Search your school: The most-improved schools in NZ – and how they did it
The Herald has crunched the University Entrance and NCEA Level 3 data for every high school in the…
High Court orders Jarrod Arnold Dent be detained as a special patient for killing Miriama Raukawa and wounding five others
Being made a special patient was something Crown prosecutor Rebekah Hicklin, Dent’s counsel Elizabeth Hall, and even Dent…
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman finally talks market down, as ANZ the latest to hike mortgage rates
ANZ is hiking its 18-month and two-year mortgage rates by 20 basis points, and its three, four, and…
Fatigue caused Tauranga teen Keanan Coetzee’s fatal SH2 crash – coroner
Coetzee, a Year 13 student at Tauranga Boys’ College, was driving to work experience in Kawerau on State…
Northland business numbers hit record high but unemployment still rising
The majority of businesses, at 48%, were in Whangārei, while 35% were in the Far North and 17%…
Sex offender Nathaniel Mahoney handed 5-year supervision order by High Court
Corrections lawyer Anselm Williams submitted that Mahoney’s past conduct showed a “pervasive pattern” of behaviour. An ESO allowed…
Rotorua tackles high youth unemployment amid fierce competition for jobs
Luxon told business leaders that lifting school attendance was “job number one” in reducing future unemployment. He said…
Gisborne flytipping surges nearly 55% – and it’s being dumped at a surprising location
About 20% of the rubbish left at the gate is stickered (paid for), with people thinking the crates…
How to make Christmas dinner for four people for less than $100
Mussels in white wine, garlic and cream are a standout. At around $5-$7 a kilo, they offer enormous…
Norton Sowerby sentenced on three counts of manslaughter after driving across Hamilton train tracks, killing his friends
The vehicle was struck by a passing train, killing three of his friends. William Chaney Marsters Brown, 46,…
UK trial opens in dispute over Jimi Hendrix recordings
Redding and Mitchell, who died in the 2000s, formed the band with American rock legend Hendrix in 1966.…
Blind Low Vision NZ warns cost of assistive tech leaving people behind
Bradley considered himself one of the lucky ones because as his vision got worse, technology advanced. For the…