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On The Up: No mercy – four mothers take on daughters in football match

The teams were almost neck-and-neck on the table – there were other scores to settle too.

‘A silly decision’: Safety advocate Sterling Maxwell on drinking and driving under 20

Maxwell emphasises the importance of rangatahi driving safely and responsibly.

Opinion: Water issues reveal the burden on ratepayers is already too great

Ratepayers may face doubled costs when new water entities take over.

Middle-aged thieves stealing kilos of lollies from family-run store

Store manager Jayden Aben says regular customers are targeting the family-run business.

Waikato distillery on mission to create 'iconic' New Zealand whiskies

The team had a very busy last year and also started 2025 with a few unique releases.

Letters: We should all be mortified by bottom-trawling

OPINION: We should all be mortified by bottom-trawling

Matthew Hooton: Luxon’s China and Nato scheduling dilemma

OPINION: PM faces a choice between democratic friends and “awful foursome".

Morning quiz: In computing, what does 'HTTP' stand for?

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Fashion in the Fieldays with Glenn Dwight

OPINION: Beyond the gadgets and gumboots, Fieldays is also, unapologetically, a runway.

Search continues for New Plymouth woman missing for two nights

Jan was last seen walking north along State Highway 3.

Water cut to 150 Auckland homes after contractor damages main

Key locations, including a doctor's surgery, have been left without running water.

'Darkness on her life': Meter reader traumatised by kidnapping ordeal

A court heard the victim was trapped in her car by an aggressive property owner.

Aucklanders brace for stormy wake-up as thunder, lightning lash NI's west

A puff of chilly air will blanket NZ this weekend – but not as cold as last Saturday.

Frank Film: Stories from the South, Episode 6: A Museum in a House

Animal skulls, flesh-eating beetles and good honest pessimism: the life and work of Bruce Mahalski. Video / Frank Film

Smoke or fog? Former chairman fumes at council's pollution doubt

The council said it found little evidence for his orchard burnoff claims.

Horticulture export revenue forecast to hit $8.5b

HortNZ CEO Kate Scott says the forecast is great news for growers and the economy.

Fire at Wellington apartment blocks roads, prompts evacuations

The fire started on the second floor, triggering two sprinklers.

Ministry of Culture and Heritage mulling restructure after $2m annual funding cut

Ministry says "tough decisions had to be made" regarding funding cut.