NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Man charged with two counts of murder in Hamilton is named
New Zealand|crime

Man charged with two counts of murder in Hamilton is named

31 Mar 11:13 PM

Emergency services were called to Beatty St in Melville, Hamilton, at 4.30am on March 15.

Tree removal marks start of restoration at historic site
New Zealand

Tree removal marks start of restoration at historic site

31 Mar 11:10 PM

The project aims to stabilise the site by strengthening the redoubt banks.

Big changes for art gallery and its supporters
New Zealand

Big changes for art gallery and its supporters

31 Mar 11:00 PM

Renovations are part of the $306m Te Manawataki o Te Papa project.

Why this week’s rain won’t be enough to end NZ drought
New Zealand

Why this week’s rain won’t be enough to end NZ drought

31 Mar 08:48 PM

Auckland can expect warm nights with lows around 18C this week.

How a Facebook post led to the rapid recovery of a stolen tiny home
New Zealand

How a Facebook post led to the rapid recovery of a stolen tiny home

31 Mar 08:38 PM

The tiny home was stolen on March 29 at 4am from Rea Rd, Katikati.

Push for higher farm plastic recycling targets
New Zealand

Push for higher farm plastic recycling targets

31 Mar 08:34 PM

Farmers use more than 10,000 tonnes of plastic bale wrap annually.

US $550k surgery removes ‘95%’ of 27-year-old’s aggressive brain tumour
New Zealand

US $550k surgery removes ‘95%’ of 27-year-old’s aggressive brain tumour

31 Mar 06:00 PM

Rotorua woman 'blown away' by the donations she received to help pay for the surgery.

Kerikeri’s Community Family Service shuts down
New Zealand

Kerikeri’s Community Family Service shuts down

31 Mar 05:00 PM

Far North budgeting service lacks funds to keep helping hundreds of families

Premium
Selling stations: Farm developer on why he's moving on from his 'happy place'
New Zealand

Selling stations: Farm developer on why he's moving on from his 'happy place'

31 Mar 05:00 PM

'I feel like that place needs to go now to someone who can take it to the next level.'

Premium
Hastings racecourse redevelopment plans coming in ‘next few weeks’
New Zealand

Hastings racecourse redevelopment plans coming in ‘next few weeks’

31 Mar 05:00 PM

It's now six months since the one slip that stopped racing in Hastings.

Tarzan smashes out ‘pretty gnarly’ Whanganui River adventure
New Zealand

Tarzan smashes out ‘pretty gnarly’ Whanganui River adventure

31 Mar 04:00 PM

Brenden Hawkins has raised $4600 for mental health and is keen for more challenges.

'This is a desecration': Thousands of illegally dumped animal carcasses trouble town's water
New Zealand

'This is a desecration': Thousands of illegally dumped animal carcasses trouble town's water

31 Mar 04:00 PM

Illegal animal dumping has plagued Hukerenui for 15 years.

‘Scammers don’t sleep’: FMA under fire for delayed scam alert after retiree loses $1m
New Zealand

‘Scammers don’t sleep’: FMA under fire for delayed scam alert after retiree loses $1m

31 Mar 04:00 PM

The FMA took 47 days to issue a scam warning, during which a retiree lost $1m.

'Do not do it': Coroner's plea to drivers after three alcohol-related crash deaths
New Zealand

'Do not do it': Coroner's plea to drivers after three alcohol-related crash deaths

31 Mar 07:00 AM

Sahil Prasad was driving home when he was struck by Jack Halliday, driving a work ute.

'Atmospheric river': Large weather system set to strike NZ
New Zealand

'Atmospheric river': Large weather system set to strike NZ

31 Mar 06:00 AM

A large weather system approaching from the Tasman Sea is set to strike mid-week.

‘Oh my God, this is like Dubai coming to NZ’ - 300 enquiries a week for new suburb
Property

‘Oh my God, this is like Dubai coming to NZ’ - 300 enquiries a week for new suburb

31 Mar 05:55 AM

Kiwis "living in exotic locations" show interest in neighbourhood built on ex-sand quarry.

Gisborne wastewater treatment plant upgrade one year behind schedule
New Zealand

Gisborne wastewater treatment plant upgrade one year behind schedule

31 Mar 05:00 AM

The filters caused a one-year delay in Gisborne's plant upgrade.

