COMMENT: The Education Minister has declined a request from Victoria University of Wellington – as it will now still be called – to change its name. Not to anything interesting, of course – just to the University of Wellington.But... Read...

COMMENT: For even the most geeky of political nerds, it`s been a tiring year.The political assault came from both sides. Sroubek, oil and gas, Clare Curran. Jami-Lee Ross, Simon Bridges, Judith Collins. Shane Jones, a government... Read...

Four people have died on our roads in less than 24 hours - making for a grim lead up to the start of the official holiday period on Monday.A driver died yesterday following a crash in which a van rolled on Mt Cook Rd, north of Twizel.... Read...

A man shot dead by police as he advanced on officers with a machete on a major highway north of Auckland had allegedly threatened to kill staff at a service station shortly before the fatal confrontation. Jerrim Toms, 29, died in... Read...

A solo mother whose hard-earned Christmas presents were stolen from under her tree by a brazen burglar helped police capture the `Bad Santa` after she found her own property for sale on social media. And the Herald on Sunday can... Read...

Gumboots, sunscreen, jandals, and jumpers - pack it all if you are heading away these holidays, the MetService has urged holidaymakers.Holiday hotspots around New Zealand are more likely to be lukewarm and a little wet until after... Read...

A New Zealand woman who wrote to the Prime Minister about international child abduction rules which she said were putting her children at risk has been ordered to return to Australia.The woman, who cannot be named by law to protect... Read...

A Chatham Islands woman has survived an attack by a family pig hunting dog thanks to a brave bystander and an emergency rescue flight to the mainland for treatment.Rose Page was left bleeding and passing in and out of consciousness... Read...

The wee tot who survived two life-saving transplants in 2018 turns 1 tomorrow – with her aunty who provided part of her liver one of the guests of honour at a special birthday celebration.Pīpīwharuroa (Pipi) Wallace became... Read...

A year on from a devastating flood, the residents of Kaiaua are hopeful there won`t be a repeat — but there are no guarantees. Driving into Kaiaua on a humid summer morning, the place looks every bit the sleepy seaside town.A... Read...