New Zealand’s Best Beach 2026: Vote now in the Herald competition
Today, the Herald launches our annual search for New Zealand’s Best Beach and we want you to nominate…
Society Insider: Ones to watch in 2026 – Michael & Libby Boxall, Edna Swart, Lisa King, Leo Takahashi and more
“[2025] was a year where a lot of hard work paid off,” Libby tells Society Insider. Michael Boxall…
Superyacht owned by New Zealand’s richest man Graeme Hart anchors at St Barts island for New Year’s Eve celebrations
Ulysses sailed from Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan yesterday, according to the Marine Traffic vessel tracker, to join…
NZ Herald’s top 20 Premium stories of 2025
The following are just 20 of the best-read Premium articles in 2025. After years of declining education achievement…
New Zealand’s 2025 road toll on track to reach historic low
The lowest road toll in recent history was in 2013, where 253 people died in crashes. It’s as…
Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed
The 2025 results are in, and they reveal a new leader in both genders. Also featuring in this…
Kopua Monastery: Inside New Zealand’s only Trappist community
Eighty-seven-year-old Nicholas remembers those times well, having arrived 60 years ago from Holland to study at Kopua. “We…
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…
New Zealand’s reading culture is fading in the age of scrolling – Editorial
On one side sit the hard numbers. National assessments have shown too many children falling behind in basic…
Chief Justice leads tributes to Robert Smellie after death of former High Court judge
Born in Dunedin in 1930, Smellie was educated at Otago Boys’ High School before graduating with an LLB…
Unheralded Aussie smashes our galloping elite in Ellerslie upset
Like many fairytales it didn’t start well. “After he flopped out of the gates, I thought we were…
Christmas road toll: New Zealand’s most dangerous places to drive this week
Last year, 15 people were killed on the roads during Christmas and 22 were killed during the same…