NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Rabobank Beef Quarterly preview on The Country
New Zealand

Rabobank Beef Quarterly preview on The Country

30 May 01:30 AM

Stu Loe and Stu Duncan, Dr John Roche, Jen Corkran, Chris Brandolino, and Rowena Duncum.

Aircraft makes hard landing at Tauranga Airport
New Zealand

Aircraft makes hard landing at Tauranga Airport

Emergency services have responded after an aircraft made a hard landing at Tauranga Airport.

'Heart of gold': Super Rugby star's moving tribute to slain teen
New Zealand|crime

'Heart of gold': Super Rugby star's moving tribute to slain teen

30 May 12:00 AM

Heartbroken family member of homicide victim says rugby hero's gesture was special.

Premium
Jobs to go as EIT plans cuts after failed merger
New Zealand

Jobs to go as EIT plans cuts after failed merger

29 May 11:35 PM

It has been a gruelling few years for staff at Eastern Institute of Technology.

School farm course sees 120 students flock to agriculture
New Zealand

School farm course sees 120 students flock to agriculture

29 May 11:13 PM

The farm has 30 sheep and includes a two-stand shearing shed.

Strong wind warning for Hawke’s Bay - damage to trees, powerlines possible
New Zealand

Strong wind warning for Hawke’s Bay - damage to trees, powerlines possible

29 May 10:48 PM

A strong wind watch has been upgraded to a warning for much of Hawke's Bay.

'Loud and proud': The charismatic mayor who turned up to every event for nine years
New Zealand

'Loud and proud': The charismatic mayor who turned up to every event for nine years

29 May 10:23 PM

'In hindsight, I should have shared the load with councillors.'

'Most incredible experience': MP's Budget day baby
New Zealand

'Most incredible experience': MP's Budget day baby

29 May 09:45 PM

'We are completely smitten and feeling incredibly grateful for this new chapter of life.'

'Absolutely devastating': Family's home catches fire in Pāpāmoa
New Zealand

'Absolutely devastating': Family's home catches fire in Pāpāmoa

29 May 09:37 PM

'No one’s hurt, [it] can be rebuilt.'

Hamilton family 'terrified' as tornado wreaks havoc on homes
New Zealand

Hamilton family 'terrified' as tornado wreaks havoc on homes

29 May 09:20 PM

A resident on Ranui St claimed she saw a trampoline swirling above a house.

Police name 21-year-old man killed in Whangārei crash
New Zealand

Police name 21-year-old man killed in Whangārei crash

29 May 09:17 PM

Seth Dundass, 21, has been remembered as a 'keen young worker'.

Lakeside holiday home owners face big sewerage bills
New Zealand

Lakeside holiday home owners face big sewerage bills

29 May 07:58 PM

Their bills have been reduced, but it's not the significant cut many hoped for.

'All sorts of destruction': Tornado strikes Hamilton, thunderstorms buffet upper north
New Zealand

'All sorts of destruction': Tornado strikes Hamilton, thunderstorms buffet upper north

29 May 07:38 PM

Civil Defence warned Waikato weather remains 'highly dynamic'.

Super Rugby Pacific finals permutations
Super Rugby

Super Rugby Pacific finals permutations

29 May 07:20 PM

Find out what the best and worst positions your team can finish in Super Rugby Pacific.

NZ's best-tasting tap water revealed
New Zealand

NZ's best-tasting tap water revealed

29 May 07:00 PM

Professionals assess the water for colour, clarity, odour and taste.

Premium
'Persistent meh': Why a couple in their 30s, including a senior doctor, are leaving NZ
New Zealand

'Persistent meh': Why a couple in their 30s, including a senior doctor, are leaving NZ

29 May 06:43 PM

They are seeking a lifestyle where 'everything’s at your fingertips'.

On The Up: 'Positive vibes only' - Kids' football festival set to paint Park Island pink
New Zealand

On The Up: 'Positive vibes only' - Kids' football festival set to paint Park Island pink

29 May 06:00 PM

More than 1000 kids and parents will dress in pink to promote positive sport behaviour.

Taupō's 'accidental art hero' on adventures around town - and further afield
New Zealand

Taupō's 'accidental art hero' on adventures around town - and further afield

29 May 05:00 PM

Parts of the Taupō community seem to be starting to embrace Boom Boom the dinosaur.

