7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (618+ words) The Government’s new methamphetamine prevention campaign invites you to fill in the blank on the core message to “F Meth”. It follows record-high weekly consumption of 2 million hits of methamphetamine in April this year, according to wastewater testing results released…...

22+ hour, 59+ min ago   (571+ words) Hamilton to Houston? Or how about Hong Kong? The Waikato city’s airport has been given an extension to pursue a longer runway capable of regular services with bigger aircraft. An independent commissioner has found Hamilton Airport made a compelling case…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (467+ words) William Shatner has revealed television executives wanted to get rid of Spock’s famous pointed ears before Star Trek reached the screen – but the show’s management refused. The 95-year-old actor, who became a television icon as Captain James T. Kirk in…...

15+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1091+ words) Retail analysts and business groups have reacted critically to the National Party’s proposal to split Foodstuffs-owned brands, citing concerns about duplication, scale, wholesale and whether the policy aligns with the party’s values. The National Party this morning announced plans to…...

15+ hour, 35+ min ago   (695+ words) Spencer Bourne (left) with Hayden Paddon. Spencer Bourne is excited to follow in his father’s footsteps and compete in what he describes as a “bucket list” event at this weekend’s Ashley Forest Rallysprint. Twenty-six years after Possum Bourne won the…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (649+ words) Lee Brothers Cabinets and Joinery has survived the Great Depression, numerous recessions, and changing technology to celebrate 100 years in business. Managing director Paul Ingram reflected on the milestone using a book written by a Lee family descendant. The book traces…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago   (916+ words) What began as a hair-pulling incident in a nightclub ended with two men out for revenge and “beating the snot out of someone” defenceless on the ground. The teen cousins, one about to become a dad, will now bear the…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (285+ words) A popular Ponsonby Rd eatery has closed its doors after more than a decade in business. Mekong Baby owners Jackie and Marcin Kulak said in a social media post this evening that operating the restaurant was “no longer viable”. In…...

15+ hour, 36+ min ago   (808+ words) The poet Dylan Thomas famously wrote, “old age should burn and rave at close of day” – and a high-profile cohort of professional athletes seems to be taking him literally. Samoan-New Zealand rugby great Ma’a Nonu, 44, recently fronted for South African…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (750+ words) NZ Herald senior correspondent Katie Bradford joins The Front Page to unpack the new supermarket policies and what they tell us about how the election campaign is taking shape. Kurt Capewell speaks to the Herald ahead of Sunday's semi-final against…...