Council confirmed the gesture for first-time offenders. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Coronavirus evacuees ‘very relieved’ to be home after Air NZ rescue flight from Wuhan. Video / NZ Herald

Coastguard says too few boaties know what they are doing at sea. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Event to be a remembrance rather than a celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The draft plan's "Search and Rescue Plan" was two sentences long, on the final page.

PM Jacinda Ardern and other MPs are welcomed onto the treaty grounds at Waitangi. Video / Michael Cunningham

Rotorua school principals speak out about the virus. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Focus: Lady Tureiti Moxon talks about the governance group for the Māori-led inquiry into Oranga Tamariki.

But is there demand for runway hair and botox? Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Chris Hipkins holds a post-Cabinet press conference. Video / Mark Mitchell

Thanks to Santa, Danica Bryant is playing Elton John. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Focus: Man arrested after arborists threatened with a samurai sword. Video / James Allan / Shannon Colvin

Focus: Simon Bridges reacts to Government's $12 billion infrastructure package.

Lauren Daigle made her NZ debut on Friday. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Thousands would perish from major tsunami. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Focus: A commercial Go Orange jetboat has crashed on the Kawarau River near Queenstown, injuring five people. Video / James Allan

Focus: Aucklanders flock to cool off at the third annual Ice Cream Sundae market at Silo Park.

Athleticism, not bikinis, makes this sport popular. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hastings dog attacks continue into summer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Limit of three crates each leads to imaginative filling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

La Fiesta brings women's talent to the fore. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Focus Live: Auckland mother of two, Chelsea Morgan, shares her "bad experience" while at My Wonderland

Focus: Health Minister David Clark says they are ‘alert but not alarmed’ over the deadly Coronavirus. Video / Mark Mitchell. Photos / Getty / AP

Focus: PM Jacinda Ardern announces that Labour will voluntarily sign-up to Facebook’s Transparency Policy. Video / Mark Mitchell

Huge waves to subside just in time for the long weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Focus: PM Jacinda Ardern prepares for this years election campaign as she begins the Labour caucus retreat in Martinborough. Video / Mark Mitchell

Leaked documents show council intentions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Camilla and Julian Cox, whose daughter suffers from cystic fibrosis, protested Pharmac's underfunding by riding a bicycle, towing a coffin, from their home in Dunedin to Parliament. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus: Man charged over horror bus crash in Queenstown that injured 20. Video / James Allan

Focus: Twenty hurt after bus rolls near Queenstown. Video / James Allan