Rachel Maher
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter for the Herald, specializing in breaking news coverage. Since joining the publication in 2022, she has reported on various local issues, including recent environmental concerns related to the deaths of eels in Auckland.
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Rachel Maher is an investigative reporter covering Auckland issues and education.
Opposition, advocates slam Budget 2026 for failing on child poverty targets
New Zealand· 2026-05-28
Rachel Maher is an investigative reporter covering Auckland issues and education.
Westmere parking dispute erupts as dairy owner confronts Taco Loco patron inside restaurantNew Zealand· 2026-05-27
Rachel Maher learned at 8 she was conceived via sperm donation and set out to find her biological father.
Latest updates from the All Blacks in ArgentinaNew Zealand· 2025-08-17
Rachel Maher learned at 8 she was conceived via sperm donation and set out to find her biological father.
What's in store with your weekend weather?New Zealand· 2025-08-17Rachel Maher learned at 8 she was conceived via sperm donation and set out to find her biological father.
Scathing RNZ review released, Air NZ safety videos and Stuff strike action loomingNew Zealand· 2025-08-17Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Images released of suspect in violent South Auckland street assaultNew Zealand· 2025-05-27
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news for the Herald.
Auckland schoolgirl ‘went flying’ when bus crashed into tree, another suffered head gashNew Zealand· 2025-05-07
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Avondale College pupil injured after man kicks, punches girls in school fight, police investigatingNew Zealand· 2025-05-06
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news for the Herald.
Police seek silver Mitsubishi linked with Kyle Whorrall homicide in St JohnsNew Zealand· 2025-04-25
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
St Johns bus stop death: Kyle Whorrall died in the dark, remembered in the lightNew Zealand· 2025-04-24
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Grieving parents demand tougher penalties for drugged drivers after daughters’ deathsNew Zealand· 2025-04-11
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Dashcam captures Wellington bus driving into oncoming traffic, police investigatingNew Zealand· 2025-04-09
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Formula One: The challenge Liam Lawson faces from Isack Hadjar to reclaim senior Red Bull spotNew Zealand· 2025-04-07
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Kiwi athletes, politicians rally in support of Liam Lawson after Red Bull demotionNew Zealand· 2025-03-28
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Formula 1: Red Bull’s handling of Liam Lawson questioned amid reported Tsunoda switchNew Zealand· 2025-03-26
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Niwa forecasters warn April rain will do little to break North Island droughtNew Zealand· 2025-03-26
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Mother mourns Doreion Hard, 23, shot dead in South WairarapaNew Zealand· 2025-03-23
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Train crashes into car on Hamilton tracks, moments after women occupants forced to abandon stalled vehicleNew Zealand· 2025-03-19
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Penrose crash victim a Filipino dad making new life for family, says community leaderNew Zealand· 2025-03-16
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Paraplegic woman’s West Auckland home gutted by fire, father jumped for his life with pet through windowNew Zealand· 2025-03-14
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Matamata schoolgirl train death: Woman who pulled kids off tracks says tragedy ‘inevitable’New Zealand· 2025-03-13
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news and has worked for the Herald since 2022.
Ōrere Point death: Family pay tribute to Sam MatueNew Zealand· 2025-03-07
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Mum who gave birth on plane wanted to deliver at Te Matatini, hid labour from crew, claims familyNew Zealand· 2025-02-28Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Chinese warships enter Australia’s economic zone, new images of fleet releasedNew Zealand· 2025-02-25
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Defence Minister Judith Collins reveals new location of Chinese warships as they move southNew Zealand· 2025-02-23
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Gang crackdown: Police seize 76 patches, 67 firearms and lay 3000 chargesNew Zealand· 2025-02-23
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Chinese warships in Tasman Sea: ‘Live-fire activity’ reportedly seen by NZ NavyNew Zealand· 2025-02-21
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Video game criticised for giving Kiwi character Christchurch mosque massacre birth dateNew Zealand· 2025-02-18
Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news.
Auckland dog ill after eating dead eel; positive ammonia result after 180 dead eels found at Wattle DownsNew Zealand· 2025-02-14
