The public gallery sings a hymn as Labour's Lemauga Lydia Sosene becomes the country's newest MP, and 12th of Pasifika heritage. Video / Michael Neilson
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Death toll rises after German Christmas market attack. Kiwis return home after Vanuatu quakes. A warning for online shoppers at Christmastime. Video / NZ Herald
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Massive offal spill on SH3 in Waikato
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NZ First minister Shane Jones loses tooth during House speech
NZ First minister Shane Jones loses a tooth while giving a speech in the House at Parliament this week. Video / Parliament TV
Michael and Annette Dearth on closing The Grove
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Rocket, pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
This salad is a sophisticated balancing act between sweet and savoury. Video / Fresh Media
Brawl erupts at popular Auckland Viaduct bar
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Mayor Wayne Brown takes dip in Auckland's new salt-water pool
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Verdict in landmark French rape case and Kiwis evacuated from Vanuatu | NZ Herald News Update
Dozens of men found guilty in Gisele Pelicot mass rape case and Kiwis evacuated from quake-hit Vanuatu. Video / NZ Herald, Getty, AFP, Michael Thompson, Dan McGarry
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Emergency services respond to crash near Queenstown
Multiple helicopters and emergency services vehicles are at the scene of a serious bus v car crash.
Serious crash in Bay of Plenty
Emergency services have scrambled to a two-vehicle crash in the Bay of Plenty this afternoon. Video / Jefferson Lamb
Armed robbers threaten bystanders, flee Michael Hill Jewellers
The alleged aggravated robbery was reported to police before 10am.
MPs react to PM not attending Waitangi
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Labour MP Willie Jackson react to the Prime Minister not attending Waitangi next year.
Opening of Mangamuka Gorge
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Highway chokepoints this Christmas season
Holidaymakers in Auckland and Wellington can expect the heaviest traffic before Christmas and again before New Year. Video / Alyse Wright, NZ Herald
Tory Whanau discusses her support for Reading Cinemas deal and airport sale
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau discusses her support for the controversial Reading Cinemas deal and airport sale.
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A stone tablet engraved with Ten Commandments has sold for US$5 million
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New $20m Hawaiki opens: homes for hapū in Ōrākei
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Taupō school won $50k worth of school supplies with this video
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Redress for Lake Alice torture victims and low expectations for incoming GDP | NZ Herald News Update
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Otago hills are alive with the smell of burnouts
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Kea Kids News: Otago hills are alive with the smell of burnouts
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Helena Cribb sentenced for hit-and-run death
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Winston the bulldog
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Kidz First Christmas campaign and party
Margi Mellsop talks about the Kidz First Christmas campaign and party for families held at Papatoetoe Seventh-day Adventist Community Church. Video / Alex Burton
Winston Peters fails to produce evidence a close relative of Dr Ayesha Verrall leaked documents
NZ First leader Winston Peters has so far failed to produce any evidence a close relative of Labour health spokeswoman Dr Ayesha Verrall leaked documents. Video / Mark Mitchell
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks about New Zealand's response to the Vanuatu earthquake. Video / Mark Mitchell