'Cat-shaped hole': Call to include feral cats in predator strategy
New Zealand

'Cat-shaped hole': Call to include feral cats in predator strategy

29 May 05:00 PM

Some groups warned of the need to draw a clear line between feral and domestic cats.

'She's not your rehab': Man runs down partner, denies her medical treatment
New Zealand|crime

'She's not your rehab': Man runs down partner, denies her medical treatment

29 May 07:00 AM

'In traditional Māori society, we don’t treat women as our punching bags,' says judge.

'I'll burn the house down': Man's Molotov cocktail revenge backfires, torches innocent person's home
New Zealand

'I'll burn the house down': Man's Molotov cocktail revenge backfires, torches innocent person's home

29 May 05:46 AM

Joshua Brennan's drunken retaliation caused about $25,000 in damage.

Cambridge students get be(e)hind special initiative
New Zealand

Cambridge students get be(e)hind special initiative

29 May 05:00 AM

Cambridge beekeepers launch Mānuka honey designed by local kids.

'Bloody beating': Pair found guilty of Javon Aranui's manslaughter
New Zealand|crime

'Bloody beating': Pair found guilty of Javon Aranui's manslaughter

29 May 04:27 AM

The jury deliberated for almost three days in case where the victim had 16 head injuries.

Manawatū-Tararua highway to be formally opened on June 7 – traffic set to roll in following week
New Zealand

Manawatū-Tararua highway to be formally opened on June 7 – traffic set to roll in following week

29 May 01:59 AM

Eight years after the gorge closed, a new route to Manawatū is almost ready to open.

The Country: Miles Hurrell on Fonterra's milk price
New Zealand

The Country: Miles Hurrell on Fonterra's milk price

29 May 01:46 AM

Miles Hurrell, Ian Proudfoot, Matt Black, Chris Russell, and Hamish McKay.

Cat owner told her missing moggie had been found – it was a lie that cost her hundreds
New Zealand

Cat owner told her missing moggie had been found – it was a lie that cost her hundreds

29 May 01:33 AM

'I was just so ecstatic that my cat had been found and I wasn’t thinking straight.'

'Amazing community asset': Pool saved from closure with $5.71m boost
New Zealand

'Amazing community asset': Pool saved from closure with $5.71m boost

29 May 12:33 AM

The Ōtūmoetai Pool will remain open and receive funding for upgrades.

'Basketball-sized rocks': SH25 reopens after slips cleared in Coromandel
New Zealand

'Basketball-sized rocks': SH25 reopens after slips cleared in Coromandel

29 May 12:22 AM

A detour via the peninsula's east coast was the only route option for most of today.

'A city that’s finding its feet again': Businesses optimistic in survey, air connectivity key issue
New Zealand

'A city that’s finding its feet again': Businesses optimistic in survey, air connectivity key issue

29 May 12:00 AM

More than 40% of respondents noted the recovery of international tourism.

Biggest change in NZ history: New proposals for freshwater, infrastructure, farming
Politics

Biggest change in NZ history: New proposals for freshwater, infrastructure, farming

28 May 11:58 PM

'Sorting out our planning rules is critical to boosting economic growth.'

'Huge impact': Subdivision residents concerned about traffic from development
New Zealand

'Huge impact': Subdivision residents concerned about traffic from development

28 May 11:14 PM

About 200 homes are planned, with access through Rowesdale Drive in Ōhauiti.

'Look up': Public urged to report missing monarch clusters in Hawke's Bay
New Zealand

'Look up': Public urged to report missing monarch clusters in Hawke's Bay

28 May 10:58 PM

No winter clusters have been recorded in Hawke’s Bay, which once had multiple known sites.

Primary sector unimpressed by Govt's horticulture reforms
New Zealand

Primary sector unimpressed by Govt's horticulture reforms

28 May 10:54 PM

Those in the primary sector say the new targets don’t go far enough.

Big $142,857 Lotto win for small East Coast community
New Zealand

Big $142,857 Lotto win for small East Coast community

28 May 10:39 PM

The Four Square Ruatōria store manager said it felt great for a community member to win.

123456...294
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • What the Actual
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven CarGuide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP