Tearepa Kahi says his latest film, Muru, being submitted to the Academy Awards is an acknowledgement of the communities it is set in as much as the film itself.The film, about the 2007 'Terror Raids' in Te Urewera, is continuing... […]

Ashburton College principal Ross Preece feels no pressure to resign after further stinging national media bullying claims against his school.The allegations, which included a suggestion that a student attempted suicide because she... […]

The first repatriation of kōiwi and Kōimi T'chakat Moriori from Austria will see the remains of more than 60 individuals return to Aotearoa after more than 130 years.The remains of approximately 64 individuals will be... […]

Air New Zealand has ordered new planes to tackle issues facing direct flights from New York to Auckland.Speaking to NewstalkZB's Mike Hosking, Air New Zealand chief flight operations and safety officer Dave Morgan said the new direct... […]

A woman who had an altercation with Dunedin mayoral candidate Lee Vandervis says she has complained to police.Anne Marie Parsons, 80, said she felt the Dunedin city councillor's conduct after a candidates' meeting in the city last... […]

OPINION This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and I've been reflecting on the need to raise awareness of something so prevalent.Every year, more than 1 in 4 New Zealanders will experience mental distress, according to Statistics... […]

By Matthew Theunissen of RNZ After 11 days lost in Auckland's Botanic Gardens, celebrity toy poodle Burrito has been found by two dog walkers on a riverbank ... shivering, hungry and badly dehydrated but alive.Three-year-old... […]

One person has died and another has been injured in two vehicle crash on State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura.A car and truck collided just before 6am on SH I at Hapuku. The second person suffered minor injuries and was treated... […]

Pioneer journalist and radio talkback host Gordon Dryden has died, aged 91.His death was confirmed by his family, who issued a notice to the Herald yesterday."Gordon saw himself as a pioneer in associated television network in... […]

By Sharon Brettkelly of RNZ When the British royal family next steps out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace to wave to the public, it'll be a slimmed-down version of past appearances, royal experts say.Expect to see the King... […]

The 19-year-old Invercargill man who was a victim of a hit-and-run at the weekend was able to move his hands and toes yesterday, his father says.Bricklayer Ryan Phillips was walking home from a work party about 6.15am on Sunday... […]

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has struck on the West Coast overnight.Hundreds of people have reported feeling the quake which hit shortly before 2am about 10km northeast of Greymouth. DID YOU FEEL IT? EMAIL US GeoNet reported... […]

Four people have died and several others are fighting for their lives after a series of horror crashes on roads over the long weekend. Two people were killed and two others critically injured in a two-vehicle crash on Rodda Rd,... […]

Senior Constable Vince Nolan vividly remembers the night when a shotgun blast blew out his ribs and left a hole in his chest.Fifty years ago this month the pellets flung him backwards and he was left to die on the ground of the... […]

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the afternoon quiz. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE. […]

Police falsely reported cars as stolen to gain access to powerful databases that record number plates when hunting for the women whose travel sparked the Northland Covid-19 lockdown last October.Detectives identified the cars associated... […]

The Government's new Equity Index is set to take effect from January next year. This revamped system will replace the decile system, which was no longer deemed fit for purpose. Speaking to the Front Page podcast , senior NZ Herald... […]

Sir Tim Shadbolt admits being elected for another term as Invercargill's mayor is a long shot, but he's not going down without a fight. There are 10 candidates vying for the city's top job in one of the hottest contests in the regions.... […]

Four long years so far.That's how long the wait has been for Malcolm King to get justice, for what he says was abusive treatment by police.King, who's severely claustrophobic, says he told the staff who arrested him for trespassing... […]

A campaign group is demanding the Government address gender pay gaps ahead of the anniversary of the law which made it illegal to pay men more than women for the same work. MindTheGap said the law lacked "any real penalty" for employers... […]

The 2025 World Rowing Championships will be held in Shanghai, as it was decided by the 2022 World Rowing Congress held in Prague, the Czech Republic on Monday. […]

China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday. […]

