Six shearing and woolhandling events headline big competition weekend
The next six competitors will meet in a February 7 final at the Rangitīkei Shearing Sports in Marton…
Matinee Idle: Simon Morris on his Radio NZ show’s last waltz
For many, Matinee Idle was the esoteric sound of summer holiday afternoons for more than 20 years. Then…
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias says abuse allegations ‘absolutely false’
Iglesias subjected them to “sexual harassment, regularly checked their mobile phones, restricted their ability to leave the home…
US strikes deal with Taiwan to cut tariffs, boost chip investment
“These results underscore that the progress achieved so far has been hard-won,” Cho said. Taiwan’s dominance of the…
MetService issues orange rain alert for Bay of Plenty and Rotorua into Friday
MetService warns heavy rain and downpours were still on the cards for the area as an active low…
Boxing Day shopping falls 12.4% in 2025, loses title of most popular shopping day
“But for most other non-food stores in our network, their busiest days were still in the two days…
One dead, 38 missing after Philippine dump site collapse
AFP 9 Jan, 2026 04:03 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Deadline for Manage My Health ransom moves to Friday, reports say
Manage My Health said late on Monday that the ransom demand was a matter for police, and it…
Anthem is music to the ears for Napier CBD
Crowds in Emerson St, Napier, as visitors throng the city centre after the arrival of the Anthem of…
20 new measles cases reported in South Carolina since Friday
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting 20 new cases of measles in the state since…
Unheralded Aussie smashes our galloping elite in Ellerslie upset
Like many fairytales it didn’t start well. “After he flopped out of the gates, I thought we were…
Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in lucrative Netflix-backed bout
The build-up, as expected, was a carnival of the absurd. Paul, with his legion of online followers and…