On-farm training programme empowers young adults with disabilities
New Zealand

On-farm training programme empowers young adults with disabilities

31 Mar 04:00 AM

Michial Todd, the first trainee to graduate, is now a certified dairy farm relief worker.

Critical injuries: SH2 reopens after crash in Karangahake Gorge
New Zealand

Critical injuries: SH2 reopens after crash in Karangahake Gorge

31 Mar 03:39 AM

Motorists have been warned to expect delays until congestion has cleared.

Police seek Christopher Wyllie for ongoing investigation
New Zealand

Police seek Christopher Wyllie for ongoing investigation

31 Mar 03:31 AM

Police believe Wyllie is in Te Kauwhata.

One dead after car vs truck collision at Haruru
New Zealand

One dead after car vs truck collision at Haruru

31 Mar 03:06 AM

Driver dies at scene of fatal crash at Haruru, near Paihia

Gareth McKerchar wins Aorangi Young Farmer final again
New Zealand

Gareth McKerchar wins Aorangi Young Farmer final again

31 Mar 03:00 AM

Gareth McKerchar has won the Aorangi Young Farmer of the Year for the second year in a row

Ikea’s secret Kiwi menu and why NZ beef won’t make meatballs
Lifestyle

Ikea’s secret Kiwi menu and why NZ beef won’t make meatballs

31 Mar 03:00 AM

Their meatballs might be infamous, but is a secret menu item set to outshine them?

Hot water issues causes another weeks-long closure of Mōrere Hot Springs
New Zealand

Hot water issues causes another weeks-long closure of Mōrere Hot Springs

31 Mar 03:00 AM

The natural saltwater hot springs had only reopened three months earlier after two years.

‘Potentially legendary’: Hawke’s Bay winemakers say vintage shaping as best in years
New Zealand

‘Potentially legendary’: Hawke’s Bay winemakers say vintage shaping as best in years

31 Mar 02:28 AM

'Murmurs are growing that 2025 may be one of those years.'

Firefighters tackling large vegetation fire near Mangakahia
New Zealand

Firefighters tackling large vegetation fire near Mangakahia

31 Mar 02:27 AM

More than 20 firefighters are onsite at a large vegetation fire at Nukutawhiti

Five injured in Hastings brawl, police seek witnesses
New Zealand

Five injured in Hastings brawl, police seek witnesses

31 Mar 02:03 AM

Some of the injuries were believed to be caused by a weapon.

Premium
Olivado liquidation: Seeka boss explains why they bought the company
Agribusiness

Olivado liquidation: Seeka boss explains why they bought the company

31 Mar 02:00 AM

New boss hopes to keep jobs, liquidator says claims still coming in.

Three dogs euthanised after fatal attack on 4-year-old child
New Zealand

Three dogs euthanised after fatal attack on 4-year-old child

31 Mar 01:57 AM

The breeds of the dogs have not been 'fully confirmed'.

Luxon calls Green MP Doyle’s social media language ‘inappropriate’, threats of violence ‘unacceptable’
Politics

Luxon calls Green MP Doyle’s social media language ‘inappropriate’, threats of violence ‘unacceptable’

31 Mar 01:42 AM

Chlöe Swarbrick said there were 'real world threats' against the MP and their whānau.

The Country: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth on supporting young farmers
New Zealand

The Country: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth on supporting young farmers

31 Mar 12:34 AM

David Seymour, Dan Boulton, Mike Casey, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.

Magic v Stars: Pre-season clash, community day in Rotorua
New Zealand

Magic v Stars: Pre-season clash, community day in Rotorua

31 Mar 12:24 AM

Saturday features a community day with skills sessions for kids.

Far North’s Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival attracts thousands
New Zealand

Far North’s Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival attracts thousands

31 Mar 12:00 AM

The festival, which started in 2008, rocks Ōtiria Marae in cultural celebration.

Toxic algae bloom: Health warning issued for Lake Rotoehu
New Zealand

Toxic algae bloom: Health warning issued for Lake Rotoehu

30 Mar 11:27 PM

People should avoid contact with the water to prevent illness.

1...6465666768...294
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • What the Actual
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven CarGuide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP