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Short answer: free NZ Herald access gives you breaking news, headlines and a broad slice of daily reporting, while NZ Herald Premium is the paid layer that unlocks subscriber-only articles — typically opinion, analysis, in-depth explainers and selected business, politics and lifestyle features. If you mainly skim headlines and breaking stories, free access may be enough. If you want to read the full argument, the data behind a story or a columnist's take, Premium is the part you'd be paying for.

How the two tiers generally work

Most large news sites, including nzherald.co.nz, operate on a mixed model: some content is open to everyone, and some sits behind a paywall marked as Premium. The exact mechanics can change, but the practical pattern is consistent.

Free NZ Herald news

• Breaking news and live updates, so you can follow major events as they happen.
• Headlines, summaries and a large amount of general reporting across NZ, sport, business, entertainment and travel.
• Basic browsing of section front pages, which lets you see what's being covered even if you can't open every article.

NZ Herald Premium

• Subscriber-only articles, usually flagged with a "Premium" label before you click.
• Opinion and columns, where writers argue a position rather than just report facts.
• Analysis and explainers that go deeper into politics, business, tax, housing and the economy.
• Selected long-form features, reviews and lifestyle pieces, such as travel and beauty coverage.

A useful way to think about it: free access tells you what happened; Premium is often where you find why it matters and what it means for you.

What kinds of content typically sit behind Premium

Based on how the site labels its own sections, Premium content clusters around a few areas:

This is a general pattern, not a fixed rule — any individual article can fall on either side, so check the label on the story you actually want to read.

How paywalls and metering usually behave

News sites commonly use one of two approaches, or a mix:

1. A hard paywall — the article is locked from the first visit, and you see only a preview.
2. Metering — you get a set number of free articles per month, then hit a limit.

Either way, the practical steps are the same:

• Look for a "Premium" tag next to the headline before clicking.
• If you hit a wall, note whether it's a per-article lock or a monthly limit.
• Check whether the same story is summarised elsewhere on the free site, which sometimes happens with breaking news.

Deciding whether Premium is worth it for you

Rather than asking "is it good?", match it to your habits.

Free access is probably enough if you:

• Check headlines a few times a day and rarely read past the first few paragraphs.
• Follow breaking news and sport results more than analysis.
• Only occasionally want a columnist's opinion.

Premium is more likely to earn its cost if you:

• Read opinion and analysis regularly, not just news.
• Follow politics, business, tax or housing policy closely.
• Want explainers that put a story in context rather than just reporting it.
• Value long-form features, reviews or travel and lifestyle writing.

A simple test: over one week, count how many times you click an article and find it locked. If that number is high and the locked pieces are the ones you actually wanted, Premium is doing real work for you.

What to check before subscribing

Before you commit, confirm these details on the site itself, since terms and prices change:

• Trial conditions — length, whether a card is required, and when billing starts.
• Price and billing cycle — weekly, monthly or annual, and whether it renews automatically.
• Cancellation terms — how to cancel and whether you keep access until the end of the period.
• Device and account access — whether one subscription covers phone, tablet and desktop, and how many people can use it.
• What's included — whether Premium covers all sections or only some, and whether any bundled products (such as a magazine or newsletter) come with it.

Because pricing and offers are set by the publisher and can change, treat any figure you see as current only at the moment you check it.

A quick decision template

Fill this in honestly:

1. How many days a week do I read NZ news? ___
2. How often do I want opinion or analysis, not just headlines? ___
3. How many Premium articles did I try to open last month? ___
4. Would I rather pay for depth, or stay with free headlines? ___

If your answers lean toward frequent reading and a real appetite for analysis, Premium is the tier built for you. If you're mostly a headline scanner, the free experience covers most of what you need — and you can always subscribe later when a specific story makes the case for you.

Go directly to rte.ie in any browser to reach the official RTÉ homepage. That single address is the entry point to RTÉ's Irish and international news, its live TV and radio streams, and the broadcaster's other services. No account or app is required to browse the site; you only need a working internet connection and a browser.

Reaching the homepage

• Type rte.ie into the address bar and press Enter. The site resolves to RTÉ's main homepage.
• If you search instead, look for the result labeled RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster and confirm the domain reads rte.ie before clicking.
• Bookmark the page once you're there so you skip search results on future visits.

What the homepage gives you

The homepage is a hub rather than a single article. From it you can:

• Read breaking news — top Irish and world headlines are surfaced on the front page, with up-to-the-minute reports on breaking Irish stories and international news.
• Watch and listen — RTÉ's video and audio streams for Irish news stories are reachable from the site, so live and on-demand TV and radio content sit alongside the written coverage.
• Move into sections — navigation leads to areas such as News, Sport, Entertainment, and Player, letting you go straight to the coverage you want instead of scrolling the front page.

Confirming you're on the official site

Because news brands attract lookalike pages, check two things before trusting a page:

1. The domain is exactly rte.ie — not a variation with extra words, hyphens, or a different ending.
2. The page identifies itself as RTÉ, Ireland's national television and radio broadcaster.

If either check fails, go back and enter rte.ie directly rather than following the link.

Common snags

• Search ads and aggregators can appear above the real result. The domain check is what separates them.
• Live streams may sit behind the Player section rather than the front page, so if you don't see a stream immediately, navigate to Player.
• Regional redirects or consent prompts can appear on first visit; these don't change the underlying address, which should still read rte.ie.

Once you're on rte.ie, everything else — headlines, live streams, and section navigation — is one click away.