13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (569+ words) All Blacks assistant coach Neil Barnes is convinced the All Blacks are “seriously close” to the Springboks after their defeat in Baltimore, but lamented some of the decisions that went against them in the match. The South Africans won 43-28 in…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1143+ words) Winston Aldworth rates the best and worst All Blacks performers from their 43-28 defeat against the Springboks in Baltimore. 1. Ethan de Groot – 4 Slipped when he needed to put a tryline tackle on Damien de Allende in the 14th minute. The fact he…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (707+ words) When the Tikipunga High School netball team won their final game, on the last day of the Zespri AIMS Games, they were humble, respectful and gracious. It had been a tough week for both teams; the 16-3 scoreline meant they’d beaten…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (692+ words) Mayor Wayne Brown and others gave speeches ahead of the official opening of the City Rail Link. Video / NZ Herald After floodwater undermined their West Auckland home, Rishi Buggaveeti and Sonika Ravula used the disruption as a catalyst to build…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (507+ words) Christchurch Airport is positioning itself as much more than an aviation gateway, writes Fran O'Sullivan. Fifteen years after the earthquakes tore the heart out of New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch has completed one of the most remarkable urban rebuilds in…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (512+ words) Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round will return to Christchurch in 2027 after the city successfully hosted the event this year. Five games will be played at One New Zealand Stadium across three days for round eight, starting with the Crusaders facing…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (510+ words) Pair at centre of triple homicide investigation wed as teens The Hawke's Bay wāhine preparing for this weekend's rugby league tournaments at the Mitre 10 Sports Park in Hastings, with the help of a couple stalwart leaguers in coaches George Hokianga…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (449+ words) The community is pitching in to replant natives in a forestry reserve south of Kaikōura. The Kaikōura District Council has agreed to replant 5.37ha of the former South Bay Forest Reserve by February 2029, following a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) ruling…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (375+ words) A man has been fined after a tree-felling accident near Dannevirke resulted in the death of Tejay Alan Debenham. Trevor Beale was prosecuted by WorkSafe New Zealand after Debenham, his employee, died while felling trees at a rural property on…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (766+ words) NZ First leader Winston Peters reveals the party's 14 immigration policies in an exclusive interview on Herald NOW. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY The City Ale Link - a scheme to get people stopping for a pint near each of the five stations....