Today: ‘A croc has got me!', those were the last words of Cindy Waldron as she was grabbed by a crocodile in Queensland and it’s World Smokefree day with organisers hoping to raise awareness around the health burden of smoking. Also Melissa McCarthy goes on the defensive after Ghostbusters got a record number of dislikes online.
Source: YouTube/all around the web Adele scolded a fan who was filming her show with a video camera. The British superstar told off a concertgoer after she caught a fan filming with a camera on a tripod. The incident was caught by another fan, ironically, on their camera phone, at the star's show in Verona over the weekend.
Today - The search for a missing kiwi woman continues after she was taken by a crocodile in Northern Queensland and the Iraqi army is facing fierce resistance as it attempts to retake Falluja. And doctors advise the Duke of Edinburgh not to go to the events to mark 100 years since the Battle of Jutland.
Anger grows over the shooting of a 17-year-old Gorilla in a Cincinnati zoo after a 4-year-old boy fell into the animal’s enclosure and the former Anglican dean of Napier Cathedral is considering legal action after being dumped by the church for having an affair 25 years ago.
We hear from one of the newest members of the All Black squad Damian McKenzie who has been labelled "brave" by selector Grant Fox and we look at how Tristam Clayton’s Sky Tower Firefighters challenge unfolded.
More than 700 migrants may have drowned over the last few days in the Mediterranean sea and a gorilla has been shot dead after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure in Cincinnati.
A preview for the latest episode of Game of Thrones, season six, episode six.
In 2016 Johnny Depp was ordered to stay 100 yards away from his estranged wife Amber Heard after she alleged that she had been the victim of physical assault by her husband. Source: AP
One News host Wendy Petrie climbed the 1103 stairs of Sky Tower to support her niece who is battling leukaemia.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Chaos erupts in court as Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton’s family face the man accused of her murder and tributes flow in for Hilary Barry as she prepares for her last 6pm news broadcast at tv3 tonight.
Today - Russell John Tully has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non parole period of 27 years at the High Court in Christchurch and Hillary Barry will read her final 6 o’clock bulletin tonight after 23 years at TV3. And Amber Heard has split from Johnny Depp after just 15 months of marriage
He spoke about his toiletry habits, his hoarding abilities, his hatred of Russell Crowe and his distrust of computers, but Paul Henry kept his tributes to departing co-host Hilary Barry to a minimum. Source: TV3
Janet McLarin is an Auckland grandmother who regularly performs at the Classic Comedy Club
Today: Eric McIsaac has pleaded guilty in the high court in Palmerston North to killing his half-brother Alex Fisher and Parramatta league star Corey Norman has been charged with drug offences. And the trailer for Pixar's new film Finding Dory the follow-up to Finding Nemo.
Tornadoes touch down in Dodge City, Kansas causing early reports of damage, Konrad Hurrell has been released from his contract with the Warriors and Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says homeless people could be offered up to $5000 to leave Auckland.
Today - Comedian Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges and about 140 people are living without basic shelter in Tauranga. Also a new pay deal for New Zealand Rugby that could keep many players from moving overseas.
Selena Gomez talks fame, finding her identity and Jennifer Lopez.
Today: Actor and comedian Bill Cosby to trial on a sexual assault charge and there's a rise in the use of dodgy imported building materials into NZ. Also more rain, squalls, strong winds, thunderstorms and even coastal tornadoes today as another front makes its way across the country.
This afternoon on NZ Herald focus we talk to Record breaking New Zealand freediver William Trubridge about his plea to McDonalds and we look at which New Zealand city is listed as one of the most expensive places to buy a drink.
Today: Two teens who beat a man to death in a Auckland motel will spend at least a decade behind bars. And will Blenheim become Marlborough City? Also Franko Heke sets a record for a New Zealand artist by performing in front of almost four million people in India
Actor/comedian Bill Cosby is due in court Tuesday morning for a hearing that will determine whether he will go to trial in the sexual assault case brought by Andrea Constand.
Watch NZH focus - A mammoth rescue mission has saved all 38 people who were "buried in snow". And Golden State forward Draymond Green could be banned after kicking New Zealand's Steven Adams in the groin.
The latest rescue attempts for the group of 4WD adventurers stuck in their vehicles in heavy snow since yesterday and Jimmy Kimmel reunites the stars of Breaking Bad with a ‘My Sweet 60th’ birthday party for Bryan Cranston.
Following Joseph Parker's big win over the weekend, fight fans are now squaring up for a showdown with event organisers and supplies are running low for 36 people who are trapped in remote Central Otago after a snow storm.
Rapper and songwriter, Iggy Azalea reveals her thoughts on social media bullying as she performs at the Mawazine festival in Morocco.
Today - As many as 34 people are trapped by snow drifts in their vehicles overnight west of Roxburgh in Otagot. And Two lions at a zoo in Chile have been shot after they attacked a naked man who jumped into their enclosure.