New ZealandDon't panic, remember your towel: Sci-fi music festival touching down in TakapauThe CHB Sanctuary Sounds festival theme is retro-futuristic world of vintage sci-fi.02 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumSchool RugbyCondor Sevens: The unlikely high school champions nobody saw comingCoach Tom Peyton built this title run over three years on a zero budget.02 Dec 02:55 AM
New Zealand'Significant fall from grace': Former Covid response lead stole $1.8m from DHBsAlister Thorby was arrested while trying to board a flight to Australia.02 Dec 02:37 AM
PremiumPremiumKiwiSaverContradictory? Govt eyes allowing KiwiSaver withdrawals for farms as Nats tout lift in contributionsCritics say policy shifts clash with plans to make workers save more for retirement.30 Nov 08:00 PM
CompaniesKiwiRail fined more than $200,000 after worker injured in preventable fallMyles Dyeming spent days in a coma and his recovery from the fall took 10 months.29 Nov 10:59 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyGovt orders mining royalty shakeup as decades-old discounts bite Crown takeNearly half of new mining permits since 2013 still use 1996 royalty rates.28 Nov 04:00 PM
Wellington'Heartless suffering': Man jailed after racehorse starves to deathSPCA inspectors seized two surviving horses found emaciated and exposed.28 Nov 02:10 AM
New Zealand'Everyone loves it': TV comeback for sheep dog trials'The biggest crowd that watches any of our sports events watches the sheep dog trials.'26 Nov 10:26 PM
New Zealand'It didn’t kill Chloe immediately’: Questions after baby's sudden unexplained death in foster careChloe Nicholson failed to wake up from her nap nine years ago. 26 Nov 06:00 AM
MotorsportTop riders set to light up tracks as Suzuki International Series roars backRacing starts at Taupo International Motorsport Park on December 6.25 Nov 08:00 PM
New Zealand'My little darlings': Mother farewells her three children killed in Sanson house fireMourners in colourful attire filled Crossroads Church in Palmerston North to say goodbye.24 Nov 11:33 PM
New ZealandPrivate service held for father who died at scene of Sanson house fire trple tragedyDean Field was farewelled at a private service held at his family's request.24 Nov 08:46 PM
WellingtonSecond arrest after Wellington daylight shooting at Pukehinau flatsPolice stopped the 22-year-old in Palmerston North and found a shotgun.24 Nov 04:37 AM
New ZealandWatch: Moment two knocked out in US debut of controversial ‘run it straight’ sportThe Utah clash has drawn over 17 million views on Instagram.24 Nov 03:00 AM
EntertainmentFrom QI to Kirikiriroa: Alan Davies set for long-awaited NZ returnThe QI star begins his 10-date New Zealand tour in Hamilton on July 31.23 Nov 08:42 PM
New Zealand‘Not an optional extra’: Tairāwhiti schools vow to keep Te Tiriti at heart of learningLawyer Tania Waikato has compiled a nationwide list of over 800 schools so far.21 Nov 02:16 AM
New Zealand‘Three beautiful angels’: Colourful farewell planned for Sanson siblings killed in house fire Mourners are asked to wear bright colours to celebrate the children’s lives.21 Nov 02:06 AM
CrimeTeen dies two days after Manawatū crash between car and truckThe collision involved a car and a truck on Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd.20 Nov 12:08 AM
EntertainmentDick Move, Earth Tongue and Foley among 20 to get new NZOA gig fundingThis $500,000 pilot fund is designed to help local artists take their music on the road.19 Nov 08:00 PM
New ZealandSupport for schoolmates of Sanson fire victims lacking, guardian saysHugo, August and Goldie were killed on Saturday.19 Nov 03:50 AM
Sustainable business & financeFoodstuffs’ quiet push to electrify its grocery fleetEach truck could cut 190 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.18 Nov 03:59 PM
New ZealandPolice treating 'horrific' deaths of Sanson children as a homicideAugust, Hugo and Goldie were killed on Saturday.18 Nov 04:40 AM
Sport‘Backwards step’: Doctor’s warning as ‘run it straight’ arrives in USThe controversial sport, which led to a teen's death in NZ, has its US debut this week.17 Nov 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEntertainment‘I know how to create a world’: The Nutcracker designer Tracy Grant Lord's magic touchFrom chocolate fish to gumboots, it's a very Kiwi kind of Christmas.17 Nov 05:00 AM
New ZealandLocal businessman and his children believed dead after 'catastrophic' house fireThe Herald has spoken to several locals who knew the family living at the Sanson house.16 Nov 03:34 AM
New ZealandWhere the winning record-breaking Lotto tickets were soldThe $55m prize was split three ways in the must-be-won Powerball draw. 15 Nov 10:40 PM
New Zealand'Complex and hazardous': Forensic pathologist to probe house fire that left four deadThree children were killed in Saturday's blaze.15 Nov 10:32 PM
New ZealandSeveral people dead after major house fire, police hunted for missing children after blazeUpset neighbour described the owners of the property as a "lovely family". 15 Nov 06:34 AM
New Zealand‘Can never explain how grateful I am’: Mum's double lung transplant gift from strangerNew Zealand’s organ donor rates are trailing behind Australia and the UK.14 Nov 09:00 PM
New ZealandFrom dairy to gold: How the Dyers built a kiwifruit dynasty'If you are not constantly adapting to change, you’re going backwards.' 14 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesHow NZ companies can build resilience through economic uncertaintyFinalists fo the AWS Company of the Year are The a2 Milk Company, Fonterra and Rocket Lab.13 Nov 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Hasn’t even started his life yet': 4-month-old given chemo for large brain tumour'Looking at an empty bassinet where my baby should be sleeping breaks me.'13 Nov 07:00 PM
New Zealand'The lucky one': The story of NZ's only active WWII MustangThe plane lay unused in a Mapua shed for more than 50 years before its revival.13 Nov 05:36 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyGlittering promises: What New Zealand’s new planned gold mines will deliverGold prices have surged past $7000 an ounce, driving new mine projects.12 Nov 06:00 PM
