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When there are 25,000 rugby fans to feed, there’s no doing things by halves. Christchurch’s new stadium has managed to keep its food catering proudly local. Video / Frank Film

US and Iranian strikes have been reported across multiple cities in the region.

The wine has climbed from Liquorland's 423rd best-selling bottle up to fifth place.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has criticised NZ First candidate Stuart Nash's comments about new-mum MP Katie Nimon. Video / Jamie Ensor

A road rage incident was caught on camera in Pāpāmoa, Bay of Plenty.

A TOP$5000 reward has been offered for the recapture of New Zealand-Tongan Liuaki Vi, 34.

New Zealand's biggest first-innings total of the tour was not enough.

Plans for historic fixture put potential clash with the Māori All Blacks at risk.

Winston Peters claimed last weekend that he and Shane Jones were not consulted in 2018 over the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration. The video suggests otherwise.

The 114-strong New Zealand team are the smallest since Brisbane 1982.

NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Finance Minister defends Government as inflation rises, and red meat sector braces for US tariffs | Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Video / NZ Herald

Mackenzie Barry, 25, is the Wellington team's most-capped women’s player.

Transpower says key hydro catchments usually get wetter during El Niño years.

It is expected to boost the Mackenzie District economy by $167m in 10 years.

Documents show a Treaty reference was dropped, then reinstated weeks later.

Her selection came weeks after a crash briefly threatened her Games hopes.

The tribunal found the landlord intentionally failed to fix tenant's leaky roof.

The Belgian player is leaving Auckland FC after two standout seasons.

OPINION: NZ Rugby made 11% of its $304m revenue from match days last year.

It's offering land outside the city for a training ground and base as the NRL bid hots up.

He visited New Zealand in April 1985, scoring twice in Hamilton.

Residents were told not to approach the men and to contact police.

NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Oil prices drive up inflation, Trump imposes huge tariffs on Canadian goods | Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Video / NZ Herald, AFP

The baby was found by a mowing contractor on Wairau Bar Rd on May 19.

Bracewell said Hughes urinated in her stage glass when they first met.

Geoffrey Rollinson, 70, died after the fire at his Trafalgar St home on May 22.

The trio will compete at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest indoor championship next month.

About 18,300 Māori names were registered to newborns between 2021 and 2026.