New Zealand’s best 10 city beaches have been named, but which will you vote as your winner?
Even Hamilton has its riverfront Wellington St Beach. So you can nip for a dip on the weekend…
More than $3m put into bank accounts of illegal migrant in alleged kiwifruit tax evasion scam, police investigate alleged kidnapping of ‘money mule’
This was one of the NZ Herald’s top stories of 2025. An illegal overstayer working in the kiwifruit…
Givealittle fight: Pregnant partner of man killed in sand dune turns to High Court after being excluded from donations, funds frozen
More than $30,000 was raised in a subsequent online appeal from 835 donors – with the funds due…
Why 70 really is the new 50 … and why the retirement age will need to rise – Liam Dann
I’m acutely aware of this for two reasons. One is that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) included a…
NZ’s Best Beach 2026: Toni Street, Julian Dennison, Ali Williams & more share their favourites
Whangamatā is Toni Street’s favourite beach in New Zealand, and one she returns to every summer. Toni Street…
Sir Peter Jackson’s Miramar development revealed in new consent plans
The vet hospital is just one part of the sizeable development. The site, on Park Rd in Miramar,…
Study claims illicit tobacco is now more than a quarter of the New Zealand market
He is just one small drop in the bucket when it comes to New Zealand’s illicit tobacco industry.…
Auckland Weiti Bay housing project’s failure leaves property owner with $20m debt
It stemmed from landowner Green and McCahill Holdings Ltd (GMHL) claiming it suffered massive losses because of a…
Bankrupted Auckland property developer owes millions, companies liquidated, blames housing market for debts
He has blamed the collapsing Auckland property market for his financial woes, but hoped to trade himself out…
Liam Dann: Why I’m cheering Nvidia and the AI boom and tips for surviving it
Not the bit where my job is replaced by AI (artificial intelligence) obviously, that existential threat still fills…
Lower Hutt’s cost-neutral social housing strategy turns $13m into 284 homes
The unique model has seen UPL build 284 new units, mostly townhouse developments, some of which have been…
NZ’s Best Beach 2026: Bret McKenzie, Dai Henwood, Hilary Barry and more share their favourites
Dai Henwood at Piha Beach. Dai Henwood I always say Piha because that’s my sort of spiritual home.…