Articles by NZ Herald
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Crime
'Ghost tapping': Alleged text ring scammer's $6000 luxury spree halted by police
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 1:25pmAn alleged text scammer attempting to splash out on luxury goods worth $6000 is facing fraud charges after an unsuccessful...
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Business
Popular cafe forced to close as business is placed in liquidation
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 4:20pmPopular Palmerston North eatery Cafe Cuba has closed its doors for good after going into liquidation. A Facebook post said...
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Sport
Warriors wing Michaela Brake announces pregnancy
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 1:05pmDecorated sevens star turned Warriors winger Michaela Brake will miss the rest of the NRLW season as she and husband, Olympic...
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World
$50k worth of popular toy stolen in US
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 4:02pmCalifornian police have recovered US$30,000 ($50,449) worth of stolen Labubu dolls as the craze around the viral toy continues. Police...
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National
Cyclist in critical condition after Tamaki Drive accident
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 4:12pmA cyclist is in a critical condition after an incident on Auckland’s Tamaki Drive. Emergency services were called about 3pm...
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National
'Nasty' stomach bug cripples Northland community
Monday, 11 August 2025, 2:03pmA community north of Auckland is reeling from widespread sickness that has seen at least one school shut its doors due to...
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National
Police station locked down after man presents knife at front counter
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 1:27pmA Wairarapa police station was put into lockdown this morning after a member of the public came in and presented a knife...
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Wellington
Police dive team searches for missing diver in Wellington Harbour
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 3:12pmThe police dive team is searching for a missing diver in Wellington Harbour today. The diver was in the water off Lower Hutt’s...
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National
'Deep sadness': New Plymouth videographer dies after assault outside rugby club
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 8:58pmA New Plymouth videographer has died after an assault outside a local rugby club. Daniel Nganeko, 37, was assaulted on Gladstone...
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Entertainment
Ed Sheeran adds fourth show to upcoming NZ tour
Monday, 28 July 2025, 3:46pmGlobal pop heavyweight Ed Sheeran has added a second Auckland show to his tour of Kiwi stadiums next year. Sheeran is headed...
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National
How a gang funeral ride brought South Auckland traffic to a standstill
Sunday, 27 July 2025, 9:21amPolice arrested one person and impounded two motorcycles after a Rebels gang funeral ride through South Auckland, yesterday. About...
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National
'Sterling job': Auckland coastguard rescues two people, dog from sinking houseboat
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 4:00pmTwo people have been rescued from a semi-stranded houseboat after it began to flood near Kawau Island, north Auckland. The...
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Politics
Government ditching open-plan classrooms
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 2:20pmEducation Minister Erica Stanford says the Government is ditching open-plan classrooms in favour of standard designs that...
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National
Meet the St John call handler who has delivered 19 babies over the phone
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 8:18amWhen baby Leonard decided it was time to make his grand entrance into the world, no one was quite ready for it. It was the...
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National
Dead baby found in Auckland wheelie bin, woman in custody
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 2:36pmPolice say the body found in the Auckland suburb of Freemans Bay was a baby in a wheelie bin. Detective Inspector Scott Beard...
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Business
Migrant worker financial advice provider has licence cancelled for breaching obligations
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 2:47pmA financial services provider that largely gave advice to migrant workers has had its licence cancelled by the Financial...
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National
Man in custody after five-hour armed police stand-off in Christchurch
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 2:12pmOne person is in custody after a five-hour stand-off with armed police in Christchurch this afternoon. Police said they were...
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National
OnlyFans footage of woman in bikini drinking from cows condemned by animal rights group
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 3:16pmAn animal activist organisation is calling for an investigation into the use of dairy cows in sexually explicit content posted...
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National
Celebrated New Zealand author Maurice Gee dies at 93
Sunday, 15 June 2025, 1:57pmOne of New Zealand’s most distinguished and prolific writers, Maurice Gee, has died in Nelson. He was aged 93. 九一星空无限 of his...
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National
Watch: Dash cam captures dramatic ute crash on Wellington highway
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 8:57pmA dramatic video shows a ute rocketing from an off-ramp on to State Highway 1 in Wellington, clipping another car travelling...
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National
Watch: Police have 'grave concerns' for missing Christchurch pensioner a week on
Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 2:30pmChristchurch police say they have “grave concerns” for a vulnerable woman who went missing on her first day in respite care...
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National
Search under way after person feared swept away in Canterbury river
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 3:54pmA search is under way after a person is feared swept away in the Boyle River in Canterbury this afternoon. A police spokesperson...
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Sport
How a New Caledonia trip gave Kiwi jockeys a unique racing edge
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 1:28pmBy Jess de Lautour North Island jockeys Lynsey Satherley and Kate Hercock gained a fresh perspective on race riding over...
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National
NZ gas supply reducing faster and sooner than expected
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 1:10pmThe Kupe Production Station, near Hāwera in south Taranaki. MBIE's revised forecasts have annual gas production falling below...
