Cory Jane, who returned from his injury break against France and didn't play in last weekend's victory over England, is on the right wing for the test against Ireland.

Rush hour traffic has ground to a halt in Auckland this evening after serious crashes on both the Southern and Northern Motorways and a major arterial road. Two cars collided on Tamaki Drive near the Parnell Pool this afternoon, police said. The road was closed to all traffic between The Strand and Ngapipi Road.

With Steve Hansen set to introduce some fresh legs for the All Blacks final push against Ireland in Dublin, the squads rookies believe they're more than ready to step up if required.

The feature-length documentary is about the great Manchester United generation of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil. Six working class boys who became superstars. It is released in the UK on Sunday 1 December 2013

Kieran Read has gone global - he's the man everyone in Europe can't stop talking about and he's the man most pundits here are expecting to be named IRB Player of the Year. Read's influence is huge, as it has been pretty much all year. Think back and so many of the best bits of the All Blacks in 2013 involve Read.

Poor old Ngala needed a root canal, the 11 year old male African lion at Auckland Zoo had a very public visit from the dentist as Brett Phibbs filmed this delicate operation.

'Just another day in Middle-earth' is the new commercial released by Air New Zealand as the countdown to the second Hobbit movie The Hobbit: The desolation of Smaug. courtesy Air New Zealand/YouTube.

The City Rail Link (CRL) is the key project in an integrated transport programme to keep Auckland moving as the city grows by more than 700,000 people during the next 30 years. courtesy Auckland Transport.

All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster said Ireland's closer defeats last year in Auckland (42-10) and Christchurch were more representative of the threat they possessed than the Hamilton blowout. Of the upcoming test at Aviva Stadium, the All Blacks' 14th and final one of the year: "Playing in Dublin is pretty special for us. Nothing has come easy for us here.''

Parliament was interrupted by a heated protest in the public gallery this afternoon by a group of people demanding justice on an immigration issue. A group of around 20 people wearing orange armbands and head-ties forced Question Time to stop for five minutes while security guards attempted to eject them.

McCaw held aloft the Cup just over two years ago at Eden Park after the All Blacks beat France 8-7 to end a 24-year wait for a second World Cup success and in the two years since the trophy has toured New Zealand and allowed thousands of fans to get up close to it. "It's certainly a little bit different handing it back, I guess that means we've won it,'' McCaw said. "Every time I see it I remember the great times of two years ago.''

Shocking eyewitness footage has emerged of Typhoon Haiyan, showing a huge wave wiping out a house. The clip was shot by a worker for the Plan International charity in the Philippines. Nickson Gensis was sheltering on the second floor of a house, in Hernani, Eastern Samar, and continued filming while other onlookers resorted to prayer.

Benji Marshall talks to Radio Sport's Mark Richardson about switching codes, moving to New Zealand and where he'd like to start with the Blues.

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig joins Danny Watson in studio to talk about what his party stands for, who he'd work with after the election, and whether we need Maori seats

Herald reader Lauren Vosper contacted @nzherald after seeing the Elephant v Croc pictures in today's (19/11/13) New Zealand Herald and shared her filmed experience from her trip to Botswana in 2011 that now has had almost 3.5m views on YouTube. courtesy LozV100/YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6PvMZy3BxI

Former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons and Greenpeace's executive director Bunny McDiarmidtalk about deep sea oil, climate change, solutions and the future. And they talk about why they are the others are sailing to confront Anadarko over its plans to drill for oil in the deep seas off the West coast of Aotearoa. Video supplied by Oil Free Seas Flotilla.

Police are appealing to the public for information after a suspicious fire destroyed several Wellington buses and caused millions of dollars in damage this morning. Acting detective sergeant Caroline Martin said police believe the early morning fire began when someone gained entry to one of the parked buses at the Karori bus depot and set it on fire.

Steve Hansen fronts the media after the All Blacks 'enjoyed a couple of quiet beers 'celebrating the victory over the English and the 50 and 100 cap milestones for Carter and Whitelock.

In the end Goliath was just too big for David - and David Tua ended his heavyweight boxing career in retirement. With the words: "It's time for me to do something else, I think", Tua is gone from the ranks of the heavyweights and retired as New Zealand's leading modern boxer.

Teen singing sensation Lorde has surprised students from her old school with a visit to judge its annual talent quest. The 17-year-old - real name Ella Yelich-O'Connor - performed in the same competition at Belmont Intermediate on Auckland's North Shore when she was 12. Her Belmont Idol performance of Warwick Avenue by Duffy was later shown to Universal Music representatives and she was signed to the label. Earlier this week the Royals singer, along with golfer Lydia Ko, topped the list of Time magazine's most influential teenagers in the world.

Julian Savea explains his illness and recovery for the English clash while hair cutting guru Aaron Smith says he is too nervous to cut the skippers hair.

Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are the Herald scribes on tour with the All Blacks and give their expert opinion and analysis of the team to play England and what needs to happen for the men in black to avenge last years defeat.

The 2013 World Rafting Championships are currently being held across three rivers in the Bay of Plenty. Teams from all over the world have gathered to compete in the event which runs until November 24th. Spectators are being encouraged to get along and support the athletes with great viewing positions having been created especially on the banks of the Tarawera River in Kawerau.

The Oil Free Seas flotilla will confront a Texan oil company's drilling ship over 100 nautical miles off the North Island's west coast in the coming weeks. The flotilla will set sail in the next few days from Auckland, Wellington, Kaikoura, Bay of Islands and Bluff, and will head to the drilling site, which is 110 nautical miles west of Raglan. Texan oil company Anadarko is due to start drilling around the middle to the end of November, using the previously untested drill ship the Nobel Bob Douglas. Video supplied by GreenpeaceNZ

The new John Lewis (UK department store) Christmas TV advert has Hare give his best friend Bear a Christmas he'll never forget. It has amassed over five million views and is set to a cover of Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know' performed by Lily Allen. In a beautiful forest, poor Bear is the only animal that never gets to celebrate Christmas because he has to hibernate every year. However, this year is different. This year Hare has a brilliant idea. courtesy JohnLewisRetail/YouTube.

A truck has been driven through a house in Christchurch this morning. Police southern communications shift Inspector John Doherty said the truck "buried itself into the side of the house" on Hoon Hay Rd. The truck had brought down some power lines but no serious injuries were reported, he said.

The New Zealand Herald celebrates our 150th birthday with a nod to our past and a look towards the future.

One lucky Kiwi gamer will be the first in the world to get his or her hands on the new Xbox One console when it launches next week, but until then the next-generation device will be placed under tight security - in a shark tank at Kelly Tarlton's. Twenty sharks will spend the week looking after the console, to be sealed in a waterproof case.

Herald rugby scribes on tour Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry give expert opinion and analysis about upcoming test against England.

All Blacks players Kieran Read, Sam Whitelock, Ben Smith, Steven Luatua look ahead to the revenge test against England.