Year in Review: Bay of Plenty veteran truck driver Terry Hobart reflects on 30-year career
“I looked in my mirror and saw him coming past me upside down.” He retired three years ago…
New Zealand Rings in 2026 as Celebrations Begin Across the World
As the clock strikes midnight, New Zealand once again becomes the first country to welcome the New Year.…
New Year’s Eve weather: Auckland placed under severe thunderstorm watch
MetService said any thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by very heavy rain and could cause flash flooding…
Graphic novels tells tale of Ngāti Kahungunu ancestral waka
Hawkes Bay Today 29 Dec, 2025 09:30 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles…
Year in Review: Hazelnuts prove to be a good cash crop for Waikato farmer
Raewyn and her husband Allan bought 25 hectares of her family farm in 2008 and raised their two…
Year in review: Waikato farmer reunites with his family’s vintage Fordson tractor
His great-grandfather cleared large blocks of land and had eight sons and a few daughters to whom he…
Rhythm and Vines mud chaos as North Island rain eases, South hit next
He said the rain would be especially prominent in the eastern parts of the South Island. Miller said…
Hawke’s Bay New Year weather outlook: Rain helps farmers, showers, warmth and gusty winds on the way
“In some areas, the dams are just so low that this may not put much in them to…
Severe weather: Trees down, power cuts and muddy start to festivals as gales lash north
Gale-force winds reaching 120km/h and torrential rain have started to turn campsites and festival grounds into bogs as…
Rediscover the classic Kiwi summer in a Mount Maunganui holiday home
“Visitors should plan ahead to secure their spot. “The Kiwi bach experience is alive and well here, with…
Rediscover the classic Kiwi summer in a Mount Maunganui holiday home
“Visitors should plan ahead to secure their spot. “The Kiwi bach experience is alive and well here, with…
Weather: MetService warns of thunderstorms and heavy rain for the South Island
Some storms could bring localised downpours of 25mm to 40mm an hour and hail larger than 20mm, along…