New Zealand Newspapers

Catherine’s stitch IN TIME! The princess is quite the seamstress

What a jean-ius! The Princess of Wales was put to work on the production line when she visited the Hiut Denim factory in Wales recently. Catherine, 44, tried her hand at cutting denim and also made the last stitches in a pair of jeans for her husband,...

Vintage restoration revs up

For more than half a lifetime, Phil Brown has been working off and on to restore his dead brother’s car – but it’s taken an appearance on TV to get it cracking into top gear. The 85-year-old, who lives in Ōpunake, is rebuilding a rare 1935 Chrysler...

‘We dodged a bullet’

Acoastal campground in Hawke’s Bay has suffered flooding damage during wild weather, which also uprooted trees and knocked out power to thousands of properties across the region. Despite the damage, outages and even some evacuations, vulnerable areas...

Arrest in Bay of Plenty kiwifruit tax scam

Police have charged a Bay of Plenty man for allegedly kidnapping a “money mule” who threatened to expose a multimillion-dollar tax fraud scheme in the kiwifruit industry. A Herald investigation previously revealed that more than $3 million went...

‘Bureaucratic bullying’

Atrustee of Māori whenua in Te Araroa says the Māori Land Court-appointed responsible trustee should expedite access to thousands of dollars in dividends needed for recovery work after severe weather. The office representing the responsible trustee...

Wild weather wreaks havoc

A low-pressure system off Wairarapa’s coast has hammered the region for more than 24 hours – downing trees, cutting off areas with flooding and causing evacuations. By yesterday evening, the gales and torrential rainfall had subsided, with the weather...

Teen driver dies fleeing forest security guards

Ateen driver was on his learner’s licence, driving late at night while on an illegal hunting trip, when he decided to flee a security team. It was a decision that cost him his life. As he continued to drive at a speed above what was safe for the road,...

Kaitāia seeks choice as big chains stay away

Kaita¯ia locals hoping for more choice at the checkouts are still waiting as the country’s major supermarket chains have no plans to open stores in the Far North town. With only one supermarket serving the town, conversation around choices...

11 patient deaths exposed

Nearly a dozen patients died following serious harm incidents in Waikato last year, the health system has revealed. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) said there were eleven incidents “where the patient outcome was death”, of which nine were still...

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Kites flying high on the Bay

Timaru’s Seaside Festival wrapped up for 2026 with the Caroline Bay Kite Day event on Sunday. Timaru Herald visual journalist Aiman Amerul Muner went along and captured these images.

New home sought for magnificent model

A large and meticulously fashioned model of the clipper Invercargill, which was long a talking point in the city’s HMS Kings Restaurant, is now on TradeMe. The restaurant’s former owner Bruce Maher isn’t fussed about the price. “I’d just like it to...

Meth offences see big drop

Methamphetamine offending in the Nelson Tasman police district has fallen by more than half in five years, official data shows. The figures come even as wastewater testing suggests the drug remains deeply embedded in the region. Police say the...

‘Gosh it’s so cold, isn’t it?

A strong southerly tore through the harbour and straight into the bones of Wellington yesterday morning as thousands descended on Oriental Parade to take part in the Southern Cross Round the Bays and Honda Half Marathon races. Now in its 48th year,...

Manu comp the bomb

The Papaioea Palmerston North Manu Comp, an official qualifier for the 2026 Manu World Champs, made quite a splash on Saturday for competitors and fans alike.

Into the gorge

‘Hey, Emma, do you want to see a crocodile?” my guide asks from her kayak. Standing barefoot on my paddleboard, in only my swimsuit and lifejacket, I pause mid-stroke and consider my answer. “Uh ... yeah,” I eventually say, apprehensively. As it turns...

OUR HOME MADE BETTER

For online child safety advocate Holly Brooker, finding the right home for her young family felt a little like striking gold. After renting in a seaside Auckland suburb for two years while they searched for the right house, she and husband Rico, a...

BRAD & JEN’S SHOCK REUNION

Working capital

It’s one of those rare, can’t-beat-it-ona-good-day Wellington mornings and builders and contractors are busy working on the Wellington Pavilion, the former band rotunda bisecting the sand at Oriental Bay. After 14 years of lying empty, the...

HOW WE TRAVEL

Because it is important for our journalists to have first-hand experience, it can be necessary to accept assistance from travel operators. However, we never promise positive coverage in return.

