How Hills Real Estate traders made $5.4m by flipping 71 Auckland properties
This was one of the NZ Herald’s top stories of 2025. A Herald analysis goes inside $60 million…
Christchurch detective investigated after having intimate relationship with rape complainant
He was eight years older, a foot taller and the man tasked with investigating the complaint she was…
The Reality Of Modelling Over 50: The Local Faces Challenging The Status Quo
This summer, Viva Premium is revisiting the best and biggest stories of 2025. Dan Ahwa talks to four…
From Palestine to Gisborne: Robin Briant retiring after 60-year medical career
“I was at Auckland Hospital, and I taught clinical pharmacology at med school [the University of Auckland] for…
Invercargill’s Richardson Group: From sawmilling to $2 billion empire
Nestled at the point where the Southern Alps give way to wide farmland and the land ends in…
Bay of Plenty deaths: Police investigate two bodies found at same property
About 2.10am today, police were made aware of a man who had been found deceased in another house…
Auckland FC v Newcastle: Hosts shocked by 10-man Jets at Go Media Stadium
This was Auckland’s fourth loss on home soil in their history, of which two have come against the…
My year of not listening to AI-generated pop music
The utopian sales pitch that tech CEOs continue to recite goes something like: AI is an altruistic pursuit…
Carol Hirschfeld is back on screen – this time as the voice of musician Shayne Carter
Even Hirschfeld herself hadn’t clocked the milestone but admits it “feels remarkable to still be working in the…
Auckland CVs: What is the city’s most expensive street?
Helping push up Cremorne St’s average values are its famous clifftop mansions, including developer Simon Herbert and wife…
Westlake Boys’ High: Inside the culture driving the North Shore school’s sporting dominance
“We do have good facilities and that’s something we focus on,” says headmaster Paul Fordham. “That’s something that’s…
$18m and almost a decade to future-proof Milford Sound. What’s come of it?
About $18 million later and several reports culminating in the MOP’s business case in mid-2024, what’s there to…