China has stepped up efforts to save jobs this year, with some 64.63 billion yuan (9.19 billion U.S. dollars) having already been offered to businesses this year. […]

Chinese astronomers have detected a non-accreting and non-beaming neutron star using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), a leading optical telescope in China, according to a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy. […]

China has achieved initial success in new infrastructure construction, which has greatly facilitated the country's social and economic development over the past decade, officials said Monday. […]

China stormed into the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup quarterfinals with a convincing 95-60 win over Puerto Rico here on Monday. […]

Beijing saw its primary air-pollution index reading fall 20 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022, official data showed Monday. […]

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“I was once caught in the rain, so I always want to hold an umbrella for others,” Li Nannan, a "silent" restaurant owner said. […]

American independent journalist Ben Norton noted that the US launched 469 military interventions overseas from 1798 to 2022, citing data from the US Congressional Research Service. […]

According to a statement released by Fujian Cosunter Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, the developer of the oral antiviral drug GST-HG171, the company got approval from the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on September 23. […]

This undated photo shows China's scientific research vessel Explorer 2 near the Shenhai-1, the country's first self-run deep-sea gas field located 150 kilometers from Hainan Island. […]

A Chinese song — Beautiful Scenery — that was created to mark the one-year countdown to the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 was performed on Friday by internet celebrity Guo Congming. […]

The flame of the 17th Games of Zhejiang Province was ignited in the Shangshan Archaeological Site Park in Pujiang county of Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. […]

China's index of export container transport fell in the week ending on Sept 23, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. […]

The terrorist attacks that previously took place in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region were not the result of the growth of the Han Chinese population or of the ethnic discrimination portrayed in a recent United Nations report, a spokesman for the regional government said. […]

A key protein acts as a primary nitrate sensor for land plants, according to a Chinese-led study published in the journal Science on Thursday. […]

A fire broke out at an outlet mall in the South Korean central city of Daejeon on Monday, leaving two people dead, one seriously injured and four others missing, according to Yonhap news agency. […]

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Xinhua Bookstore unveiled its first pet-themed bookstore in Beijing on Sunday. […]

England fight back from two goals down before being held to a draw in a six-goal thriller against Germany. […]

The symbol of the new reign will be used by government but will only gradually appear on post boxes. […]

Denmark sets up a banned zone near the Bornholm island, where a Nord Stream 2 leak is reported. […]

To what extent was the storming of the Capitol building planned in advance? […]

Reports say people with no military experience, or who are too old or disabled, are being enlisted. […]

At least 17 people - including 11 children - are killed when a gunman opens fire at a school in Izhevsk. […]

Tyson Fury says his proposed heavyweight world-title fight with Anthony Joshua in December is off as his self-imposed deadline expires. […]

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel pleads guilty to assaulting two teenagers in Sydney, Australia, the night before the men's World Championship road race. […]

The Bank of England said it was "monitoring developments closely" after the pound hit a record low. […]

The former US intelligence contractor leaked a vast US intelligence surveillance programme in 2013. […]

The battered city is a stumbling block in Russia's plan to take the Donbas, writes the BBC's Orla Guerin. […]

Trainee nurses, pharmacists and doctors at a Ugandan hospital fear their lives are being put at risk. […]

The head of the country's utilities regulator says poor quality oil led to the shutdown of a power plant. […]

Giorgia Meloni is set to lead a right-wing coalition as Italy's first female PM. […]

The Artemis-I vehicle will be pulled off the launch pad in Florida to protect it from storm forces. […]

Emergency workers pull a child from the rubble in Kiambu county but at least six people have died. […]

Senior coach Stuart Lancaster will leave Leinster at the end of the season to join French side Racing 92 as director of rugby. […]

A people smuggler lifts the lid on his trade to BBC Panorama's Jane Corbin. […]

It marks a big moment for Cuba, which saw gay people persecuted in the 1960s and 70s. […]

England captain Heather Knight denies India's claim Charlie Dean was warned before her controversial run-out as the row over the incident continues. […]