Mike White

It was the week of the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics opening but I was entranced by the Lowburn dog trials.

Epstein & Andrew

It is difficult to fathom now, but Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was once a hugely popular figure. A fun-loving playboy who flew helicopters in the Falklands War, he was indulged by the public and adored by his mother. His marriage to Sarah Ferguson was...

Luxury for family, with sea and mountain views

This luxurious lifestyle property at 323 Koru Rd, near Oakura, began with a focus on more space for a growing family. Location was important, with a desire to be near Oakura, with views and space. This Koru Rd property proved to be the right place. At...

KARORI

Tender closing 26 February 2026 at 1pm This spacious property boasts a generous 2102sqm land area and a 340sqm building area. The charming home has four well-appointed bedrooms and three modern bathrooms. The open-plan living area is perfect for...

SUPER ASSIGNMENT

Satellite map reveals extent of East Cape slips

New work by scientists is shedding light on the effects of slips on the East Cape after the January storm, with more than 11,000 identified by the team from Dragonfly Data Science. The scientists, who are Wellingtonbased, mapped the scale of damage by...

Stand out with smart home staging

First impressions are key when selling your home. In a highly competitive market, present your home in the best light; it can make a significant difference to both the price achieved, and how long it takes to sell. Home staging the art of preparing a...

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DONE WITH DRAGONS

Emilia Clarke moves on from Game of Thrones

Moment to pause, reason to act

This special edition of the Weekend Express is an invitation – to slow down, look closely, and consider the future we are shaping together. As Marlborough approaches Climate Action Week (February 23-27), this publication is not about promotion or...

Repair Cafe returning

19, and October 17. of a global movement encouraging people to rethink waste by repairing rather than replacing. a small but meaningful contributor to the circular economy, proudly championing the motto: “Mend it, don’t end it!” Visitors can bring a...

How Waikato fought its way into Super Rugby

The Chiefs are arguably as connected to Waikato as cows and beer — it’s hard to imagine them not being around. However, when the first meetings about the Super Rugby competition and five New Zealand franchises took place, the initial plan did not...

Lifestyle Paradise with Views

Highly motivated vendors are moving on - they have bought and readied their extremely well presented home for new owners. Sizeable at 211sqm of easy open-plan family living with fabulous flow to the expansive north-facing deck. The obligatory four...

Kotahitanga | community unity

Te Rā o Waitangi Whānau Festival Katikati 2026 was celebrated with happiness, inclusion and a wairua | spirit that made our day very special. The weather was perfect. The vendors provided such a delicious array of cultural kai, while the bands and...

A historic lifestyle opportunity

This is not only a stunning piece of history, but what a place to live! In the heart of Maraekakaho perched just above the historic woolshed is the Gardeners Cottage from Maraekakaho Station. A lovely two bedroom cottage plus two bedrooms detached from...

LIGHT THE LIGHTS! 50 YEARS OF THE MUPPETS

Veges go punk at festival

What is arguably the country’s favourite ukulele band officially launches a song at Hamilton Arts Festival this month to encourage kids to eat more vegetables. The Nukes have recorded Vege Punk ,a new kids’ song that is unashamedly loud, proud and...

WHAT RAZOR’S SACKING MEANS FOR CERTAIN SUPER RUGBY PLAYERS

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Look! Up in the sky!

James Owen might just have the best job in Kiwi aviation. His title is Standards and Training Project Pilot for Air New Zealand’s NextGen Aircraft Programme. His dayto-day is taking to the skies in cutting-edge planes which represent the future of the...

Island Bay - 17 Southern Cross Crescent

SUN, SPACE AND IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED 4 A perfect family home, spread across 166sqm of generous versatile family living. Offering up to five bedrooms or four with a separate living / rumpus room for the children. After 40 cherished years this...

New Zealand Walk: Greytown to Woodside a popular walk or bike

The Greytown to Woodside Trail in the Wairarapa, is a short walk that feels much bigger than its numbers. On a bright autumn morning I set out from Greytown with nothing more ambitious than a daypack, decent shoes and a curiosity about what lay along...

FROM FLUFFY TO FIERCE!

How cute snowy owl chicks grow up to become powerful predators Watch out, here I come!

STEP-BY-STEP

A storybook setting for an historic homestead in • Roses, woodlands, paths, lawns & more in • Composting on a 500sqm site in • A tree-loving octogenarian tending a 109-year-old garden • An plantsman’s picks for summer colour food grower recommends the...

