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Napier’s Bella Hey wins top NZ jazz dance award for fourth year
Young dancer Bella Hey tops NZ jazz exams for the fourth consecutive year. Video / Rafaella Melo
Yakitori crowd-pleaser
Switch up your barbecue game with these Japanese-inspired skewers. Video / Fresh Media
Cedel Downs Sunflower Patch
Cedel Farms northwest Auckland offers opportunities to shoot splendid summer snaps in 5 glorious acres of sunflowers. Video / Michael Craig
Christopher Luxon speaks about National's relationship with Māori and the Treaty Principles Bill
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks about National's relationship with Māori and the Treaty Principles Bill at Rātana. Video / Mark Mitchell
Car removed from Mairangi Bay crash site
Car removed after crashing into building in North Shore’s Mairangi Bay. Video / Alex Burton
NZ Herald Live: PM Christopher Luxon speaks to media from Rātana Pā
PM Christopher Luxon speaks to media from Rātana Pā
NZ Herald Live: David Seymour State of the Nation speech
David Seymour State of the Nation speech
New agency to attract investors and Southport dance class killer sentenced | NZ Herald News Update
New government agency to attract foreign investment and Taylor Swift dance class murderer sentenced. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images, AFP
L.A.B. and Corrella release Te Matatini 2025 waiata
The theme song for Te Matatini next month is released. Video / Loop
Hipkins on PM's State of the Nation Speech
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the media following Prime Minister Chris Luxon's State of the Nation Speech.
Chris Hipkins speaks to media
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the media following Prime Minister Chris Luxon's State of the Nation Speech.
PM Luxon speaks to media post State of the Nation address
PM Christopher Luxon speaks to media post his State of the Nation address. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Labour's party's annual caucus retreat address
Labour leader Chris Hipkins addresses his MPs at the party's annual caucus retreat, held this year in Palmerston North. Video/Mark Mitchell
Kea Kids News: Take this through Auckland traffic and never be late for school again!
Reporter Winnie is at the Kumeū Hot Rod Show where one of the youngest truck drivers in NZ and his monster baby, Kiwi Thunder, are crushing it. Video / Kea Kids News
Prince Harry agrees to settlement and youth pulls dangerous crane stunt | NZ Herald New
Prince Harry settles his case against The Sun and youth climbs crane in dangerous stunt. Video / NZ Herald / AFP
Dan Hooker on his co-main UFC 313 bout
Dan Hooker speaks to the Herald ahead of his bout against Justin Gaethje on March 9. Video / Michael Craig
Lunchbox magic: How to keep costs down and kids happy
Kathrine Lynch, founder of The Daily Menu blog, shares tips for kids' packed lunches. Video / Mike Scott
Kumeu River wine: A family legacy
Kumeu River chardonnays are attracting the attention of international wine critics, 80 years after the Brajkovich family planted the first vines. Video / Michael Craig
Daredevil scales crane, dangles from one arm 220 metres above ground
TikTok user 'Casey', who describes themselves as a 16-year-old, posted a video of themselves atop a crane in Auckland's central city.
Fullers hydrofoiling e-boat ready for passengers
Eric Laakmann, CEO of boatmaker Vessev, says a 100-passenger version is on the way. Video / Michael Craig
Openings for Luca Fairgray trial
Crown prosecutor Rosemary Hayden and Luca Fairgray’s lawyer, Susan Gray, give their opening remarks to the court.
Donald Trump's executive order blitz and National Party caucus retreat | NZ Herald News Update
Donald Trump signs 26 executive orders in his first day in office and National Party MPs gather for their annual caucus retreats. Video / NZ Herald / AFP
Christopher Luxon speaks from National caucus retreat
Christopher Luxon speaks from the National caucus retreat in Hamilton. Video / NZ Herald
Summer Photo Competition winners
Three winners plus the best of the rest chosen from 6,000 entries
Kea Kids News: NZ’s waste needs to go somewhere, but why Waimate?
A planned South Island rubbish burner would truck all of NZ’s trash to the township of Waimate. Reporter Delilah finds out why the kids of Glenavy think this plan stinks.
Volcanologist explains lava flow in La Palma, Canary Islands
Researchers on a recent GNS Science-led trip assessed homes destroyed in an 85-day eruption in 2021 on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands. Video / Natural Hazards Commission
Hamilton scrap yard fire
Fire and Emergency New Zealand are investigating the cause of a scrap yard fire in Hamilton on January 20, 2025.
Israel Adesanya on headlining UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia
Israel Adesanya speaks to the Herald ahead of his bout against Nassourdine Imavov in Riyadh on February 2. Video / Michael Craig
White House website's front page video
A video showcasing archetypal American patriotic themes and Donald Trump now greets visitors to the White House website. Video / Whitehouse.gov
MetService severe weather January 21st -22nd
MetService severe weather January 21st -22nd. Video / MetService
Gales hit Red Beach on Hibiscus Coast
High winds hit Red Beach on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast. Video / Grant Bradley
Carrie Underwood performs without music after awkward silence at inauguration
Country star Carrie Underwood was forced to sing a cappella amid technical difficulties at Trump's inauguration ceremony. Video / JCCIC
Major delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway
Traffic on Auckland's Southern Motorway is backed up more than 8km following a multi-vehicle crash near the CBD this morning. Video / Luke Kirkness
Donald Trump sworn in as President and hard months ahead for Kiwi businesses | NZ Herald News Update
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th President of the United States and more hard months expected for Kiwi businesses. Video / NZ Herald / AFP
Back To School
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Kea Kids News: Kids take the new LEGO Fortnite Brick Life for a test drive
Reporter Ross has assembled a team of highly qualified Kea Kids News game-testers to try out the new LEGO Brick Life game. It’s being called a kids’ GTA, but is it any fun?
Large vegetation breaks out near Parikino, Whanganui
Plumes of grey and white smoke from a vegetation fire could be seen across the rural Whananui countryside
Policeman makes dangerous U-turn in front of truck
Dashcam footage of a policeman pulling a U-turn in front of a truck on State Highway 1 near Tirau on Thursday. Video / Supplied