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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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Donald Trump grabbed the spotlight in Davos on Thursday, even if he wasn’t physically there, but other things happened at the ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump has raised the pressure on Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to cut borrowing costs, setting up a potential clash between the two men less than a week before the US ...