TravelNZ’s best 10 city beaches have been named, but which will you vote as your winner?Voting is open for the country's top beaches across five categories. Which will you pick?20 Jan 09:01 PM
PremiumBusinessEx-Bell Gully solicitor raises US$55m for AI start-upIBM and Uber have joined the list of blue-chip customers.20 Jan 05:15 PM
All BlacksFrance to again send weakened squad for All Blacks season openerFabien Galthie again faces the All Blacks with a largely second-string squad.20 Jan 04:53 PM
New ZealandNapier CBD foot traffic drops as shoppers tighten belts amid other woes'Foot traffic just seems to be a lot less.'20 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Quick and durable death': Street poster pioneer terminally ill, weighs up assisted dyingThe former Exponents manager helped build Christchurch's live music scene.19 Jan 10:08 PM
PremiumEditorialEditorial: 'Practice bomb' alert – Did Wellington Airport gamble with safety?19 Jan 04:05 PM
Travel newsTravel deals: Qatar Airways sale, Danube River cruise, Morocco tour, Fiji getaway and Melbourne musical19 Jan 04:00 PM
All BlacksFrance to again send weakened squad for All Blacks season openerFabien Galthie again faces the All Blacks with a largely second-string squad.20 Jan 04:53 PM
All Blacks'Greatest competitor': Former All Blacks captain pays tribute to 'bulletproof' BattyGrant Batty passed away, aged 74, on Friday in Australia.19 Jan 02:24 AM
RacingDoctor delivers $500k win for proud jockey as parents watch onIrish jockey continues exceptional record in black-type races17 Jan 04:00 PM
FootballAuckland FC beat South Island United in OFC Professional League openerAuckland FC have opened their account in the new OFC Professional League with a 3-0 win.17 Jan 08:14 AM
All BlacksGrant Batty: Former All Blacks wing dies, aged 74 in QueenslandGrant Batty played 15 tests for the All Blacks during his career.17 Jan 02:14 AM
PoliticsWhy David Seymour’s summer break included a meeting with Argentina’s President and his gold-plated chainsawThe Act leader was met with heavy scepticism when he turned up at the President's gates.20 Jan 08:00 PM
PoliticsFormer Speaker the first MP to confirm retirement ahead of 2026 electionThe 64-year-old former Speaker will step down on Waitangi Day.20 Jan 07:19 PM
Politics'Win back the country's biggest city': Hipkins set for first speech of election yearThe Labour Party is holding its annual caucus retreat in Auckland today.20 Jan 07:00 PM
PoliticsLuxon's election date call looms as Nats head to high-stakes caucus retreatKey marginal Christchurch seats like Banks Peninsula and Wigram are in play.20 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsSeymour says Epsom residents ‘not anti-intensification' but question tall buildings over their pools He says it's become a 'highly politicised' issue, which he acknowledges contributing to.20 Jan 03:38 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhy is Trump’s pick for ambassador to NZ not yet in Wellington? It's taking longer than usual for Trump's nominee to be confirmed.19 Jan 04:00 PM
Wednesday21°C16°CRain easing to a few showers in the morning. Gale easterlies, turning to strong northwesterlies in the morning.
Thursday21°C11°CPartly cloudy with the chance of a shower. Gale northwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Friday16°C11°COccasional rain, persistent with heavy falls in the morning. Southerlies, easing in the afternoon.
All Blacks'Greatest competitor': Former All Blacks captain pays tribute to 'bulletproof' BattyGrant Batty passed away, aged 74, on Friday in Australia.19 Jan 02:24 AM
PremiumPremiumRetail'It doesn’t have the same feeling of safety': Ruby quits High St after 24 yearsRuby's High St store, opened in 2002, was the brand's first retail space.19 Jan 02:00 AM
New ZealandBack to school: How parents are cutting uniform costsParents are turning to second-hand shops and Facebook groups to cut uniform costs.18 Jan 08:00 PM
New ZealandThree charged after violent, unprovoked assault on young people at partyThe seven people received a range of injuries, from minor bruising to a fractured skull.18 Jan 06:28 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy authorities hammered these 10 tradies and cancelled their building licencesThe list features a 'ghost builder', a drug kingpin and 'a danger to the public'.18 Jan 04:00 PM
WellingtonAirport finds practice bomb in luggage, calls Defence Force but doesn't evacuateWorker claims safety rules ignored but bosses say public wasn't at risk.18 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia Insider‘It’s reality with a capital R’: Inside the secrets of Country Calendar - a day on the set of NZ’s most popular TV show‘I think there are a lot of NZers who have a slight hankering for a life in the country.’18 Jan 06:30 AM
RacingDoctor delivers $500k win for proud jockey as parents watch onIrish jockey continues exceptional record in black-type races17 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuHome detention vs prison: How much we really spend to keep offenders locked inNew figures show sentenced inmate numbers rose to 5761 in September 2025.17 Jan 04:00 PM
FootballAuckland FC beat South Island United in OFC Professional League openerAuckland FC have opened their account in the new OFC Professional League with a 3-0 win.17 Jan 08:14 AM
All BlacksGrant Batty: Former All Blacks wing dies, aged 74 in QueenslandGrant Batty played 15 tests for the All Blacks during his career.17 Jan 02:14 AM
New Zealand‘He’ll probably get eaten, Tom’: Orca surround late-night Oriental Bay swimmerDepartment of Conservation says orca often hunt stingrays in Wellington Harbour.17 Jan 01:03 AM
PremiumPremiumEntertainment'Adam is both genders': The NZ expert who says we have the Sistine Chapel all wrongThe controversial view behind a new exhibition of Michelangelo's famous frescoes.16 Jan 09:00 PM
ReviewsVarsha AnjaliEd Sheeran opens Loop tour with new tricks at first NZ showThe show contained all of the hits in all of the ways, writes Varsha Anjali.16 Jan 06:05 PM
