New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily publication based in Auckland, New Zealand, and is owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment. It boasts the highest circulation among all newspapers in the country, reaching over 200,000 copies at its peak in 2006. However, by December 2014, the average daily circulation had decreased to 144,157 copies. The primary readership area for the Herald is the Auckland region, but it is also distributed widely across the northern North Island, including places like Northland, Waikato, and King Country.

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'Messy, ugly, full of sharp edges': How the world reacted to Lorde's new album

1 day ago | nzherald.co.nz | Mitchell Hageman

The first reviews for Lorde’s highly anticipated new album Virgin are in, with fans and critics alike commending the singer’s raw and emotive songwriting as a return to form. But while the content of the album struck a chord, some listeners were left wanting more, owing to the album’s short runtime, which clocks in at just 34 minutes. Released at midnight June 27 (NZT), Virgin was described by Lorde as being about “transparency‚" signalled on the album cover by an X-Ray of the singer’s pelvis.
New Democratic star has Jewish supporters, but there’s many worried by his anti-Israel views

1 day ago | nzherald.co.nz | Katie Glueck |Lisa Lerer

New York mayoral candidate, State Representative Zohran Mamdani (Democrat) greets voters on primary day. Photo / Michael Santiago, Getty ImagesNew York’s annual parade celebrating Israel has been a standard stop for the state’s politicians for the last 60 years, drawing in governors, senators and every mayor since Robert F. Wagner to pay their respects to the Jewish community.
US spy chiefs give new assessments on damage at Iran nuclear sites

1 day ago | nzherald.co.nz | Julian Barnes |Mark Mazzetti |Maggie Haberman

United States President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the 2025 Nato Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Trump and Rubio each said the Iranian nuclear programme had been dealt a significant blow.
New Plymouth District Council joins opposition to seabed mine

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Craig Ashworth

New Plymouth district councillor Amanda Clinton-Gohdes asked fellow councillors whom they believed: scientists, mana whenua and the wider community, or miners with a vested interest. Photo / Te Korimako o TaranakiNew Plymouth’s council has joined the opposition to seabed mining in South Taranaki, saying the would-be miner lacks credibility and evidence of environmental safety.
Entrepreneur Derek Handley on being dumped by Jacinda Ardern’s Government and his new property venture - Money Talks

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Liam Dann

Tech entrepreneur Derek Handley was offered the national chief technology officer role but it was later withdrawn. Photo / Dean Purcell“It was extremely traumatic,” entrepreneur Derek Handley says, looking back on the experience of moving his family across the world to take up a job as chief technology officer for the 2018 Government, led by Dame Jacinda Ardern. “It was anything but kind, which is highly ironic.” It was a job that famously turned out not to exist.
The Israel-Iran conflict, which included US bombing strikes, involved two allied nuclear powers

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Vivian Ho

An inert Minuteman III missile, which usually carries thermonuclear warheads, is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in 2014. Photo / The Washington PostUnited States President Donald Trump claims to have “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities after ordering attacks on three sites this weekend – even as questions remain about the impact of the strikes and how much they could have delayed Iran from producing a nuclear weapon.
Napier City Rovers: Time to shine, winning run needed in hunt for National League

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Neil Reid

Napier City Rovers' Central League clash with North Wellington was a day of mixed emotions; the joy of a goal one minute in and then the frustration of eventually losing 2-1 at Alex Moore Park. Photos / Neil Reid, New Zealand HeraldCrunch time looms for Napier City Rovers as they look to keep their National League qualification hopes alive. The team go into Sunday’s round-12 Central League clash against the Wellington Phoenix Reserves at Bluewater Stadium in fifth spot.
'It blows my mind': Roblox game smashes records, captures young fans

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Kieran Press-Reynolds

Grow a Garden, a farming simulation on Roblox, reached 16.4 million concurrent players, surpassing Fortnite's peak. Photo / Pavlo Gonchar, LightRocket via Getty ImagesAnyone older than 25 likely has fond – or madly frustrating – memories of playing FarmVille, the popular browser game that lets users grow virtual crops and herd pixelated animals. Agriculture aficionados can rejoice: Generation Alpha’s FarmVille has arrived.
Man charged over deaf and blind man's death in alleged hit-and-run

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Kelly Makiha

One of the images police released of a motorcycle rider suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run. Photo / SuppliedPolice have arrested a man and charged him with the manslaughter of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson. Police have been looking for a motorcyclist they believed to have been involved a fatal Edmund Rd alleged hit-and-run for the past 10 days. Paige Johnson, 24, died on June 18.
Northland water services face major overhaul, potential cost impacts

2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Susan Botting

Northland's three Mayors are among council leaders in the working party. From left: Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson, Far North Mayor Moko Tepania and Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo. Northland’s council water services delivery is facing its biggest shake-up in a generation. This could mean Whangārei ratepayers end up cross-subsidising counterparts in Kaipara and the Far North – and more costs for consumers.