 01:00 AM
New Zealand'A life of service': Chief Justice honours former High Court judge Robert SmellieHon Robert Smellie CNZM KC died on December 23 at age 95.27 Dec 12:23 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleFrom quakes to cool: How Christchurch became the city everyone wants to live inNo traffic jams, cheaper housing, good food - what's not to like?26 Dec 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCecilia RobinsonCecilia Robinson: New Zealand through migrant eyes – fairness, freedom and family lifeOPINION: Why New Zealand quietly became the country I chose to call home.26 Dec 10:00 PM
