COMMENT: People without residency shouldn't be allowed to own NZ real estate. Land is the fundamental ingredient of a country, writes Raybon Kan.

"I consider myself the presumptive nominee, absolutely" said the Republican front-runner after winning in all five presidential primaries held yesterday.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus - Huge wins for Donald and Trump Hillary Clinton as they get a step closer to being their party's nomination for the Whitehouse. Also A body has been found in a car which crashed and submerged in a Hamilton stream and why you will no longer be issued paper speeding tickets at the roadside.

A political alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump quickly ran into speed bumps yesterday.

Today on afternoon NZ Herald Focus – we hear from the brother of 54-year-old Ihaia Gillman-Harris after two teenagers are found guilty of his murder. 21 year old Broc Kawhena who’s accused of the hit and run killing of Ocean Heke made a belated court appearance and the sheep dog that walked 380 km over 12 days.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is railing against a deal reached by rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich to divvy up a series of upcoming contests to maximize their chances of halting Trump's march to the GOP nomination

Presidential hopefuls collaborate in effort to keep Donald Trump from winning three states - Indiana, New Mexico and Oregon.

Today on NZ Herald Focus - Thousands of New Zealanders have gathered around the country for Anzac Day services, remembering those who lost their lives in war.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus - the latest on the shooting of a Police dog and officer injured in Porirua, we look at why Pop superstar Prince was widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive musicians of his era and This is the horrifying moment a freak tornado sweeps a child into the air

In NZ Herald Focus this afternoon - A Porirua woman has been sentenced to 12 months home detention for killing her partner during a domestic violence incident, China's fifth most wanted person is in New Zealand and the Queen turns 90.

Signals that New Zealand could secure a better deal on its Free Trade Agreement with China is a "beacon of hope" for our dairy industry, said the head of an export association.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus - Affco New Zealand has been fined $30,000 for failing to follow safety rules after an employee was impaled on a hook at the meatworks in Rangiuru. The injured worker was awarded $25,000 . The front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have swept to victory with ease in New York primary and we meet the country's first court dog, Louie

We bring you an exclusive interview with the New Zealand woman who was seriously hurt after an exorcism went wrong.

Australia's politics continue to be as turbulent as New Zealand's are calm.

The most raucous nominating contest of an already acrimonious presidential race drew to a close with a flurry of retail politicking in New York.

On NZ Herald Focus this afternoon with Niva Retimanu, John Key meeting with officials in China, we have the first interview with the Hastings gym owner offering a free membership to the people who robbed him and Saturday’s big Lotto winners come forward to claim their $22 million dollar prize... And Tony Veitch delivers his unique brand of sports news and commentary from the beach in Bali.

Australians will likely be headed to the polls on July 2 with the Senate widely expected to hand the federal government an early election trigger.

The BBC has been accused by a British Cabinet minister of "pursuing an agenda" against Culture Secretary John Whittingdale.

A US Navy officer faces espionage charges over suspicions he passed information to Taiwan and possibly to China, officials say.

Trump's latest embarrassment: Two of his adult children did not know they had to register as Republicans more than six months ago to vote in New York's primary.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton slammed Bernie Sanders on his gun control voting record during a round-table discussion in New York Monday. She says he's failed to take a strong stand against stopping the spread of firearms. (April 11)

Relations between Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama are "fraught with hurt feelings and resentment", a newly published book has claimed.

Helen Clark confirmed last week she will stand for the position of United Nations Secretary General. Bryce Edwards evaluates Clark's chances.

Usually it is fine not to have any idea what you are talking about. But for a presidential candidate it can be a little awkward.

COMMENT: You knew it was a bad night when Donald Trump turned down the cameras. No gloating press conference. No stream-of-consciousness rant.

In recent years David Cameron has championed a crackdown on tax avoidance, which made it politically embarrassing for him to admit he once had money invested in a tax haven.

With tensions having greatly escalated between the two Democratic presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders sat down with the Washington Post yesterday.

Whatever denials the Government makes, NZ will struggle to shake the tax haven tag, reports Hamish Fletcher.

The question, as always with Trump, is how much he listens to anyone not named Donald J Trump.