New Zealand universities global standing: What the latest rankings show
Vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater thanked university staff and academics for their “hard work”. “The Times Higher Education subject rankings…
Auckland police arrest man after allegedly finding him with fake gun in city centre
NZ Herald 12 Jan, 2026 05:40 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…
Fire breaks out at Auckland’s NZ Badminton Centre
RNZ 11 Jan, 2026 07:29 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Weather: Scorching temperatures sweep New Zealand, heat alerts likely for Hawke’s Bay
MetService predicts temperatures will reach the mid-30s on Sunday. “Hastings is currently forecast for 37C,” White said. “I…
Rotorua crash: 2 people taken to hospital after collision at city centre intersection
A police spokeswoman said it was notified of the two-vehicle crash about 4.30pm. The intersection was blocked and…
New Year’s Day weather: Heavy morning rain for centre of New Zealand; Auckland, Southland set for nice days
“Northerlies will become strong in the morning, gusting 90km/h and then easing in the evening.” The Auckland and…
Rotorua’s QE Health: Commerce Commission declines to investigate complaint about Health NZ
QE Health offered clinical services, including rheumatology, physiotherapy, psychology, orthotics, dietetics, and occupational therapy. Patients expressed worries for…
Ikea shuts customer support centre after delivery woes
Ikea customer Pete Targett was in the queue for the delivery of a “small desk”. “It’s now going…
Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation hearing – the 9-minute call at centre of case
TVNZ and former Disinformation Project research director Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa are being sued by Batchelor following the August…
Ministers deny number of job losses decided in proposed ministry merger
The spokesperson couldn’t speculate on how many jobs would be lost as a result. “It is too early…
WorkSafe takes enforcement action against daycare at centre of chemical burns incident
RNZ 15 Dec, 2025 05:28 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Frankton Golf Centre clubhouse in Queenstown gutted as crews battle major fire
They said crews immediately worked to extinguish the fire and were able to suppress it at about 7.40pm.…