Earlier: The grandmother of five children who died alongside their parents in a horrific crash at Atiamuri says "no words can fully describe the agony" of the whānau's grief.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made her first pre-Budget funding announcement, saying the Government spend almost $6 million to fix issues with the Census.

There was another technical glitch for Spark Sport, with Formula One fans missing out on some of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix action.

Helicopter footage shows the devastation of the head-on crash that killed eight in April 2019. Video / NZ Herald

Police update on fatal crash near Taupo

On the last day of stage four lockdown, PM Jacinda Ardern spoke about her decisions and the approach for the rocky road ahead.

Survivors of Auckland Islands crash talk about miracle escape.

Focus Live earlier: Prince Williams gives speech at Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch.

Comment: Government is still keen to look at ways of taxing vacant land.

Comment: Three reasons the ISIS was involved as a reprisal for mosque attacks.

Without this country, any hopes of effective regulation could be severely undermined.

Focus Live Earlier: ANZAC Day service from Wellington.

Focus Live Earlier: ANZAC day service from Mt Maunganui. / Alan Gibson

Focus Live Earlier: 2019 ANZAC day commemorations.

Comment: What the Summit is really about - full, frank and meaningless words!

What have we achieved in a century since rapturous crowds welcomed the Anzacs home?

Anzac pilgrims killed in car crash on their way to a grandfather's Gallipoli war grave.

Focus Live earlier: fine weather expected for ANZAC Day.

First pictures of the Auckland Islands helicopter wreckage.

FOCUS LIVE EARLIER: 90 Metre Queen's Wharf Extension Gets Green Light.

FOCUS LIVE EARLIER: Kiwi Stock Market Breaks 10,000.

FOCUS LIVE EARLIER: Update on Missing Helicopter.

LIVE EARLIER: Larry Williams' Tearful Goodbye to Newstalk ZB Listeners after 27 Years.

There's a fine start to the long weekend for most of the country - but it won't last.

Alfred Keating's nearly two-week trial in the Auckland District Court has come to a close this afternoon as the forewoman read the jury's decision to the court.

EARLIER: Phil Goff Confronts City Rail Link's $1 Billion Cost Blow Out.

Comment: It was essential for Ardern to keep all hands on deck.

Comment: The Government has abandoned plans to introduce any form of Capital Gains Tax.

Focus Live: Our analysis of the capital gains tax rejection