Now, in the High Court at Rotorua, Te Kani has pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter over the death of his passenger.

New Zealand may have to elevate its response to fuel supply disruptions sparked by conflict in the Middle East within the next month, the Finance Minister says, with officials currently providing ...

Whanganui surf lifeguards have pulled two people from a rip at Castlecliff Beach, their first major rescue of the season. One ...

It’s not just the fact that the Warriors have won their first two games, or that they have done so with a +58 points differential. But it’s the who and the how that are stoking the fires of the “it’s ...

Three destructive burglars who broke into a luxury jewellery store in a prestigious Auckland suburb left with cheap samples but caused thousands in damage. The store owner told the Herald it would ...

Photo / Rafaella Melo Hawke’s Bay drivers say they are rethinking the extent of their social lives and daily spending as fuel soars towards $3 a litre. Some are cutting back on drinking and restaurant ...

March 9, 2026 The carpark at the start of the Tongariro Crossing track managed to escape the flames intact. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mike Scott The fire that tore through more than 3000ha of ...

Fonterra’s next chief executive has big boots to fill and a big responsibility to prove the dairy giant’s current strategy is the right one.

A Christchurch-based shellfish company has been fined $20,000 after receiving more than 259,000kg of live green-lipped ...

New Zealand and Samoa have signed bespoke arrangements between the nations’ respective police and customs departments to ...

The mayor of a rural community whose local pub hosted a book-burning ceremony for former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s ...

Cars were the leading cause of reported kiwi deaths across Northland last year, according to new figures obtained by RNZ. In ...