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'Vigilante violence': 15-25% chance of attack on MP Benjamin Doyle - security report
A security report warns the Green MP faces increased stalking and violence risks

'As enabling as I can': Justice Minister backs facial recognition software to prevent shoplifting
Facial recognition tech could help reduce retail crime. What limits should be in place?

NZ’s biggest pet food factory reduces production amid drop in demand
The enormous super kitchen in Napier has been operating for less than three years.

'Messy': Why Auckland property valuation delays could mean fluctuating rates for homeowners
Time is short for the release of new valuations to set rates, says councillor Chris Darby.

‘Not making the connection’: Kiwis grim over cost of living despite economic upturn
Pessimistic outlook despite steady inflation and falling interest rates.

Touched mid-air: Student pilot's complaint against trainer mishandled by CAA
Former chief ombudsman Peter Boshier said the CAA botched response to serious disclosures.

Editorial: For too long many of our veterans have gone unrecognised
OPINION: The recognition comes on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

Greg Sayers: Auckland Council's proactive move a win for flood-prone Kumeū
OPINION: Demands for better river maintenance, local contractors lead to win in Kumeū.

Letters: More clean energy needed to realise true benefit of EVs
OPINION: What's with the new Air New Zealand uniforms?

The skydiving trick that was nearly my last
Former SAS soldier Jono Magee cheated death when he crashed into the ground while practicing a sport skydiving maneuver in Auckland four years ago. VIDEO / Michael Craig

Opinion: 'Lots of secrets' - Inside the gripping documentary on Polkinghorne trial
Steve Braunias reviews the documentary of the trial of the century.

Editorial: The many unanswered questions behind Seymour's Treaty bill
OPINION: The debate, it would seem, has only just begun.

Ryan Bridge: Winston Peters and the art of political survival
OPINION: New Zealand First rose to 7% in this week’s TVNZ political poll.

Letters: Lower-paid Americans may bear the brunt of Trump's tariff war
OPINION: The meth trade flourishes because the rewards outweigh the risks.

Shane Te Pou: Who will fill David Parker’s big shoes for Labour?
OPINION: Labour needs new stars who have ideas for where the centre left needs to go.

'Couldn't get his story straight': Playboy businessman's fall from grace
Prosecutors claim New Zealand victims bankrolled private jet and a Spanish football club.

Watch: Philip Polkinghorne's lover confronts him about wife's death in secret recordings
'I want to know about the night she died.'

Project 'Loser': Why did Auckland Transport sabotage its own CRL station plans?
Opinion: New CRL precinct plans, new rules for helipads, new ED, new hopes for waterfront.

'It’s not for everyone': Life on the world’s steepest street
Herald journalist Ben Tomsett visited the residents of Baldwin St, Dunedin, to find out.

Operation Sphinx: How undercover officers cracked the Ariki Rigby gang-related murder
Top cop: 'I was always confident that we were going to get Mr Heremaia.'

‘We can’t do it all’: Teachers sound alarm on new curriculum chaos
Overwhelmed, with insufficient training and resources, teachers fear burnout and exodus.

Letters: Surely Phil Goff was expressing the views of the NZ Government
OPINION: Are we living in trumbolic times?

Editorial: Are NZ Rugby fans at risk of losing the All Blacks?
OPINION: NZR has a commercial formula for the All Blacks - it means less home games.

Forget the Treaty Principles Bill, Luxon's first real crisis lands – and could be the making of him
Luxon has had the luck of being landed with a crisis that is right in his wheelhouse.

‘Never say never': Former Labour MP Stuart Nash on NZ First candidacy rumours
'I have an immense amount of respect for Winston Peters.'

Bongbong to von der Leyen: The world leaders Luxon is talking to in free trade 'fight'
The Prime Minister scored calls with major names.

'Bad idea': Akl Uni merger up in the air after showdown meeting mysteriously canned
A meeting to vote on the new law and business faculty was cancelled last week.

Du Val unit buyer fears reneging on $850,000 contract
'Targeted and called repetitively by young Pasifika people who got my trust.' - Keil-Hall

Editorial: An inconvenient truth for those on the moral EV mound
OPINION: We can be one of a handful of countries to reap the benefits of EVs.

Letters: MPs should return to governing
OPINION: Sir Peter Beck for 'Kiwi of the Decade'.

Thomas Coughlan: The Treaty Principles Bill is buried – for now
OPINION: Parliament was pushed to breaking point by the Treaty Principles Bill.

'Architecturally positive': Demolitions begin for new hotel for Havelock North CBD
'It does take a few months to do this, but the end product’s going to be great.'

Audrey Young: Luxon's big opportunity amid tariff chaos
OPINION: If the PM wants to prove he's a true leader, now's the time to do it.

Letters: Long way to go before we have a Defence Force that meets our needs
OPINION: Immigration NZ's treatment of family with Down syndrome child disappointing

Dozens of earthquake-prone buildings on Dannevirke’s main street given extension
Almost 40 buildings on the township's main street require earthquake strengthening.

Sex crimes case: Why an entertainment figure’s identity is still secret
It has been six months since a Court of Appeal hearing about name suppression.

Wattle Park developer liquidated: Kiwibank owed $3.6m, Inland Revenue $1.09m
Project completed in January 2022 but developer blames Covid and the downturn for debts.

Editorial: The world’s economy is in the hands of powerful 'morons'
OPINION: Our road to economic recovery just got harder.

Opinion: Standing up against the moral panic about Benjamin Doyle
The attack has all the hallmarks of a smear campaign, says Paul Thistoll.

Simon Wilson: Why are we raising speed limits around schools?
OPINION: 155 schools in Auckland are getting higher speed limits in their neighbourhoods.

‘Super exciting’: Accor eyes growth with NZ convention centre boost
He manages Accor’s core hotels in 48 countries, including 1300 hotels.

Auckland property valuations delayed again, could be 18 months outdated
The valuations are a source of fascination for property-mad Aucklanders.

Audrey Young: Why David Parker will be missed
OPINION: David Parker has brought a moderate voice to the table on Treaty issues.

NZ is ‘losing the fight’ against organised crime; new report urges bold changes
Report by experts says information-sharing between government agencies is 'deficient'.

Advocates urge tighter gun licence rules amid fears people slip through the cracks
Gun Control NZ calls for five-year licence renewals instead of the current 10.

Payment disputes: Kāinga Ora apartment project hits roadblock
Little has happened at a Kāinga Ora-owned building site in Rotorua for months.

Pink pineapples, cancer and farming: Liberal new genetics laws on the way for NZ
All you need to know about the Gene Technology Bill that is before Parliament.