Thomas Coughlan: The Herald’s 2025 politician of the year is…
By this criterion, should we consider Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden? Her decision to blow up the…
Year in review: Mandys Horseradish – artisan success with award-winning flavour in Canterbury
She has tried various tumblers, scrubbers, and peeling contraptions to peel her horseradish, but has found that hand…
Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the Year
She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
Whangārei man Jonathan Wilson jailed for repeated assaults on vulnerable partner
He told her he would “break more if she wanted” and then threatened to smash her ankles with…
Year in Review: Legendary mother cow ‘April’ inducted into LIC Hall of Fame
“This award recognises April’s extraordinary contribution to our sector,” said Simon Worth, LIC livestock selection manager. Worth said…
Southland teacher aide Quade Strange’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
Strange had told an associate that he expressed a desire to offend against a young child, as he…
Judge grants name suppression for Northland businessman facing sexual offending charges
When police executed a search warrant, the man allegedly refused to hand over details to his digital devices,…
One of largest child abuse image hauls at Auckland Airport leads to jail term
“The material he carried was deeply disturbing and included some of the most extreme child sexual abuse content…
Storm Constable-Carter jailed in Nelson court for extreme child abuse images, zoosadism files
Judge Tony Snell arrived at his decision after the Crown sought a 14-year starting point – the maximum…
Family Court rules in favour of woman who was abused, strangled by police officer husband
He was subsequently convicted after a three-day jury trial last year, and he no longer works for New…
Whangārei child sex abuser George Ace sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment
Thirty-seven of the charges related to sexual offending against a boy under 12, while the remaining were associated…
Police swarming highway between Whakamarama and Katikati, readers report
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