Hannah McQueen: Why a short stay in an NZ hospital can change older people’s lives forever
“Hospitals can be really dangerous places for older people,” says geriatrician Dr Cheryl Johnson. It is a confronting…
ASB class action payout: Why $571 credits are appearing in nearly 200,000 accounts
“Didn’t even know this was going on, thought someone accidentally put it in my account.” Several others wrote…
‘New Zealand Fruit’ – why I’m renaming the feijoa: Glenn Dwight
Last year, I wrote about the great feijoa divide and received all sorts of mail. Photos of overflowing…
Love Is Blind’s Alex Henderson: Kiwi participant explains why his fiancée called him ‘fake’
On the Netflix show, Henderson (Ngāruahine) connected with Ashley Carpenter. They dumped each other at the altar, and…
All Blacks back three: Why Dave Rennie must abandon ‘power wings’ – Gregor Paul
The commonality between both teams was the all-round brilliance, balance and contributions of their respective back threes, all…
John Aiken on MAFS Australia backlash, fame and why he still loves it
Remarkable is one word for MAFS’ impact. Others, like tacky, pathetic et al (feedback from Herald readers, by…
Why Kiwis love their utes (and why losing one hurts so much): Glenn Dwight
This was a ute. And not one of those show pony utes you see cruising urban streets, playing…
Black Caps v India T20 final: ‘Super special’ Finn Allen can light up big occasion for New Zealand
“Matthew Hayden back in the day, he was big – he intimidated bowlers by just his stance,” former…
Robyn Malcolm on ageing, acting and why she’ll never retire from screen
“[Acting] is kind of like ready-made therapy on a daily basis,” she says. “Because you’re role-playing constantly and…
Deficient training and oversight: Why NZ’s Navy spent 139 days without its largest ship
The crew wrongly believed it could do both jobs at once, failing to realise the degree of risk…
Why Paul Goldsmith’s TVNZ crime stats phone call is unlikely to stick as a scandal
MP Reuben Davidson, a former television producer, was given the lion’s share of Labour’s questions in Question Time…
Media Insider: TVNZ news review – why report will remain secret; TVNZ CEO steps into crime story; Brodie Kane on podcast break-up
The Herald had applied for the report under the Official Information Act, arguing a strong public interest in…