New Year Honours: Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Taupō recipients named
Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.
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Making the show tick over - 57 years behind the scenes honoured
A star of theatre is acknowledged in the New Year 2025 Honours.
Ātiamuri dairy farmers start from scratch
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Dame Lydia Ko and honours for former All Blacks coaches and My Food Bag founders
Champion golfer among six new dames and knights.
Honours for people making Northland a better place
A martial artist, firefighter, dementia researcher, conservationists and more.
This plant looks like a huhu bug but don't let that put you off
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
A day or two late for a white Christmas in Hawke’s Bay
Hail has been reported following MetService forecast.
Hawke's Bay set for New Year's Eve
Public New Year's Eve celebrations in Napier were canned for years.
Police name woman who died after Ngāruawāhia brawl, urge witnesses to speak up
Police are 'committed to identifying who is responsible'.
ITM ram-raid: Thieves steal $30k worth of tools from family who cooked free meals at Christmas
After feeding the community, their other business was ram-raided.
Thousands enjoying relatively smooth start to R&V
Organisers confirmed at least 17,000 people attended the festival on Saturday.
Bottles, bongs and condoms: R&V organisers pledge to keep a lid on litter this year
A local figure was concerned about litter in Gray's Bush as the festival approached.
Severe thunderstorm warning for Hawke’s Bay
Hail warnings could be issued at any time and at short notice.
Rāhui updated after body found in Ōhope
Local iwi offered condolences to the grieving whānau of the man who died.
Watch: The shark that cleared Ōhope Beach
Chris Service was fortunate enough to have his drone up at the right time when he saw it.
'Humble, loving, patient': Father who died after car-surfing in Napier
Givealittle page supports Reif Cotter's family after his fatal Napier accident.
A year in review: What moved the Waikato in November 2024?
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2024.
Calls grow for popular bridge between Napier and Hastings to be rebuilt
Locals want more certainty about the swept-away bridge's future.
From fear to fascination: How to watch out for sharks this summer
"It's like feeding a dog under the table; one day a hand goes down, someone gets bitten."
When rugby legend George Nēpia put farming before the game
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Recession nothing to fear, according to new Northland business owners
You have to be crazy to start a business in a recession, right?
$165k in seatbelt fines: 'Too many' kids not properly buckled in
Police target factors that decide whether people walk or are carried away from crashes.
Meet Kaipara's fishing-mad mayor - the “Trump of the North”
'I’m not scared to confront issues we need to discuss.'
'Rush hour' driver caught on phone three days in a row on same road - police
He's among more than 2000 people snapped for the same offence this year in the region.
The Country Fast Five - meet Manoj Kumar and Sumit Kamoj
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Marcus Musson: Goodbye 2024 - what’s in store for forestry in 2025?
Sponsored content: Billy Joel could rewrite 'We Didn’t Start the Fire' based on 2024.
Missing man in Ōhope was allegedly retrieving fishing net after arrest, family says
The family disputes the claim he 'jumped in the water' in order to evade being arrested.
Two dead, multiple injuries in serious crash on SH1 at Mangaweka
Motorists are advised to avoid the area or delay travel.
Young Kiwi music artist's career turning point: 'I just feel like I’m in a dream'
Frankie Venter's first headline show in Tauranga was the turning point of her career.
Man spends almost 36 hours separated from bush tramping party before rescue
Warning issued to hikers following man's lucky escape after becoming lost in the bush.
'Volunteering certainly helps': How widower copes after losing wife of 44 years
'There’s a whole lot of people out there who you can help and talk to.'
Car-surfing death: Man dies after falling off vehicle
The man was riding on a mattress on top of the vehicle when he fell off.