The Herald looks back at six central-Auckland killings in the 1940s and 1950s.

Hibiscus & Ruthless is the second film by director Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa

Teachers now have to have better English than doctoral students at NZ universities.

Bill would require listing at least 10 languages as "national priority languages".

Diverse population spurs students to learn other nations' languages.

Niue adds another string to its festival line-up, writes Siena Yates.

Up to 14 cases of dengue fever have been reported in New Zealand this month

Teacher went to a funeral not realising she had left a 4-year-old girl in the van.

A police spokesperson said she was located by two members of the public.

Bad year ends on a low

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School's board of trustees said the money has not been spent.

Fiji Airways has opened a new 'world class' lounge at Nadi International Airport.

Ross Ardern's new job will move him closer to his daughter, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Waikiki-style Asian fusion converts even the fussiest eater, finds Martin Silk.

Eli Orzessek finds the answers to your travel questions.

Continent of Zealandia was always there. Why did it take a century to prove it?

Preschool teacher censured despite discharge without conviction for assaulting a relative.

Ardern used her global TV moment to call for politics to be taken out of climate change.

Pacific league is at an all-time high — but is the sport savvy enough to capitalise on it?

Legal bid to halt Rugby League World Cup final dropped.

Winston Aldworth discovers a Fijian day retreat with a difference on Malamala Island.

Rising sea levels and a catastrophic toxic fallout threaten Pacific paradise.

The swells were huge when the solo sailor knew he'd have to take his chances in the ocean.

A resort in Samoa woos visitors to come back, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Police were pleased with behaviour at the match, but two fans made bad decisions.

Former Tongan rugby captain Isi Fatani captured the poignant images in Tonga.

NZ Government offers up to $3m to help Papua New Guinea with cost of asylum seekers.

Tongan fans have been showing their support for the team back on the home island.

A Royal NZ Air Force Orion has lost power in one engine but has landed safely.

The three men having been missing for more than five days after going fishing on Monday.