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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
New Plymouth brewery buys iconic Gisborne Gold brand
Three Sisters Brewery will keep Sunshine’s Gisborne taproom and core beers open.
‘A lot more than you think’: Kiwi golfer reveals the true cost of tour life
Sam Jones estimated he incurred expenses of about $250k during his 2024 season.
'Pretty easy decision': Laidlaw signs on for fourth Hurricanes season
Clark Laidlaw has signed a contract extension with the Wellington-based franchise.
'It's make or break' now for Phoenix women
The Phoenix have conceded just 13 goals and boast a +19 goal difference.
Promising filly being lined up for shot at elite-level race
Summer Schemer will be chasing a second win at Pukekohe over 1200m on Friday.
Datagrid's $5.1b 'AI factory' faces three major hurdles
Why Chorus walked away from its Datagrid partnership.
Driver who killed teen in speeding crash caught again at 190km/h in 'dangerous pattern'
Kevin Bishell caused the Taranaki crash that killed Olivia Keightley-Trigg, 18, in 2018.
'He always tries so hard': Ten-year-old Butterfield defies age again
Butterfield has now won six of his 52 starts, earning nearly $230,000.
'Eleven months for a man's life': Charity urges mandatory coward punch minimums
Walk Without Fear wants an eight-year minimum non-parole term for such killings.
Wellington on a good day is annoyingly perfect
Wellington’s compact centre links galleries, cafes and harbour walks on foot.
Top award for 'a great farming couple working and living on the land'
The Hoopers have transformed a former sheep-and-beef block into precision dairy.
Street attacker ‘growled like dog’ as she bit and latched on to stranger’s arm
The victim had a large open arm wound from the bite and was also bitten on the wrist.
Liam Napier: Why NZ Rugby must let Dave Rennie choose his own assistants
OPINION: NZ Rugby wants Scott Hansen retained, but Dave Rennie favours Mike Blair.
From Feilding to Whanganui: Where $2m homes are starting to appear
Analyst Nick Goodall says these top-end homes act as their own market.
'You wouldn’t turn that down': Umaga 'honoured' with links to All Blacks role
Tana Umaga has emerged as a contender to join Dave Rennie's coaching ranks.
Weather squeeze: Two systems set to collide for howling wet end to week
Weather warnings have been issued for both ends of the country.
How Tana Umaga could fit into Dave Rennie's coaching team
Tana Umaga’s rise at Moana Pasifika makes him a strong defence option.
From leap of faith to class of 1996: Te Arawa greats hit kapa haka stage again
The iwi has the reigning Te Matatini champion and runner-up teams.
Grandmother of boy killed by dogs will support accused owner in court
'It feels like we are all being made to relive what happened that day.'
'I haven't read it': Chelsea Winter hits back at ribbing from Emily Writes
The columnist and author poked fun at MasterChef winner Chelsea Winter's morning routine.
Buried history: CT scans uncover Waikato’s long historical record of big earthquakes
At least five major quakes, three around magnitude 7, shook the area.
'Very humble, very respectful': Rotorua student takes out national youth Muay Thai crown
Te Auepo began Muay Thai at the age of 4 and competed in her first competition at 9.
The new gold rush: Inside the race to tap NZ's critical minerals
New Zealand has identified 37 minerals as critical to its economy and security.
'Sudden, violent and senseless': Whānau mourn loss of teen fatally stabbed by friend
Judge sentences Rakai Thompson for the killing of 17yo Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley.
Teen's life sentence for grisly murder of farmer colleague quashed
Jacob Mills Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car by his ankle and dragged for 1km.
Ed Harvey: Middle East crisis shows why energy independence is a matter of national security
Global LNG prices spiked 50% in days, undermining the Taranaki LNG plan.
Wellington high school student hospitalised after being struck by car outside school
Principal Dominic Killalea says the student was knocked to the ground.
Woman charged after fatal dog attack that killed Katikati boy, 4
Timothy Rolleston, known as Timoti, was killed in a dog attack on March 28 last year.
David Reesby secures second shot at Young Farmer grand final
David Reesby competed in 2022's grand final, finishing seventh.