ENERGY

Our cover story this issue is on installing solar power – and how many of us have been considering that for years? The attraction of installing solar power is plain to see and there’s a lot to like about it. Harnessing energy from the mighty sun feels...

Travelling: An education for the soul

Travel is more than movement from one place to another; it is a quiet education for the soul. When we travel, we step outside the routines that shape our days and enter spaces where curiosity leads and where adventure awaits. In those moments of...

Good healthspecial

● Personalise your wellbeing ● Balance your blood sugar ● Build your strength at home

Know-how in spades for every gardener

ON THE COVER

A couple make an old shed on the family farm their new home – see page 26. Photograph by Jane Ussher

AYRBURN CLASSIC – BREAKTHROUGH EVENT OF THE YEAR

The prestigious Breakthrough Event of the Year part of the International Historic Motoring Awards was presented in London on 14 November to the Royal Automobile Club Concours. The Ayrburn Classic 2025 was nominated for the award alongside Concours of...

4WD and SUV buyer’s guide

The new vehicle market in New Zealand is a 4WD buyer’s paradise. Utes and SUVs are as popular here as anywhere in the world, and our new car sales have been dominated by SUVs and 4WD utes for ages. It’s widely known that Ford’s Ranger is top dog in...

Food tastes better shared

The world has become disconnected with technology and since the pandemic we have retreated into ourselves, become more individualistic in nature and independent in status. Our life expectancy is declining with stress; our connection to how our food is...

FUN, FAST and FABULOUS!

Summer is the season to grow melons, pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini and their flying saucer shaped cousins. Together, they are the cucurbit family and they're fun, fast and easy to grow from seed.

Many hands

Thousands of decisions go into making a magazine. Not just obvious ones like which topics we include, the people we speak to or the pictures we’ll use, but tiny ones too: that headline should go two clicks to the left and up one... yep, perfect. We...

Solid gold

Warm tones in a limestone spine lend this estuary-side property priceless presence.

FESTIVAL OF MOTORING

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New Year Joy

Anew year carries its own kind of unspoken promise that life can feel fresh again. This new energy isn’t something that appears automatically at midnight but rather cultivated, perhaps it’s a shift in thinking and the willingness to release what weighs...

SUMMER STYLE ESSENTIALS

CHORIZO EMPANADAS, CHIMICHURRI VERDE, CHICKEN FLAUTAS, KINGFISH PASTRAMI, PRAWN QUESADILLAS, SNAPPER CEVICHE, TUNA TOSTADA, STRAWBERRY & TOMATO SALSA, PORK KEBABS, SMACKED CUCUMBERS, STEAK LIKE TARTARE, ROASTED PRAWNS, PLUM & MANGO MOCHI, STRAWBERRY &...

The smart home seller’s guide:

Selling your home now means navigating A Buyers’ market. With more properties listed than there Are Active Buyers, the power shifts. Buyers can Be more selective, And homes may take longer to sell. In this climate, your choice of real estate company...

What does the market want?

Fonterra, NZ Merino, Atkins Ranch and more weigh in on the changing customer demands and farmers’ efforts to match them

50+ HOMEGROWN RECIPES

• Vibrant salads • Outdoor cooking • Sharing plates • Dips & nibbles • Sweet treats • Cordials, mocktails & cocktails

Fonterra brands gone

Farmer shareholders have said yes to selling off iconic brands to French dairy giant.

DYNAMIC DUO

Universal Cranes recently took delivery of New Zealand’s first two 10x4 S-Ways – one rigid and one tractor unit. A factory-built configuration with competitive tare weight, fitted with Fassi cranes, they are a strong addition to the company’s...

WHAT'S INSIDE?

Rethinking the urban dream What liability law changes mean for landscapers Environmental impacts of compacted soil

Winter a strategic time to buy, sell

When the temperature drops and the days shorten, many buyers and sellers assume the property market hibernates, so they wait for spring to look or list. But for the savvy, winter offers unique opportunities for both buyers and sellers in the real...

Winter a strategic time to buy, sell

When the temperature drops and the days shorten, many buyers and sellers assume the property market hibernates, so they wait for spring to look or list. But for the savvy, winter offers unique opportunities for both buyers and sellers in the real...

Melanie Bracewell

Beyond the punchline.