Lightning strike sends tree crashing onto Hillcrest house in Auckland
The homeowner, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the Herald she watched the storm coming. “There was hail…
Serious crash on SH1 Brynderwyns: Four injured and road closed for hours
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said four crews from Waipū, Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto attended. Two people…
Flash flooding in Wairoa, funnel clouds seen as storms batter North Island
Flash flooding inundated streets in Wairoa as severe storms battered the North Island on Saturday, prompting multiple MetService…
Kiwi tennis star Lulu Sun withdraws from ASB Classic
New Zealand’s top ranked women’s tennis player Lulu Sun has been forced to withdraw from the ASB Classic…
How Hills Real Estate traders made $5.4m by flipping 71 Auckland properties
This was one of the NZ Herald’s top stories of 2025. A Herald analysis goes inside $60 million…
Promoters say Whangārei needs bigger theatre to attract major tours to Northland
Paul Linton, chief executive of Northland Inc, says missing out on these acts is a lost opportunity to…
Thieves strip heritage trains in ‘extensive’ burglary at Auckland railway
Historic locomotives have been rendered “basically wrecks” after thieves stripped valuable copper and irreplaceable parts from trains stored…
New Year 2026 Honours: The full list of knights, dames, honourees
Dorothy Myrtle Spotswood, Oriental Bay, Wellington, for services to philanthropy Knights companion (KNZM) Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, CNZM,…
Frustration as Auckland’s storm-damaged tracks still shut off
Nearly three years on from the devastating floods of Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland Anniversary Weekend in 2023, many…
Grey Lynn villa roof on fire after lightning strike in Auckland
“We’ve responded with five appliances and about 25 fighters,” he said. Fire and Emergency have extinguished a fire…
Cancer patient demands meeting with Willis
An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years…
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain warnings for parts of North Island
Northland and Auckland are under a severe thunderstorm watch this afternoon, while the North Island’s east coast is…