Health Minister Shane Reti fronts the media before the first reading of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority) Amendment Bill. Video / Mark Mitchell

Heidi Jennings is a local plant-based health coach who opted into a plant-based diet for health reasons.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins on his government's stance on gangs and his reaction to Stuart Nash's comments on the matter, saying Nash broke the Cabinet rules. Video / Mark Mitchell

Police remain at the scene of a Mt Albert Kāinga Ora estate where a person died on Monday afternoon. Video / Ben Dickens

Homicide investigation under way at Kāinga Ora estate, Golriz Ghahraman faces a fourth charge as her court date gets pushed back and what sparked mass Albert Park evacuation in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The Prime Minister tried his hand at cricket at the Blackcaps and Australia reception at Premier House in Wellington. Video / NZ Herald

Stunning footage has been captured of a group of people swimming with a whale shark in the Coromandel. Video / Tom Bromhead, Andy Mora, Catie Mora

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and MP Erica Stanford held a post-Cabinet meeting press conference. Video / NZ Herald

People gathered outside the Pā at the University of Waikato, in protest of a recent announcement that would see a 10 per cent reduction in staffing for library services. Video / NZ Herald

Why some experts believe new gang laws could backfire, Wellington tackles a railway renewals backlog and Paula Bennett considers Auckland mayoralty in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Labour MP Ginny Andersen apologises for comments she made about National's Mark Mitchell's work as a military contractor. Video / NZ Herald

There was a Pride March held in Auckland this afternoon.

Goldsmith said for too long gangs have been unwanted, intimidating and a pervasive prescience in communities.

Gang members' motorcycles destroyed following court order. Video / NZ Police

Iris Roxo Zubok succumbed to a cascading series of health challenges related to Kabuki Syndrome, but her parents are determined her death not be vain.

The Manu World Champs were held on February 24, 2024, in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour.

Mediators increase efforts to gain a cease-fire in Gaza before more innocent civilians are harmed. Today also marks the two year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Advice from Rapson Loans and Finance co-owners Tristan Hewett and Brooke Reynolds.

A group of 16 Vietnamese allegedly paid $203,000 after being promised work and new lives, but arrived to find no jobs and were left with a mountain of debt. Video / Jason Oxenham

Americarna cars roll into Stratford, Taranaki ahead of their scheduled Americana event today.

Mikes Minute: Labours approach to poverty was a dismal failure Video / Newstalk ZB

A car crashed down a bank off Sunset Rd this morning. Video / Andrew Warner

Police arrested two young people following a fleeing driver incident across West Auckland overnight.

Two men have been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an incident in west Auckland overnight.

The infrastructure commission says we need to look more to the long term, worries about standards of care between public and private hospitals and train cancellations are 3 times higher than in previous years. Video / NZ Herald

Several schools in Taupō have been placed in lockdown while police deal with an incident in the suburb of Hilltop. Video / NZHerald

Police share stories of heroism, trauma and swimming through a sea of apples as Cyclone Gabrielle swept through Hawke's Bay. Video / Eastern District Police

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to NZ's goal of minimising the amount of people, of all ages; using the job-seekers or any benefit rather than working.

PM Christopher Luxon discusses progress and the plan in moving towards a smoke-free New Zealand.

Mark Grammer's drone in action Credit: Mark Grammer