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Traditional Māori cuisine finds a community home in South Auckland
Rewi Spraggon shares about the history of the hāngī.
Storm bears down, OJ Simpson dies and drinking strains EDs | Focus Morning Bulletin, April 12, 2024
Fierce storm moves up the country, former NFL star OJ Simpson dies aged 76 and the burden of excessive drinking on our EDs revealed. Video / NZ Herald/ Getty / AP
‘I feel particularly aggrieved for Māori’ - McRoberts and Kamo on media cuts
Two seasoned Māori broadcasters lament the loss in media.
Māngere social supermarket eases families' groceries costs
The shop is called Tatou, translating to 'everyone' in te reo Māori, Samoan and Tokelauan.
Legal battle with Trade Me looming
Trade Me is taking legal action against Colleen Getley after she launched a tradie recruitment website. Video / Cameron Pitney
Stardome Observatory & Planetarium Zeiss Telescope reopens
The EWB Zeiss Telescope reopens following a challenging period marked by an act of theft last year. Video / Michael Craig
Could TVNZ pull the plug on Shortland Street?
TVNZ looking at everything to stay commercially viable. ‘This includes Shortland Street'.
Environment protection: Time for the people to resist
The bill that James Shaw wanted shepherded through parliament gets canned
SZA: New Zealand 'changed my life'
It seems the Good Days hitmaker is just as fond of us as we are of her.
The Lion roars: How a cluster of breweries came to be owned by a Japanese conglomerate
Doug Myers was instrumental in transforming Lion Breweries into an international company.
Focus: Bush fire spreads north of Helensville
One house is at risk as firefighters battle a scrub fire near Helensville. Video / NZ Herald
Mental health advocates have opposing views over Suicide Prevention Office's future
Mike King and Jazz Thornton clash over the cost-cutting proposal.
'Get stuffed': Paddy Gower slams 'go woke, go broke' naysayers
'When it comes to the sort of Facebook keyboard warriors, I ain’t got no time for that.'
News media concerns and West Coast weather woes | Focus Morning Bulletin April 11, 2024
Concerns over the state of New Zealand's news media, landslides on the West Coast, and police consider ways to discourage boy racers in Upper Hutt. Video / NZ Herald
Māori nursing graduate overcomes challenge of teenage motherhood
Corren Awheto goes from a 15-year-old mum to top nursing graduate.
Kea Kids News: Tenacious kids strike school for climate change
Kids across the country are concerned about their future, and they’re not gonna be quiet about it! Video / Kea Kids News
What is a "calmcation" and why do you need one this Autumn?
The biggest travel trend of 2024 - and New Zealand excels at it.
Opinion: Why are food rescues doing the $70m job of Government? - Angela Calver
OPINION: Food rescues like KiwiHarvest offer a lifeline to communities.
DJ Fisher announces much-anticipated New Zealand tour
The Losing It hitmaker is bringing two shows to Aotearoa's North and South Island.
Robots for room service
Sudima Hotel is using robots to help staff in Auckland. Video / Dean Purcell
Why is Newshub closing? What we know about the decision to axe the broadcaster
Today, Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed it still can't make Newshub work.
Communities on standby with heavier rain to come; North Island in for a pummelling
The North Island will get the worst of the weather tomorrow and into Friday.
Tongan artist Tui Emma Gillies experiments with AI on tapa cloth artwork
A Tongan artist is critiquing artificial intelligence while using the technology in her heritage art form of ngatu tapa.
'If it happened in NZ I'd be dead': Stroke survivor says he was lucky to be in Sydney
Matthew Tukaki talks about the life-saving treatment he received in Australia.
Focus: The West Coast gears up to face more wild weather
Westland is in line for up to 35 millimetres of rain an hour this morning. Video / NZ Herald
Newshub plans, crackdown on truancy and West Coast weather | Focus Morning Bulletin April 10, 2024
Plans to save Newshub set to be revealed, how the Government’s planning to crackdown on truancy and the West Coast gears up for more wild weather. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / RNZ
Gisborne District Council will formally support Māori wards
Local body elections in 2025 will have binding referendums on the matter.
Mike King is all for getting rid of Suicide Prevention Office
The mental health advocate says: 'It’s just another bureaucracy'.
Kea Kids News: 7- and 9-year-olds get a hole-in-one
These two golfing brothers from Tauranga have shocked their town by being the youngest ever to get a hole-in-one! Video / Kea Kids News
David Seymour and Christopher Luxon announce crackdown on truancy
Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announce the Government’s plan to tackle truancy. Video / Mark Mitchell
Volunteers plant 10,000 daffodils in a Hamilton park
Te Awamutu is next in line for a dose of daffodils.
Suicide Prevention Office cuts could have fatal outcomes: Former director
Matthew Tukaki says those working in mental health 'save people's lives'.