news

UFC 281: The questions Dan Hooker wants to answer in bout against rising lightweight Claudio Puelles

Dan Hooker will be one of four Kiwi athletes competing at UFC 281 in November.

Published: Aug 16, 2026

updates

UFC: 'Your wife's a towel mate' - Conor McGregor tweets then deletes 'racist' insult to Khabib Nurmagomedov

Fans slammed Conor McGregor's "racist" insult in his bitter feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Published: Aug 16, 2026

updates

Drowning in pills and searching for friends: The dark side of tortured soul Corey Haim

Corey Haim went from eighties heart-throb to a spiralling drug addiction. What went wrong?

Published: Aug 16, 2026

news

Oxford study shows radical results of 800-calorie 'soup and shake' diet

Research carried out by Oxford University reveals radical results of controversial diet.

Published: Aug 16, 2026

updates

'Penis facial': Beauty treatment Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett swear by

Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett are among the celebs who swear by the treatment

Published: Aug 16, 2026

news

NZ's most common birthdays revealed

Latest breaking news articles, photos, video, blogs, reviews, analysis, opinion and reader comment from New Zealand and around the World - NZ Herald

Published: Aug 16, 2026

updates

Destination Pronunciation: 20 most commonly mispronounced place names

Yes, you've been saying Qatar wrong all this time.

Published: Aug 16, 2026

general

Novotel Wellington hotel review: The central city delight with a Middle-Earth flavour

Soft mattresses and a high-pressure shower prove to be highlights.

Published: Aug 16, 2026

updates

'When you find my body, please call my husband and daughter'

Hiker, 66, whose body was found two years after she went missing left behind heartbreaking notes showing she survived for a month.

Published: Aug 16, 2026

news

Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-finals All Blacks v Ireland: Radio station learns the hard way not to mock haka

The Irish radio station thought it would pump up the team with its own haka.

Published: Aug 16, 2026