Kiwi traveller accused of importing 21kg of heroin into Australia from Thailand
Presumptive testing of the substance returned a positive result for heroin, with an estimated weight of 21kg. ABF…
Qantas launches Auckland-Perth service, and new route to Johannesburg
Qantas said its inaugural return service from Perth to Auckland was scheduled to depart tomorrow. Tourism New Zealand…
Sam Ruthe obliterates NZ schoolboy 1500m record at secondary schools championships
In March, aged 15, the Tauranga Boys’ College student became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile,…
Our Heroes: Herald’s top NZers of 2025 in news, sport, business and entertainment
Everybody needs a hero – and luckily New Zealand is not short of them. The New Zealand Herald…
Homicide investigation after man stabbed in Auckland's Mt Wellington – NZ Herald
Homicide investigation after man stabbed in Auckland’s Mt Wellington NZ HeraldHomicide inquiry launched after man dies in Auckland’s Mt…
China Eastern Airlines launches Shanghai-Auckland-Buenos Aires service today
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston are among the…
Listen to The Country: Shane Jones on failed ETS auctions and regional council reform
Total group profit after tax: $278 million, up $15m Continuing operations profit after tax: $158m, down $10m FY26…
The surprising ways NZ’s Spotify Wrapped results buck global trends – NZ Herald
The surprising ways NZ’s Spotify Wrapped results buck global trends NZ HeraldSpotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny…
Airbus says up to 628 A320 jets face checks over fuselage panel flaw
AFP 3 Dec, 2025 01:31 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a…
Listen to The Country online: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talks Pāmu and the GDT
Derek Daniell: Wairarapa farmer and one of New Zealand’s leading sheep breeders. Today, he ponders the state of…
‘Wasteful monkey business’ – US medical agency will scale back testing on primates
Zaher Nahle, a former animal researcher who is now the senior scientific adviser for the non-profit Centre for…
Long-lost Rubens ‘masterpiece’ sells at auction in France for $5.5m
Later historians described this engraving and, despite having never seen the painting, catalogued its existence. It was bought…