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Cell towers in Hawke’s Bay need $20m upgrades to protect against natural disasters
A new cyclone study calls for an upgrade to cell towers. The industry isn't convinced.

9 ways AI can change your life in 2025
Your New Year's resolutions are about to get a big helping hand.

When running 400km is the easy part
New York Times: A man with autism, his devoted mother and a seemingly endless race.

Summer reads: No body, no crime? How does a missing person case become a murder?
Senior Herald reporters take an in-depth look at true crime cases.

Richard Prebble: Trump, climate change and AI - my predictions for 2025
The Government needs to use more accurate modeling of the economy.

Cherry skies: Summerfruit airlift about to take off
The summer rush for $100m in exports is about to start.

Opinion: Why Auckland’s future is shaped by its superdiverse majority
Auckland's diversity grows, but minorities under-represented in leadership roles.

Editorial: A new year - is your glass half empty or half full?
Ask not what your country can do for you ...

Ageing gracefully: All you need to know about middle age
From heart health to cancer to beauty: 13 stories with expert advice on getting older.

Javier Blas: Prepare for a bumpy year in coffee, oil and other commodities
Expect your expresso to be more expensive in 2025.

'I am living now': Dai Henwood on battling incurable cancer and how he told his kids
'Part memoir, part masterclass in hope.'

Market close: Sharemarket falls more than 1% on last day of trading for 2024
But the NZX index finished the year with a gain of 11.4%.

Chris Rattue: Who was the top Kiwi sportsperson of 2024?
OPINION: Why 2024 was a standout year for Kiwi sports ... and drama for some.

Brand Beckham shareholders score $220m in dividends
Financial Times: Footballer continues to earn healthily from his name.

Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt
It was a lifestyle of flashy opulence - until the money ran out.

New Year reset: 7 things to add or subtract for happiness, according to science
Psychologist Jacqueline Nesi on the strategies that have been proven to boost well-being.

I read 50 books each year. Here's how you can too
The good news? It doesn't take hard work, just a smart system.

Matthew Hooton: Government faces death by a thousand cuts
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Matthew Hooton.

How Erin Routliffe went from rock bottom to world No 1
Twice, she nearly walked away from tennis forever. This year, she became world No 1.

Auckland bail facilities under scrutiny after raid finds drugs, AK-47 and ammo - again
It's the second time drugs and guns have been found at an Ahikaa Trust bail property.

Honoured: Transpower chair Keith Turner
"When it doesn’t perform, everybody notices. When it does perform, nobody notices.”

Knighted: Billionaire philanthropist Sir Ted Manson
'Mum’s kindness has allowed me to be the person I am today. She guided and loved me.'

Knighthood for lifetime of Waikato community leadership: Sir John Gallagher
Sir John Gallagher is particularly proud of his work with Habitat for Humanity Hamilton.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: December 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Honoured: My Food Bag’s Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie
“It’s not an award for us, it’s an award for the industry.”

NZ Herald’s top 24 Premium stories of 2024
Catch up with 24 of the best-read Premium articles from the year.

Letters: People should debate the details of tolls on roads
OPINION: 'Discussion needs to focus on should every vehicle pay the same'.

How to fend off mosquitoes
NY Times: The easiest ways to keep mosquitoes at bay and stay comfortable outdoors.