Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent
Lavatai was ultimately discharged without conviction, while Sheppard was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. According to the…
Book of the day: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan: A very good writer but his narrative voice holds the novel back. Photos / Supplied ‘By…
Vladimir Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine will be ‘legitimate targets’
“If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will…
NZ First’s Shane Jones takes aim at coalition Govt’s ‘managerialism’
As he often does, Jones slipped several nuggets of news into his address: revealing National’s first fast-track housing…
Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal orders Linn Motors to refund customer for leaky Isuzu
By that point, she wanted a complete refund, not a repair, and continued with her case. The tribunal…
Wildfires producing ‘witches’ brew’ of air pollution, World Meteorological Organisation says
Particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres (PM 2.5) are considered particularly harmful since they can…
Beat food fatigue: Small changes to elevate your weeknight dinners
Dinner ruts don’t happen because we’re lazy – they happen because we’re tired, busy and dealing with too…
‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty over Matthew Perry’s death
A criminal investigation was launched soon after an autopsy discovered he had high levels of ketamine – an…
Tennis icon Bjorn Borg battling cancer says publicity for autobiography
AFP 4 Sep, 2025 07:14 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
RFK jnr defends US health agency shake-up, Democrats call for his resignation
Monarez, the CDC director whom Kennedy previously endorsed, accused the secretary of a “deliberate effort to weaken America’s…
Society Insider: Aussie rich-lister educating wealthy Kiwis; Brad Pitt’s NZ base for sale; inside NZFW’s private dinner; Dame Valerie Adams on finding her confidence
Scott O’Neill has made the Australian Financial Review’s Young Rich List three times. O’Neill tells Society Insider he…
A strange, long road trip: Venice’s winged lion sculpture traced to ancient China
“We don’t know when the sculpture arrived in Venice, where it was reworked, who did it, or when…