Mentally compromised Waikato woman set fire to unit and fled as kids watched TV nearby
Defence lawyer Nadine Baier argued strongly against imprisonment. “It is with a great deal of reluctance that I…
Psych patient considered high risk of violence weeks before murder
A patient was considered a high risk of violence two weeks before he murdered a Christchurch woman after…
Suffrage Day marked with promise to boost women’s health, safety and financial security
New Zealand is marking 133 years since women won the right to vote, with the Government using Suffrage…
Digital driver’s licences: Will hackers and government be able to track you?
Since the rollout of digital driver’s licences was announced, some have been apprehensive about how much access the…
28 NZ luxury hotels awarded 2026 Michelin keys, including 9 newcomers
Chris Stockdale and Jeanette Woerner have taken their Hawke’s Bay foodie-hotel Wallingford Homestead into the status of world…
Rotorua Museum restoration complete after 10-year closure
Construction on Rotorua Museum’s seismic strengthening and restoration has been completed, almost 10 years after the landmark building…
The New Zealand artists creating and collecting hyper-realistic reborn dolls
Nicola Vine started collecting reborn dolls six years ago. Photo / Anna Heath. Reborn dolls, which look and…
‘A very capable and loving father’: Oranga Tamariki’s litany of failures in the Tom Phillips case
A public inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case identified a series of failings by Oranga…
Showtime Lakers and Snoop Dogg: The motivations behind Breakers owner Marc Mitchell on rebuilding NBL franchise
Things largely stayed the same for the first season. Then Mitchell went to work as the club acquired…
Call for legacy wilding pine forest owners in South Island hotspot to pay for spread
The Central Otago Wilding Pines Group supported landowners to co-ordinate wilding controls across its one-million-hectare catchment, largely targeting…
What’s plogging? Five ways to make your neighbourhood a cleaner place
Louise Barnes New Zealand Listener· 18 Sep, 2026 06:06 PM4 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald…
Can this shy, elusive bird come from behind to win Bird of the Year?
Northland’s Amy Macdonald is calling on Te Tai Tokerau to “back the bittern” – one of Aotearoa’s most…