Being kicked out of hospital at 5am just three hours after giving birth, unable to walk, still haunts Auckland mum Ellen Chisholm.Chisholm, who endured a 27-hour labour while her husband was overseas in 2016, described to the ...
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Mums matter: Postnatal trauma haunts years later
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Your weather: Relatively settled day before more rain from tomorrow
After a hectic week of weather Thursday offers some respite across the country with mostly settled conditions. But don't get used to it as another low is due to descend on the North Island from tomorrow, bringing another unsettled...
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Inside Hawke's Bay Opera House after arsonists set fire
The smell of smoke is still strong in parts of the Hawke's Bay Opera House, three days after arsonists hit. Hawke's Bay Today visited the scene of the fire yesterday, which broke out shortly after 10pm on Sunday. Emergency...
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Neighbours watch in horror as dogs maul Whangārei man
One of two dogs that mauled a Whangārei man when he tried to separate the fighting animals was unregistered and unchipped.Horrified neighbours witnessed the attack on Leith St, Morningside, about 9.40am yesterday and called...
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Dunedin stalker back in court within weeks of prison release
A Dunedin stalker went berserk in a pharmacy just weeks after her release from prison, a court has heard.Karen Ilya Laing has been jailed several times in the past for criminal harassment, the main object of her obsessions being...
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck on Whangaripo Valley Rd, near Wellsford
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck near Wellsford early this morning.Emergency services are at the scene of the crash on Whangaripo Valley Rd, between Wellsford and Pākiri, just east of Waiteitei Rd. Police...
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'Ludicrous' - other councils weigh in on Tauranga's begging, rough sleeping bylaw
"Ludicrous."That was the view of Hamilton Mayor Andrew King on the bylaw Tauranga City Council voted in this week banning begging and rough sleeping near shops and eateries in three CBDs.Views from councils around New Zealand...
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Rotorua's Tiny Deane reveals plan to set up homeless shelter in Auckland
Rotorua's Tiny Deane is looking to set up a homeless shelter in Auckland, saying he believes many New Zealand towns and cities approach homelessness the wrong way.He says some towns and cities focus on moving homeless along, instead...
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Big Lotto win in Hastings
Two lucky people in Hawke's Bay are celebrating after taking out more than $350,000 in total through a Lotto win. The Lotto First Division ticket, worth $333,333 was sold at New World Hastings. While a winning $24,613 Second...
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Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross will attend the opening of the Taiaho Mai building at Middlemore Hospital
Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross will today make his first public outing since receiving mental health care last month. Ross told Stuff he would be attending the opening of the Taiaho Mai building at Middlemore Hospital. "That's...
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Barry Soper: Jami-Lee Ross crashes the party at Labour's Middlemore Hospital ceremony
COMMENT: The Health Minister had a lot to thank feral MP Jami-Lee Ross for when he was opening the mental health unit at Middlemore Hospital.David Clark got the sort of media coverage he would never have dreamed of as he turned...
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John MacDonald: Pride parade should include those who serve in uniform
COMMENT: Don't underestimate the success and evolution of change that has taken place in understanding human sexuality in Aotearoa New Zealand communities over the past 30 years.As a nation we celebrate our democratic values...
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Aaron Martin: Labour shortage will get worse from next week
COMMENT: The skilled-labour crisis is about to get worse, thanks to increases in minimum wage rates required for skilled migrant workers. The Government-imposed increase in wage and salary thresholds will come into effect from...
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Auckland girl left in tears after her usual hairdresser refuses to cut her hair
A Pukekohe hairdresser refused to cut a 4-year-old's hair despite the girl being a regular customer.Little Shelby was left in tears on Thursday morning after visiting her usual hairdresser, Bogaarts Styling Lounge in Pukekohe, only...
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Behind the Headlines: Meet the Herald's journalists
You've probably seen their bylines and read their stories - but how much do you really know about the journalists behind our headlines?From today New Zealand Herald readers can go behind the scenes for a more in-depth glimpse...
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Auckland Council gets the speedway wobbles over relocating from Western Springs
COMMENT: Mayor Phil Goff lost an important vote at council this week. The topic was speedway, although that wasn't what any of the councillors were really voting on. Far dearer to their hearts were questions of power and respect....
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No cars on Queen St: the new plan for the central city
A "completely new" long-term plan for central Auckland will be presented to city councillors next week. Cars that need to enter the city will find it easier. Cars that don't will be discouraged. Parts of Queen St and some of its...
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Your weather: Fine Friday for most before run of wet weather over weekend
Make the most of the warm and dry conditions today before another dose of unsettled spring weather arrives to ruin the weekend. Most of the country was in for a fine and settled Friday with just a few showers inland early on, MetService...
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Cycle tourer Jan Burch appeals for return of bike stolen from campground
Jan Burch spent four months cycling solo 5500km across the United States without a hitch.But a few weeks into a planned New Zealand cycle trip, her bike, bags and clothes were stolen while she was staying at a Bay of Islands campground....
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Havelock North still making an impact two years post-gastro crisis with new drinking water standards
Two years on, the Havelock North water crisis is still having a impact.Minister of Health David Clark has announced changes to drinking water safety standards following the Havelock North Inquiry."The Havelock North Inquiry sent...
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