The winners of the Herald Travel‘s annual Best Beach competition have been revealed - and the results may come as a surprise.

Waipu Cove was the ultimate winner of Best Beaches 2025. Photo / Tourism New Zealand Best Surf Beach was taken out by surfing ...

There were no injuries and the fire is now contained.

The Northland town was hit by high winds in the early hours of Sunday, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, ...

SLSNZ GM Lifesaving, Andy Kent says, in addition to keeping beachgoers safer in the water, surf lifeguards are critical medical first responders when people become unwell or have an accident on the ...