Power outages, heavy rain and strong gales as wild weather heads south
One NZ said more than 50 of its cell sites are out of action because of power outages.…
Weather: Last week of the year set to be wet, severe warnings in holiday hotspots
“So the rain will be long-lived, reasonably persistent and, in amongst that, there could be some heavy falls,”…
Pixie Lott tells new parents to stop chasing a ‘perfect’ Christmas
Bang Showbiz 25 Dec, 2025 03:22 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…
Diamonds in the rough: Our 2025 sporting year reviewed
When Geordie Beamish fell in the heats of the 3000m steeplechase at this year’s World Athletics Championships and…
Hundertwasser Art Centre’s $1.4m loss blamed on depreciation, low tourism
“It’s not a cash figure but it features in our books and ends up in the media as…
Co-operative Bank hikes mortgage rates by massive 30 basis points
The bank’s standard two-year fixed rate will increase from 4.99% to 5.29%, while its three-year term moves from…
Road user charge calculator: How much could you pay?
The 70c per litre fuel tax is also subject to GST so switching to road user charges will…
The cost of a private school education: NZ’s most expensive & how much fees have jumped
Other compulsory payments can sometimes add thousands of dollars more. That equates to an average 9% jump since…
Study discovers wells containing 40,000-year-old groundwater, warns of taking too much water
The median age of groundwater in the Heretaunga Plains Aquifer at a depth of 20-30 metres. Photo /…
Northland outage: Class action law suit launched against Transpower over felled pylon
About 180,000 residents and 20,000 businesses were without power – some for several days – as a result…
Roger Samson’s ‘excessively corroded’ trailer broke apart and hit car, killing young mum
A large number of Hana-Wetere’s whānau were also in court to hear Samson enter his guilty plea, while…
Europe demands more work on US deal for Russia-Ukraine war
The source said they did not understand why Washington was hurrying towards a deal, but that “everyone” was…