One Lotto player has struck it lucky in the Far North with a $500,000 First Division winning ticket sold in the district for ...

A train carrying 250 people derailed partially today in Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 98, officials said. The ...

Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed recalled the moment he ran towards one of the attackers and wrestled the gun from ...

Holidaymakers at a Hawke’s Bay beach watched on in awe as a waterspout formed in stormy conditions off the shore in front of ...

A splash of colour and vibrancy has gone up in the past week on the windows of part of the old Masonic Hotel building, thanks to Gisborne-based abstract artist Leah McCann.

Thousands of dollars worth of fireworks will go up in smoke again on the first night of the New Year as Gisborne’s popular ...

Test your general knowledge with the Herald’s afternoon quiz. Share your score with friends, family and colleagues, and find ...

Happy New Year! 2026 is starting off on the right foot for New Zealand, with the January 1 and January 2 public holidays ...

More than a year after a convicted child sex offender was found dead in his double-bunked prison cell, police still can’t say ...

A Covid-19 outbreak has been confirmed at Gore Hospital, prompting Gore Health chief executive Karl Metzler said testing on ...

An active low-pressure system is starting to move over the North Island today, disrupting music festivals, causing dozens of ...

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers will go on the beat with the police team at Waiohika Estate for Rhythm and Vines. He ...