Auckland man who burnt down St Mary’s Catholic Church ‘to teach God a lesson’ was visited by police four times in prior month
“Not only have they lost their friendship base but they can’t understand why the church isn’t being rebuilt…
Government U-turn: Scott Simpson orders fresh advice on child deaths linked to blind cords
Since 2009, eight small children have died from getting caught in blind cords, mainly roman blind cords. Simpson…
Coward punch law reform: Charity pushes for mandatory minimum jail terms
Trust secretary Mike Angove said the case highlighted what it called a “systemic failure” in New Zealand’s sentencing…
Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy than most
China’s strategy is being put to the test as oil prices climb and US President Donald Trump sends…
Three Bay of Plenty students receive Milford Foundation scholarship
“I’m doing uni and I’m doing it all because of her.” Anderson is one of three Bay of…
Philip and Lyneyre Hooper of the Hoopman Family Trust top Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards 2026
Judges described the Hoopers as “a great farming couple working and living on the land, while enhancing and…
Two youths arrested after Gisborne dairy robbery allegedly involving tomahawk
Murray Robertson General reporter, specialises in emergency services and rural·Gisborne Herald· 13 Mar, 2026 03:09 AMQuick Read Subscribe…
Top Auckland criminal prosecutor Natalie Walker appointed High Court judge
Walker also led the prosecution during the 2021 trial for the notorious cold-case Red Fox Tavern murder, ending…
Human remains found on Coppermine Island confirmed as missing fisherman Ferzil Babu
Brodie Stone Multimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate· 12 Mar, 2026 11:32 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles…
America’s Cup: Jo Aleh on Emirates Team New Zealand experience and milestones in new campaign
Aleh has been with Team NZ since October, confirmed as one of four new local recruits to the…
Missing package worth $25,000 returned to Napier rowing-boat builders
It appears another courier picked it up shortly after. It was located in Auckland at a depot about…
Scurvy diagnosis: Autistic boy, aged 5, lived on diet of chicken and biscuits
Doctors carried out a physical examination, blood tests and an MRI examination. Eventually, they consulted paediatric rheumatology and…