NZ Herald
May 2026
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Kathy Webb, KSM, celebrated for services to the Tauranga community
Serious injuries after car crashes into tree near Taupō
Initial information indicates there are serious injuries,
Taupō: One dead after single-car crash on Poihipi Rd near Wairakei
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Janice Kuka honoured for 40 years of service to Māori health
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Warwick Wilshier’s work on transforming log truck safety on NZ roads leads to MNZM
Two dead in separate overnight crashes, one on Waiheke Island, the other in Wairākei
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Tauranga urologist Dr Mark Fraundorfer’s MNZM recognises his services to health
My life was always going to be around diving, but things changed,
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Waikato community stalwarts get royal accolades
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Kiwifruit pioneer Russell Lowe honoured for services to horticulture
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: The full list — knights, dames and all other recipients
Phil Gifford: King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Earle Kirton recognised for rugby legacy with ONZM
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: All the Bay of Plenty honourees
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Geoff Maber made Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: New Zealand’s newest knights, dames and leaders
MetService warnings for Northland, Taranaki and large parts of South Island as rain builds
King’s Birthday Weekend weather: Heavy rain warnings for South Island as subtropical air hits
Macy Gray to headline Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival 2026
Grammy winner Macy Gray heads Tauranga line-up
Bay of Plenty Regional Council agrees lower rates rise, new $20m fund, bus fare increase
Napier council backs down on extra rates charges for CBD and rural homes
State Highway 2 reopens near Mangatāwhiri after two-car crash
Tauranga Hospital redevelopment: Funding confirmed for design, enabling works in Budget 2026
What Nicola Willis is banking on in Budget 2026 — The Front Page
There are no specific cost-of-living payments or Budget sugar hits — but Finance Minister Nicola Willis promises spending initiatives will create thousands of jobs