South Auckland funeral director Ese Tatupu is encouraging more Pacific families to speak openly about death and to think ahead. Video / NZHerald

A new wave of learning is spreading with the introduction of virtual reality in the classroom, opening up a whole approach to learning by mixing the digital and physical worlds. The NZ Herald visits Whangaparāoa School who are actively implementing VR technology in their classes and talk to a year 7 class during a lesson learning about electrical circuits. Video / Ben Dickens

More details emerge as Police continue to probe a New Year’s Day shooting, meet France’s next and youngest-ever prime minister plus why The Warehouse is ruffling feathers in the egg market in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP

A kayaker says he owes his life to rescuers after capsizing in strong winds and being pulled out to sea in Palliser Bay off the South Wairarapa coast. Video / NZ Police

Wendy Ballard and her 10-year-old son Taj Cjapples were out fishing near Kawau Island last Wednesday, January 3, 2024, when a Mako shark paid a visit. Video / Supplied

The Human Rights Commission calls for urgent change in the police, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s bid to be healthy after a turbulent year and why our tallest landmark has made it into new scientific research. Video / NZ Herald / AP

There was a ram raid in Whangamatā Sterling Sports on the 3rd of January. Video / Supplied

Former National MP Alfred Ngaro is being interviewed by police after a family fight next to mother’s coffin. Video / Supplied

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau sat down with the Herald in early December to talk about how she plans to work with the National-led Government." Video / Mark Mitchell

One person is in custody after stealing and crashing a police car in Auckland today. Video / Dean Purcell

Two people have died and several people have been injured in a crash near Christchurch. Video / George Heard

A lane was closed on Auckland's Southern Motorway after a truck crashed into an overbridge. Video / Supplied

Coroner releases findings from fatal crash, Donald Trump downplays Capitol attack as three more rioters are arrested and hot sunny weather forecast as many return to work in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP

A grain silo at the Champion Flour Mill on Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch collapsed and damaged a car in a neighbouring car yard on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Video / Craig Ashby

Fire and Emergency is responding to multiple fires threatening homes along a railway line near Kirwee, Canterbury. Video / Supplied

Protests continue week after week, on Auckland’s Queen Street as people continue to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Orca gets up close and personal with boat near Waiheke Island. VIDEO / Tracy Thompson

Migrant communities carve new paths for their cuisines in New Zealand. Video / NZ Herald

Smoke billows from a house fire on Great North Road in Auckland. Video / Supplied

Katie Sheehan and her family were out fishing when they caught more than they bargained for - a mako shark Video / Supplied

Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole after almost nine years, North Korea has supplied Russia with missiles and El Nino is expected to lash NZ this summer.

MetService National: Weather 6-7 January. Video/ MetService

Police continue to search for those responsible for a double shooting in Manurewa, Japan earthquake rescuers race against time to find survivors and Te Pāti Māori claims the new Government isn't acting in the interest of Māori. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald / AP

Emergency services were called to a house fire in Welcome Bay, Tauranga on Wednesday evening. Video / Supplied

Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves gives an update on a homicide investigation in Christchurch, asking for sightings of a white Toyota after a man was found dead on Carisbrooke St, Aranui. Video / Sam Sherwood

Investigations are under way for the cause of a community hall fire in Takanini last night. Video / Hayden Woodward

A man is in Middlemore Hospital after entering a Manurewa supermarket with serious injuries, the Coast Guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines plane at a Tokyo airport was not cleared for take-off and six fire crews attended a Takanini Hall fire last night. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald / Getty

Praise for rescuers after Abby Brown suffers life-changing accident in rural North Auckland. Video / Sylvie Whinray / NZ Herald / Supplied

The first operation to load a drilling platform onto a semi-submersible vessel in Tasman Bay was completed yesterday, in preparation for the rig's relocation to Australia. The delicate operation took 10 hours and required a one-mile exclusion zone. Video / Tim Cuff

Members of the public brutalised a beached shark to return its pups to the water. Video / Cherie Smillie