13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (162+ words) Advertorial by Discover Auckland The Auckland city centre’s reputation as a destination for culture and creativity continues to grow. This content was prepared by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited and is being published by The New Zealand Herald as Advertorial. From the…...

18+ hour, 19+ min ago   (312+ words) A “safe place” where people can hear and practise te reo Māori is offering $2 kawhe and kōrero (coffee and conversation) during Māori Language Week. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori runs today to Sunday. Rotorua’s new te reo Māori immersion…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (666+ words) Sponsored by My Food Bag The broadcaster says it’s made the decision-making around dinner time, one of the daily pressures of family life, considerably easier. It’s a simple question, but for busy families, it can be one more decision at…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (246+ words) Woolworths says it has reopened online delivery and pick-up orders after a technical fault hit the supermarket’s systems. Yesterday, Woolworths customers across New Zealand reported delays to existing online delivery and pick-up orders. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience to our…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1243+ words) Trapped in a ravine on Mt Popomanaseu in the Solomon Islands, the ground shifting beneath him, Auckland teenager Luca Zylstra-Law had one thought: his parents. The nights were the worst. “There was so much going through my mind. Will I…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (990+ words) When former Shortland Street star Rebekah Randell welcomed her second daughter earlier this year, she braced herself for another challenging newborn experience. But while big sister Isla struggled with colic as a baby, little Bonnie has been the complete opposite…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (941+ words) WARNING: This story references child sexual abuse and may be upsetting to readers The comfort a young girl sought from a nightmare when she climbed into her parents’ bed led to her being raped by her father as her mother…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (847+ words) Since the dawn of time, Kiwis looking for love had only one option: go to their local bar, drink too many Steinlagers and wait for the DJ to play Closing Time before plucking up the courage to approach the person…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (196+ words) Princess Diana’s famous “revenge dress”, which she wore on the evening that the then-Prince Charles made a public admission of adultery, is to be auctioned in New York in December. Diana wore the daring off-the-shoulder gown to a gala dinner…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (905+ words) What are the odds? Two dudes, different ages and different regions of the country, coming up with near-identical designs for the Zespri AIMS Games new mascot? Late last year, the Games launched a competition in search of a mascot, and…...