Hot Water Beach Lifeguard Chairman Gary Hinds comments on the drowning of Angelo Tuyay at the beach over the weekend.

'Rap God' comes to capital: Eminem to play one show next year.

A group of women battling terminal cancer tell the Herald what they would do with extra time

Jake La Jeunesse, an American teacher who has struggled to find a fulltime position in NZ, says that the rules are designed to drive immigrants away.

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The Herald investigates whether it's possible to shop plastic free by visting 3 NZ supermarkets armed with a shopping list of 17 kitchen staples or household items.

A pine tree had been ring barked about 90% of the way around. Because of this, it had to be removed.

A 20 metre pine has been destroyed and a pohutukawa attacked as a sea view beckons.

Star Trek actor William Shatner joked about sending Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's baby into space, as he opened Rocket Lab's new factory in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington.

Bus crashes into shop, 3 pedestrians injured, in Birkenhead, Auckland.

Deadly storm Hurricane Michael has obliterated much of the Florida coastline.

NZX drops further after yesterday's huge plunge

Singapore Airlines captain S L Leong explaining the airline's Singapore-New York flight. / Grant Bradley / Airbus

Libby McCarthy first became interested in Myanmar when she was a high school student.

Fiona Miller has sponsored three girls from India and Africa in the past 16 years.

Lower rural speed limits on a city fringe are a developer's dream.

House sale volumes have hit an eight-month low and Auckland's median sale price is sticking in a flat pattern, around $850,000 for nearly two years, new data from the Real Estate Institute shows.

Fuel prices around the country are causing headaches for Kiwi families around the country.

Tauranga teacher Eileen Gilmour is stuck on a pay scale because she started teaching before a university degree was required. / Alan Gibson

COMMENT: There is more to the rising prices than profiteering by oil companies.

The Not For Sale campaign can change lives, says Grant Bayldon.

Seven 14- and 15-year-old Western Springs College girls react to two videos.

Mayor Phil Goff confirmed that he's been approached by a consortium of local businesses about possibly building it with private money.

Public agencies and officials were shown the plans on the condition of secrecy.

Cyberbullying is costing New Zealand $444 million each year in harm to victims and resources to help them, a report reveals.

Squatters leave St Heliers house in shambles after being evicted.

A South Auckland resident kept awake by trucks roaring down his suburban street says he has no other option than to follow the advice of the Deputy Mayor and start taking sleeping pills.

Focus: Who is getting fleeced at the petrol pump?

Pakistan's Supreme Court has postponed its ruling on a final appeal by a Christian woman on death row since 2010 on charges of blasphemy.