East Coast conservationist rescues two wild emu chicks from feral cat
“The farmer thought it could be another income source but didn’t realise how much grass they could eat.…
Linden Estate owner Bruce Jans takes a step back after 20 years
“So I bought it and got sucked into being a wine man,” Jans said. Since then, Jans started…
Elderly US woman survives nine days trapped in bathtub after fall
“Clumsy me, I tripped over my own two feet,” Rivet told the outlet. She fell backwards into the…
Mel Homer on surviving leukaemia and the stranger who saved her life
“She saved me. My outcome was not good without a donor,” Homer says. And she might honestly be…
Tokoroa mentor and state care survivor Joel Nicholson using past struggles to guide excluded students
Nicholson was tired. That night, in his cell, he cried. By the morning he made a decision. Reconex…
Whangārei judge grants discharge to young driver Shiralee Collis in fatal crash case
“Very, very, very rarely do I get to see in the court a display of human kindness the…
$28m Powerball jackpot on the line in tonight’s Lotto draw
Two lucky players bagged $200,000 each after striking Strike Four in Saturday night’s live draw. The winning tickets…
Taumarunui teen who survived childhood brain tumour faces new diagnosis 15 years later
Gailey told the Herald she was asked to “gather the family” last Friday, as her daughter wasn’t expected…
Judge throws out negligence claim over Cessna 185 fire in Nelson maintenance hangar
The Cessna 185 owned by Jason Deer of Wakefield, near Nelson, which was destroyed by a fire in…
Driver survives 100m cliff plunge off SH25 in Coromandel, firefighters in four-hour rescue
MetService data shows there had been light rain around the time of the crash, which happened on a…
He survived working for Elon Musk. Here’s how
Musk went silent. McNeill, unaware that Musk engaged in prolonged pauses and unsure whether his future boss was…
Green Parrot Cafe at 100: How a Wellington icon survived a century
Located on the corner of Taranaki and Wakefield Sts, the venue has been the backdrop to Lord of…