Otago sea lion breeding season begins with Christmas Day pup birth
DoC says the latest birth continues Mum’s legacy and strengthens hopes that the growing population of pakeke around…
NZ sharemarket flat post-Christmas – Market close
Manuka’s New Zealand subsidiary, Trans-Tasman Resources, is advancing its offshore, vanadium-rich iron sands project in the South Taranaki…
Rotorua playground attack: Bashed dad unhappy as offender sentenced to community work
A man was seriously assaulted at the Volcanic Playground in Rotorua over a pair of pink Crocs. Photo…
La Crique: Brave beauty of New Zealand racing retires with nothing left to prove
La Crique will enter that phase of her career the winner of nine races, two of them Group…
Volcanic activity has intensified at Sicily’s Mount Etna in recent days
Activity on Etna “increased very suddenly”, the institute said, noting that the episode produced 300- to 400m lava…
Beckham-Peltz feud extends through Christmas week with shady social media posts
“Only one mum n dad Brooklyn they love you so much,” another added. Brooklyn Beckham spent Christmas 2025…
Russia-Ukraine war: Trump says Zelenskyy, Putin ‘serious’ in peace-talk sprint
“I can say that I believe Ukraine has made some very strong attacks also, and I don’t say…
Samsung's tri-fold phone fails durability test, kinks when pressure is put with just fingers | The phone was durable under general conditions | Inshorts – Inshorts
Samsung’s tri-fold phone fails durability test, kinks when pressure is put with just fingers | The phone was…
Public servants more left-leaning than private sector workers, new polling shows
There are about 63,000 public servants employed across New Zealand, with Wellington home to the highest number. Photo…
Nick Kyrgios beats Aryna Sabalenka in ‘Battle of the Sexes’
AFP 28 Dec, 2025 05:45 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a…
Pets in New Zealand: How our dogs and cats are taking up our time and changing our lives
One respondent said getting a pet had given their days more structure and purpose, spending more time outside…
Crayfish crackdown: Nelson man Joshua Spooner in court over Facebook seafood sales
The rules say only seafood caught by a person with a valid commercial fishing permit can be sold…