Cold Water Classic Surfing competition. 12 degree water, 180 competitors returning for one of the main events in the surfing calendar. Source: Aotearoa Science Agency
MP Brooke van Velden is moving to reassure landowners that they won’t be responsible for recreational activities they permit on their land. Video / Mark Mitchell
Two new Cook Strait ferries planned by the end of 2029 and Chris Hipkins criticises Winston Peters over his attitude to diversity. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images
Reporter MJ finds out what kids love about being themselves and sharing the joy of living with Down syndrome. Video / Kea Kids News
Madison Chamberlain's family speak outside the Waitākere District Court after the sentencing of Jesse Hodge. Video / Dean Purcell
The Prime Minister has called social media comments from Green MP Benjamin Doyle “inappropriate”.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announce measures to reform health and safety laws.
Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference
Winston Peters speaks to media about comments on a Green MP
The Greens co-leaders respond to criticisms against MP Benjamin Doyle.
Truck forced to take evasive action after car crosses double yellow lines to make a turn. Video / Supplied
Prime minister Christopher Luxon moves his regular interview with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking to Monday mornings. Video / Newstalk ZB
Government's plan to address the supermarket duopoly and the NZ Red Cross calls for donations as the death toll from the Myanmar earthquake continues to rise. Video / Getty Images
OceanaGold’s global president & CEO explains why it’s intent on mining underneath land that’s home to an endangered species, despite controversy and a high cost to get to it.
Lion New Zealand has installed 2,424 panels covering an area of around 5,400m2 at its vast production and bottling plant, named The Pride.
Steve Williams looks back at caddying for Tiger Woods ahead of the release of his new book, Together We Roared.
Reporter Zoe is at the annual Orewa Ducky Derby, where hundreds of rubber duckies are beak-to-beak in an action-packed race for glory, fundraising, and maybe even freedom.
Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Sir Kenneth Keith still turn up for work at Victoria University Law School. Video / Mark Mitchell
Dashcam footage has caught somebody in a Red Cross-branded car trying a dangerous overtake near Nelson.
Thousands packed in to Auckland Domain last night to experience a night of music and dancing. Video / NZ Herald
Kiwi hotel manager reassures guests in Thailand after quake. Video / pw.piraya via TikTok
Growth Minister Nicola Willis outlines how she is getting advice on a possible supermarkets de-merger. Video / Mark Mitchell
Emergency services and rescuers responded to a fire on a boat off the coast of Cape Kidnappers yesterday morning. Video / Hawkes Bay Coastguard via Facebook
Death toll rises in Myanmar following massive quake. Nicola Willis to make supermarket competitiveness announcement. House prices on the rise. Video / NZ Herald
The Pā unites Waikato-Tainui and Waikato University in a visionary project that merges Māori design, innovation, and kotahitanga to reflect shared mana. Video / Faultline Films
Official figures reveal referrals about criminal content have more than doubled in 12 months. Video / Mark Mitchell / Corey Fleming / Carson Bluck
The UN is scrambling aid to Southeast Asia after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar.
A devastating earthquake shook Myanmar and surrounding countries late last night. The NZ health sector continues to struggle, Israel continues bombing Israel despite ceasefire.
Renowned TV journalist and author Ali Mau shares her powerful and deeply personal journey in No Words for This, a memoir of resilience that shaped her life. Video / Dean Purcell
New Zealand’s only fulltime alpine rescue team operates in some of the highest and most challenge environments possible. Video / George Heard
Surveillance footage shows masked federal agents detaining Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk as officials remain silent on her visa termination and whereabouts.
An upgraded Eden Park is endorsed to be Auckland's main stadium and Auckland Hospital disestablishes hospital supporter roles. Video / NZ Herald, Getty
In this interview Snowflake’s co-founders Benoit Dageville & Thierry Cruanes explain why they quit Oracle to build a software company that hit the biggest IPO in US tech history.
A schoolboy was killed by a crocodile while playing in a river in Indonesia. Video / Video Elephant
The Kererū Gorge culvert official reopening will be celebrated with a community event on April 17, 2025. Video / Hastings District Council
Apple's Alisha Johnson Wilder on an education programme expanded to reach 5000 students at schools with high Māori and Pasifika rolls - and a Maps upgrade. Video / Cameron Pitney
Formula One journalist Chris Medland speaks to Mike Hosking about Red Bull’s handling of Liam Lawson. Video / Newstalk ZB
Public primary healthcare spending has flatlined and Health Minister Simeon Brown announces plans for a second South Auckland hospital. Video/ NZ Herald