A Good Samaritan suffered a fractured jaw after an assault and robbery at the Eastburn Rd layby on the Queenstown side of the Crown Range last night.A man signalled for help using a cellphone torch, claiming something was wrong…
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Hundreds march against anti-Asian racism in Auckland
Hundreds of people took to Auckland’s Queen St on Saturday to protest anti-Asian violence in the United States and calling on New Zealanders to speak up against racism. Organisers say the protest is a show of solidarity with Asian-Americans…
1974 Holden Torana to fetch eye-watering price tag
An online bidder's offer of $360,000 was not enough to secure an original Holden Torana L34 SL/R 5000.
Special day for baby born at Waitākere Hospital during lockdown
A chubby wee baby born into a world of unknowns is celebrating his first birthday. Dayarna Tanenui, 21, still feels sadness when she remembers the silence that filled the Waitākere Hospital delivery room as she gave birth in…
Transtasman bubble boost: Positive step as number of infected Australian travellers revealed
Data has emerged showing just three people who travelled directly from Australia to New Zealand tested positive for Covid-19 over eight months.It has been greeted by experts as a positive step towards a transtasman bubble – but…
Upper Hutt school renames mufti day 'be yourself day' after students worry it's culturally insensitive
An Upper Hutt secondary school has renamed its no uniform “mufti” day “be yourself day” after concerns the colloquial use of the Arabic word was culturally insensitive. Heretaunga College held its first “be yourself day” last Tuesday…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Hundreds of Aucklanders queue for vaccination despite delays
Long queues faced people who had booked appointments for Covid-19 vaccine shots at an Auckland vaccination centre today. One woman faced an hour wait beyond her booking time.The centre on Highbrook Drive has a capacity limit of…
Herald afternoon quiz: March 27
Test your brains with the Herald’s afternoon quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE.
Manukau Harbour rescue: Four saved from sinking boat
Four people have been saved from a sinking boat in the Manukau Harbour.Dramatic images show the boat barely afloat as rescue vessels approach at the Manukau Bar on Auckland’s west coast. DO YOU KNOW MORE? EMAIL US A spokesman…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Vaccine patients' personal details potentially exposed
By RNZ A computer error has potentially allowed Canterbury Covid-19 vaccine patients to see the personal details of hundreds of other people booking appointments to receive the vaccine.The Canterbury DHB has issued an apology…