Over the past two years The Warehouse Group has embarked on a wide-ranging strategy aimed at returning New Zealand's biggest listed retail business to its former glory.

For all New Zealand's notable achievements at the world's premier rowing venues, one combination stands supreme.

Stephen Swart told an unpopular truth for the good it might do. It has taken years: 15 since he first told a journalist, eight since he became the first teammate of Lance Armstrong to go on the record about a plague of doping in their sport.

With 2012 nearly at an end, who is your pick for New Zealander of the Year? In the arts, it's been a big year for people like Bret McKenzie, Kimbra and Sir Peter Jackson.

Who are the finalists in the New Zealand Herald New Zealander of the Year awards?