Finance Minister shut down event after TVNZ political editor used alleged homophobic slur
File photo. Maiki Sherman at Parliament, Photo: Aotearoa Media Collective The Finance Minister says she shut down an…
Dunedin woman indecently assaulted at busy intersection: police
A Dunedin woman waiting to cross a busy road was ‘‘forcefully’’ slapped on the bottom by an unknown…
Consent-free granny flat rules to be expanded
The Government has announced it will be expanding its consent-free granny flat rules. The new regulations for granny…
Parent prosecuted over absence as part of school truancy crackdown
The Government is taking a parent to court over their child’s chronic absence from school as part of…
Desperate search for Australian girl feared abducted from home
An outback search will continue for a missing girl and a recently released prisoner suspected of abducting the…
Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting
Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where…
TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman allegedly used a homophobic slur in an incident involving Lloyd Burr in Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ office
Willis was present at the event. “I can confirm I hosted a function for press gallery journalists in…
Young driver killed fleeing police in Invercargill named
A young driver killed in a fatal crash while fleeing police in central Invercargill has been named. He…
German chancellor says US ‘being humiliated’ by Iranian leadership
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticised the US for going into the Iran war without any strategy, saying…
Parent prosecuted over child’s school absence as part of Government’s truancy crackdown
“The truth is that a lot of people want to get to school, but if you’re a ‘won’t’…
Police investigate unexplained death of woman at Wellington apartment
NZ Herald 27 Apr, 2026 10:00 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…
Christopher Luxon defends economic record in face of downgrades, poor polling
Photo: RNZ/LouisDunham The prime minister is brushing off forecasts of doom and gloom for the New Zealand economy,…