Murray Kirkness
New ZealandeditorMaleb. 19705.6Global Dominance: 0.00%Murray Kirkness is the editor-in-chief of the NZ Herald, known for his strong advocacy for integrating video content into the newsroom's strategy. He believes that embracing video will enhance audience engagement and create new revenue opportunities for the publication.
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Westlife star sues surgeon over gastric operation that ‘nearly killed him’New Zealand· 2026-09-27
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Manchester City could be expelled from Premier League over financial breachesNew Zealand· 2026-09-25
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‘Eight sailors tried to end own lives’ aboard US carrier strike groupNew Zealand· 2026-09-25
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English former explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes kept in care home illegallyNew Zealand· 2026-09-24
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‘I went from the boardroom to delivering KFC’: The pain of midlife redundancyNew Zealand· 2026-09-23
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Dame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford reportedly buy $6.5m Sydney homeNew Zealand· 2026-09-22
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False intelligence report written by AI ‘almost started US war with China’New Zealand· 2026-09-21
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Presley Gerber: Cindy Crawford’s son dies aged 27New Zealand· 2026-09-21
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘living in limbo’ as result of Jeffrey Epstein investigationNew Zealand· 2026-09-20
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Google’s Gemini AI hacked into other companies, adding to ‘rogue’ AI incidentsNew Zealand· 2026-09-19
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JD Vance believes Emily in Paris is the ‘Shakespeare of our time’New Zealand· 2026-09-16
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Copies of Earl Spencer’s new Diana book stolen from lorry in the Netherlands, police investigateNew Zealand· 2026-09-16
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Graduating in the AI era is like a ‘large recession’ for starting salariesNew Zealand· 2026-09-14
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NHS fuelling obesity by abandoning breastfeeding, says chairmanNew Zealand· 2026-09-12
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Teacher guilty of sex with schoolboy also sexually abused two schoolgirlsNew Zealand· 2026-09-10
Murray Kirkness interviewed Luxon about Christchurch's resurgence and New Zealand's future.
Project Canterbury: Luxon praises Christchurch tech growth, rebuild and startupsNew Zealand· 2026-09-09
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New Zealand sex worker Lisa Lewis sues police in Australia, claims cop lover tracked her with state CCTVNew Zealand· 2026-08-12
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Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, Hunter Biden saysNew Zealand· 2026-08-09
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A viral $34 burrito is dividing American conservatives onlineNew Zealand· 2026-08-08
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Anthropic AI and ChatGPT went on hacking spree during UK testsNew Zealand· 2026-08-05
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Apple accuses OpenAI employee of taking pictures of secret product plansNew Zealand· 2026-08-04
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Natasha Ward remembered after Australian athlete dies aged 21New Zealand· 2026-08-03
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Blind drink-driver followed tail lights for 240km, court hearsNew Zealand· 2026-08-01
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Ben Affleck goes all the way in rare Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? victoryNew Zealand· 2026-07-30
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At least 13 dead in Japan earthquake after shopping centre collapsesNew Zealand· 2026-07-29
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Forcing staff to be on camera for meetings is discrimination, judge saysNew Zealand· 2026-07-22
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Shopkeeper survives leopard attack by a whiskerNew Zealand· 2026-07-22
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Former UK MP Ann Widdecombe ‘was hit over head with a hammer 21 times’New Zealand· 2026-07-21
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Pensioners are dying in miles-long queues for fuel in war-affected RussiaNew Zealand· 2026-07-17
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Trump drops part of his BBC lawsuitNew Zealand· 2026-07-17
