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A group of Auckland pupils on a school camp came to the rescue of a boat stuck on rocks in the Hauraki Gulf, using brute strength to refloat the stricken vessel, then stopping it from drifting back ...

The unsung hero of our working wardrobe is worth shouting about. The more minimal a clothing item is, the more important is to nail the details. Nowhere is that edict more prescient than in the case ...

An abortion centre nurse says a man facing charges over a sexual relationship with an underage girl lied about his own age, saying he was 15, when she noted during a phone call that the girl was 13.

The former deputy principal of a rural area school has been sent to prison for historic sexual offending against a student, who continues to be haunted by what happened to her. Iain George Anderson, ...

Video / NZ Herald, , AFP Act leader David Seymour says New Zealand is at a “tipping point” between “two invisible tribes” within society - “change-makers” and the “majority for mediocrity”. He used ...

Just as quickly, investors are losing their appetite for the trade. After a disappointing trial of a new drug last month and ...

Water is coming back on for thousands of West Auckalnders after a broken water main forced Watercare to shut down the pipes ...

Police are appealing for information after a fatal crash involving a pedestrian near Whakatāne. A crash involving a car and a ...

Air pollution in the Thai capital has forced the closure of more than 350 schools, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world’s seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor ...

Isaac Peach is aware that his boxer Mea Motu does not have the respect of boxing fans in the United Kingdom. Yet. But should things go to plan for the Peach Boxing athlete against Ellie Scotney on ...

A swimmer who went missing off Southshore beach in Christchurch yesterday has been found dead by a member of the public this morning. Police launched a search with the assistance of CoastGuard, Surf ...