Police and Fire Services were called at 9am today to a fuel tanker overturned at Templeton in Canterbury.

On the 70th anniversary of D-Day a book seeks to win recognition for young flyers who bravely took the fight to the enemy…

1. Veterans gather in Cassino to mark WWII campaign

Aircraft will have to fly higher and faster over some Auckland suburbs in a new flight path to Auckland Airport after residents…

1. Auckland's plane route: New approach

Innocent people had their names dragged through the mud on social media as police sought the culprit responsible for torturing…

Chris Cairns' seven-minute statement yesterday was more than a show of defiance, it was a blow-by-blow…

1. Lou Vincent team-mates 'sickened'

John Banks wore a face like granite. He showed little emotion during the seven-day trial, with few exceptions.

1. Paul Thomas: Earwax and the royal bum it's sexism at work (11 comments)

The father of a woman murdered 14 years ago in similar circumstances to Blessie Gotingco says the pain of losing his daughter…

1. Blessie's family 'lost in darkness'

Debate over New Zealand's stance on genetic engineering is set to reignite with a review of the rules defining what is -…

1. OK, it was my DNA, admits burglar

Danielle Wright's last words to her parents were "bye, see you in three months". But she would never see them again, and…

1. Cop guilty of sex charges

The hand of history lies heavily on the beaches of Normandy, where next week the leaders of the World…

1. Ukraine rebels down army helicopter killing 12 troops

Editorial: Not many tourism proposals deserve to fail on their artist's impression but the Fiordland monorail did.

1. Editorial: Economic optimism good for council staff

A city with a rapidly growing number of residents has every reason to try to cut commuter traffic and create a public transport…

1. Editorial: Time to address begging

Australian and Kiwi researchers have edged closer to the "holy grail" of plant science with a groundbreaking study that…

1. Official help paves way for pupils to get planting

Hundreds of students sitting their NCEA exams last year were found cheating - taking in cellphones, extra notes and even…

1. Club, school come under tag attack

Readership of the Herald is soaring - in print and across all of our digital platforms. The number of…

1. Peter Calder: Demise of Oxford Dictionary's print version raises barely a murmur

Kiwis and England star Shontayne Hape has been forced into retirement after suffering repetitive head trauma during his…

1. Head Cases a no brainer

Kiwi women eyeing up a pair of new breasts are taking advantage of cosmetic tourism jaunts to the Gold Coast where they…

1. Cancer survivors expose scars

Personal medical records - including prescription history, laboratory results and personal details - will soon be made available…

1. Medical records head online

Dotcom was upfront about his $3 million donation. But that may have been a bit of mischief designed to send a shiver down…

1. John Armstrong: Cunliffe's bark more poodle than pit-bull (81 comments)

Growing up playing league in New Zealand, everyone got knocked out at some point. Everyone got concussed…

1. League: Reynolds' let-off big lift for NSW

The wife of a motorcyclist killed by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel says the woman is a coward for running from the…

The body of a missing Queenstown woman has been found by searchers in Lake Wakatipu.

A Blenheim man has been rescued in California, thanks to his New Zealand-registered personal locator beacon.

1. Pride of NZ: Bridge says he's not a hero

The identity of former teacher at a top secondary school accused of committing an indecent act at the school is still secret…

Sea ice, winds and invertebrates will go under the microscope in the next stage of a major science programme…

1. Ants more efficient than Google

One person has died after a crash on the Coromandel Peninsula tonight — the first fatality of the Queen’s Birthday weekend…

Broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery is back working with erstwhile Parliamentary colleague Laila Harre as the…

1. video Laila Harre confirmed as Internet Party leader (6:20)

An order preventing deconstruction of ChristChurch Cathedral has just been lifted by the High Court.

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Hawke's Bay police officer Adam Dunnett has been found guilty on six sex charges involving teenage girls.

Is the Internet Mana alliance a con job on the New Zealand electorate, or is it a fair and smart use…

1. video Mana and Internet Party merge (2:10)

The Government plans to borrow about $75 million a…

1. Mary Holm: Take the plunge, research KiwiSaver (3 comments)

Sir Bob Parker believes his late father waited to…

1. New knight's father passes away

Len Brown is taking his first overseas trip since the furore of his affair, which raised questions about a trip he made…

1. Major events heading to Auckland

The Auckland Council has money for the Parnell cathedral and Lopdell House in Titirangi but no money to upgrade marae.

1. Kids urged to have a can-do attitude

"Is this a fancy name for roadkill?" writes Luen Jones of Te Atatu Peninsula.

1. Plagued by plaque troubles (7 comments)

Power Technology, a veteran specialist and distributor in power systems, is breaking new ground in the renewable energy…