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MetService Severe Weather: July 3rd

MetService Severe Weather: July 3rd. Video / Metservice

Focus: Strong winds cause transport delays and closures in Auckland

Lanes were closed and speed reductions were put in place as wild weather hits Auckland this afternoon. Video / NZ Herald

Benetti Oasis 40m superyacht

Promotional video for the Benetti Oasis 40m superyacht similar to the one delivered to Kiwi Billionaire Steve Owens recently. Video / Benetti Yachts

Wellington mayor discusses alleged drunk incident

July 2023: Wellington mayor Tory Whanau denies she was drunk at a Wellington restaurant, and says leaving without paying was an honest mistake. Video / Mark Mitchell

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau holding a bottle of wine outside The Old Quarter in June 2023

Footage shows Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau holding a bottle of wine outside The Old Quarter in June. Video / Supplied

Auckland transport nightmare, pain at the pump and visa scams leave migrants destitute | Focus Morning Bulletin: July 3, 2023

Auckland trains canceled while gale force winds leave the Auckland Harbour Bridge vulnerable, motorists feel the pain at the pump and how a visa scam has left some South American migrants resorting to sex work in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / Alex Burton / Supplied

Focus: Fatal House Fire in West Auckland

One person has died after a fire broke out on West Coast Road in Glen Eden. Video / NZ Herald

Kids Don't Come With a Manual - Severe allergies

Macsen has severe life threatening allergies so is unable to go to preschool. Is he missing out on key milestones by not being in daycare? Made with funding by NZ on Air. Video / Faultline Films

Flipper lickin' good: Seal visits Papakura KFC

Seal causes havoc in Auckland's Papakura halts traffic, enters people's gardens. Video / Jonny Wimpress / Samantha Spencer

Kea Kids News: The life mask of a Māori chief is finally home where it belongs

In 1879, Ngāti Toa Rangatira chief Wiremu Nera allowed a mata ora, or life mask, of his face to be created by a German scientist, who then went on to sell the life mask without permission. Kea Kids News reporter Ruby interviews Te Awatea, Wiremu Nera’s great-great-granddaughter, about how it feels for this extraordinary taonga to be returned to his family. Video / Kea Kids News

Kea Kids News: Brave contestants eat the spiciest chillies for a sizzling cash prize

Grab your milk jugs and vomit bags because the hottest chilli peppers in the world are going down the hatch in Auckland’s annual Chilli-Eating Challenge! Kea Kids News reporter Isobel takes us inside the scorching competition. Video / Kea Kids News

Kiwis flock to petrol stations, the Prime Minister brushes off distractions and wild weather hits the North Island | Focus Morning Bulletin: June 30, 2023

Kiwis queue at petrol stations as higher fuel prices loom, trouble at home takes wind from Chris Hipkins' sails, and crazy weather is predicted to hit before the weekend in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Dean Purcell / Cameron Pitney / Getty / Supplied / NIWA

Focus Sport: Weekend Sports Preview June 30

The weekend sports preview with Bonnie Jansen and D'Arcy Waldegrave. Video / NZ Herald

National leader Christopher Luxon visits Kerikeri

National leader Christopher Luxon visits Kerikeri. Video / Northern Advocate

Focus: Running to raise money to get kids back to school

Harrison Sanders is running 100km on Piha beach to raise money to get kids back to school. Video / Dean Purcell

Focus: Putting reusable fruit and vege bags to the test

Countdown head of sustainability Catherine Langabeer, and Associate Environment Minister Rachel Brooking putting reusable fruit and vege bags to the test ahead of the Govt's ban on single-use plastic bags which comes into force on Saturday. Video / Mark Mitchell