# NZ Herald News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id431193959](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id431193959)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id431193959`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NZME Holdings Ltd
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (1,635 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2011-04-19
- **Size:** 86 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nz-herald-news/id431193959)
- **Website:** [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nzme.co.nz/about-us/privacy-policy/](https://www.nzme.co.nz/about-us/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**NZ Herald News** brings more than 160 years of New Zealand journalism to your iPhone. Read breaking news, in-depth analysis, investigations, sports, entertainment, lifestyle and regional reporting from the NZ Herald, The Listener, Viva and other local titles.

Personalise your experience with **My Herald** by following topics and authors, saving stories and rearranging your feed and navigation. Watch live and on-demand news video, browse OneRoof property listings and news, follow local coverage, and enjoy puzzles. Herald Premium, Viva Premium and Listener subscribers can sign in for access to exclusive and subscriber-only content.

## Rankings

- #44,459 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews praise NZ Herald News for timely, well-written local and international reporting and for serving expat readers abroad, often breaking stories quickly. However, users repeatedly flag paywalls, heavy advertising, perceived bias and inconsistent moderation, plus app reliability and UX issues (crashes, sign-in problems, and confusing navigation) as major drawbacks.

### Pros

- Timely, well-written local and international news coverage.
- Fast breaking stories that appear ahead of major outlets.
- Helpful for expatriates/remote readers to stay up-to-date from abroad.
- Overall high-quality journalism and trusted content.

### Cons

- Content heavily gated behind paywalls, limiting access.
- Excessive ads and intrusive banners disrupt reading.
- Perceived political bias and inconsistent comment moderation.
- App reliability issues after updates (sign-in/out problems, crashes).
- UX/navigation frustrations (headlines disappearing after opening, annoying UI elements).

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