Mother jailed for live-streamed crash causing baby’s brain injury
Her 12-week-old baby suffered severe brain damage in the accident.
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A young, violent armed robber and his time behind bars with the Man Up group
He carried out five armed robberies but is now considered a role model for younger men.
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‘Unique, essential’: Locals dismayed as pool hours remain unchanged
The council decided to keep the 7am opening to save on extra costs.
Markets with Madison: Australian economy
Australia’s bounce back in underway thanks to rate & tax cuts, but companies are still under pressure with profits normalising and investors proving tough to please.
$17m commitment: Te Puke care home set for major transformation
The project includes 36 new premium care rooms and 11 new villas.
Love at first meatball: 'There was chemistry across the bakery'
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'Bigger purpose': Meet the woman who trains the next generation of mobility dogs
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‘Unlikely to improve’: Dry outlook for Horizons region
Drought declared in Horizons region; $100,000 support available.
North Mole regeneration project may need extra funding
The project received $876,250 from MBIE's Tourism Infrastructure Fund.
Morning quiz: What is the world’s largest coral reef system?
Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.
Letters: Dilworth victim backs school’s response to abuse scandal
OPINION: To add to PM's woes, instead of being inspiring, he comes across as insipid.
Polkinghorne, the reunion: Inside the Pauline Hanna pre-inquest conference
Steve Braunias attends a sequel to the murder trial of Dr Philip Polkinghorne
‘India is a hard market to crack’: Luxon’s high-stakes trade mission
New Zealand exports $718 million of goods to India annually without an FTA.
School lunch provider collapses owing $600k to IRD
Loss of contracts, Covid and cyclone blamed says the liquidators' report.
‘Gorgeous souls: Dogs who spent entire lives in SPCA shelter seek loving homes
Betty and Alexei have collectively spent nearly 900 days in the Far North SPCA shelter.
Opinion: You don’t fix an education system by tearing it apart
OPINION: The thing is not all children learn in the same way.
Govt considers getting us to contribute more to KiwiSaver
Willis mulls changes as Treasury notes “chronic" pressures NZ Super puts on govt finances.
Te Whara/Bream Head should be closed due to sacred land, hapū say
The Bream Head walkway is nationally significant but was the site of ancient wars.
Travel plans on cards as China proposes sending new Antarctic base via New Zealand
A new Chinese base could mean more ship visits.
Desert Road reopens after closure cost freight industry $100,000 daily
The Desert Road closure forced 800 trucks daily on to a 40-minute detour.
Meet Tanya, the woman who can open a bottle of beer with a 13-tonne excavator
She’ll be one of the first women competing at the National Excavator Operator Competition.
'Felt sick': New Plymouth woman wins $1.5 million in Lotto Strike
The woman normally buys her tickets in person but ran out of time so tried MyLotto.
‘I just feel sick’: Woman who rescued kids off Matamata train tracks feared death ‘inevitable’
A local woman said she had pulled five toddlers off the same stretch of train tracks.
Key witness in gang-related murder trial arrested, made to testify
Woman did not come to court when summonsed because her safety had been threatened.
Pair taken into police custody over email threat to Auckland schools, charge laid
Police said further charges are likely to be laid as a result of a search warrant.
Veterans' agency says it can’t build suicide database
Veterans' group – 'the cost of waiting is simply too high in terms of lives lost'.
Killer babysitter fearful of leaving prison, admits sabotaging own freedom chances
Tiana Kapea tortured and murdered 10-month-old Jyniah Te Awa.
Kānuka’s economic promise recognised with Science NZ award
The rise of kānuka: creating economic benefits through industry development
‘Restoring law and order’: Govt plans $800m private sector partnership to overhaul jail
Phase 1 of the project will cost up to $800 million and use a Public Private Partnership.
‘It wasn’t a mess’: Woman faces $400 fine for leaving donations outside op shop
The Auckland woman put the bag of glassware and clothes on a ledge by the shop entrance.