Will Trafford sits down with Anne Gibson to discuss the collapse of the Mainzeal construction giant.

Residents of tinder-dry region stay ready to flee after second major blaze in weeks.

Queens Wharf is fast losing its potential as a people's wharf - but why is this happening?

Earlier: Of the 7997 people who submitted on whether the council should call on the Government to ban fireworks, 89 per cent were in favour of it.

Earlier: Air New Zealand said its first-half net profit dropped by 34 per cent to $152 million in the first half to December.

Earlier: Cordons are still in place following a second fire that broke out in the Nelson region yesterday afternoon.

Comment: It might help temper Shane Jones' ego if Air NZ stopped granting his every wish.

Minister for Biosecurity Damien O'Connor speaks to the Herald on the new fire in the Tasman region.

Hugh Jackman is here and he's already making an impression.

Latest on $10m plan to build 90.3m long concrete extension off Queens Wharf.

Hearings into controversial waterfront 'dolphins' begins.

Earlier: Emergency services were notified around 1.50pm that a car and truck had collided. It has now been confirmed that four separate vehicles were involved in the crash.

Speeding motorists have been put on notice they will be fined after 600 Auckland roads had speed limits reduced last month. Video / Will Trafford

Earlier: In the Kiwi Easter treat stakes, the Cadbury Creme egg has long reigned supreme. But could this be the year Cadbury one-ups itself with a new creation?

The Herald reveals if this new egg-block mashup trumps the legendary Easter original.

Earlier: The latest update on the Lime scooter ban

Earlier: Finance Minister Grant Robertson on China, tax and volatility

Earlier: Two men are scheduled to appear in court today after allegedly attempting to smuggle 110kg of methamphetamine and two handguns into New Zealand inside golf cart batteries.

Earlier: Is it time for first-home buyers to move to the regions?

Comment: Credibility is on the line.

Cyclone Oma has swerved away from New Zealand, leaving in its wake a drizzly nuisance.

Earlier: Lime scooters - gone by lunchtime?

Weather update - heavy rain to hit Auckland

Earlier: Two poodles that "didn't look like dogs anymore", starved horses and a kitten dumped in a rubbish bin have made this year's SPCA List of Shame.

Earlier: Peters has made it clear in the past he is not a fan of a capital gains tax.

Earlier: Rents could rise and house prices fall if the government goes ahead with a capital gains tax, says the Tax Working Group.

Earlier: Police were made aware of both a bank robbery in Kawerau and a family harm incident about 9am today where the offender was reported to be armed.

Earlier: The Tax Working Group has recommended the Government implement a capital gains tax - and use the money gained to lower the personal tax rate and to target polluters.

Liam Dann and Duncan Bridgeman discuss the financial results released by some of New Zealand's biggest companies.