March 15 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has announced the Government will offer visas to family members of New Zealand Ukrainians.

National Party Leader Christopher Luxon said he "interrogated" Bridges on his decision, but Bridges had made up his mind and he understood the considerations Bridges had taken into account. Video / Mark Mitchell

National Party MP Simon Bridges is quitting politics and will step down as an MP in the next few weeks. Video / Mark Mitchell

March 15 2022 There are 21,616 Covid cases in the community today and a record 960 patients in hospital battling the virus.

As fuel prices remain high Aucklanders voice their opinions to the Government's move to halve the price of public transport. Video / NZ Herald

March 15 2022 'A lot more to be done' says National Party leader Chris Luxon as Opposition give Govt 'fail' grade on fuel cuts.

Mike's Minute: Petrol move will come with consequences.

The return of tourists near, the Government acts on petrol prices, and talks between Ukraine and Russia end without a breakthrough in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Kiwis weigh in on how rising fuel prices influence the way they drive. Video / NZ Herald

Hastings Disney fan Donna Geertson after 600 hours over 3 years completed a jigsaw puzzle that contains 40,320 pieces. Scenes from movies were joined together to measure 7m by 2m. Reporter Maddisyn Jeffares talked to her. Video Warren Buckland.

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Covid-19 Omicron outbreak: How to do a RAT (rapid antigen test). Video / Gary Payinda

Refugees fleeing Ukraine struggle in tough conditions, borders reopen to backpackers and petrol and food prices hit low-income families in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Fire at Kinleith Mill, Tokoroa. Video / Supplied

Auckland 10-year-old Siaan Edwards-Ewe documents her journey with Covid-19 for whānau messenger chat. Video / Tui Edwards

Jenny McGee, the Intensive Care Nurse who cared for Boris Johnson, on the Omicron outbreak. Source / iHeart Radio

Gang members pursue ute on motorcycles. Video / Supplied

Annual inflation has hit a three-decade high at 5.9 percent. Video / NZ Herald

March 12 2022 Seven people have died with Covid-19, signalling a grim milestone as the country's death toll since the beginning of the pandemic passes 100.

Dawn, March 2nd, 2022 marked the beginning of the end for Convoy NZ 2022 protesters camped out in and around Parliament. Video / Mark Mitchell / Michael Nielson / Mike Scott

A motorist has been critically hurt on the Waikato Expressway after reportedly being followed by a convoy of gang members, dragged from his vehicle and attacked. Video / Supplied

Steve Morpeth grabbed his jet ski and a mate after seeing a skydiver in trouble at Muriwai on Thursday night. Video / Michael Craig

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High hospitalisations and presentations were continuing to place pressure across hospitals in New Zealand. Video / NZ Herald

March 11 2022 There are 20,989 new Covid-19 cases in the community and seven new deaths today. That is the highest number of daily Covid-related deaths New Zealand has seen since the pandemic came to the country in 2020.

Skydiving plane searching over the water at Muriwai beach shortly after the incident. Video / Supplied

National surges ahead in the polls, Ukraine war enters the third week of devastation and job ad listings are still at record highs in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald