‘Golden visa’ update announced by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford
She said it compared with 116 applications and $70m of investment over the two-and-a-half years under the previous…
Corruption klaxon blaring, but at least we can now hear it – Matt Nippert
New Zealand enjoyed a long run on the podium of the Transparency International rankings, and last appeared at…
Friends who have never seen marlin capture 96kg fish off Whangamatā
An hour later, it re-emerged and Parker told the Herald there was a mad scramble to get in…
Rotorua Lakeside concert cancelled as funding shortfall hits free event
Che Fu at the Rotorua Lakeside 25 concert. Photo / File He said one option was to run…
Kate Heffernan’s brave leap into Super Netball
Seeing double: Georgia (left) and Kate Heffernan interviewed after an ANZ Premiership match. Photo / Getty Images The…
U-turn season starts with housing intensification – Matthew Hooton
Critics aren’t wrong to quip that New Zealand doesn’t have an economy but rather a housing market with…
‘Who is that?’: Hollywood star, 80, shocks on magazine cover
“Who is that?” one person questioned, before others claimed Spelling was so unrecognisable they thought she could easily…
India hunts rampaging elephant that killed 20 people and injured 15
Officials said search teams, aided by drones, are combing dense forest tracts, including a national reserve in neighbouring…
See all of Ikea’s New Zealand forestry land – 42,000ha and counting
Like all foreign purchases of large blocks of land, Ingka’s purchases require government approval. Public records published by…
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.…
Major rescue underway after workers trapped in Curragh Mine collapse
“Initial information indicates one man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and one other man remains unaccounted…
At least five people are missing after Silver Lake Nursing Home partially collapsed
The facility, which officials also referred to as Silver Lake Nursing Home, partially collapsed into its basement. The…