Focus: Workers run for their lives as New Zealand International Convention Centre goes up in flames
Focus: Workers run for their lives as New Zealand International Convention Centre goes up in flames. Video / Grant Murray
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Local Focus: The Havelock North mountain bike battle at Tainui Reserve
Mountain bikers aren't welcome in Tainui Reserve. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
SkyCity inferno: Monsoon buckets 'too dangerous' to tackle fire
A litre of water expands 1700 times when it hits flames, so monsoon buckets can't be used.
Focus: Firefighters continue to battle the massive New Zealand International Convention Centre blaze
Firefighters are continuing to battle the inferno into the morning, sacrificing the roof of the convention centre as they attempt to save the rest of the structure. Video / Hayden Woodward / Mark Graham / Cameron Pitney
Local Focus: First beer fest for Whanganui (since anyone can remember)
River City Beer Festival a success. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
SkyCity fire: Out-of-control blaze reaches maximum 6th alarm
Specialist fire trucks are being called in from around the upper North Island.
Focus: Fire at SkyCity's new convention centre in central Auckland
Focus: Fire at SkyCity's new convention centre in central Auckland.
Focus: One dead and five injured after car fleeing police crashes with innocent motorist
One person is dead and another five are injured after a police pursuit ended with the fleeing car crashing into an innocent motorist in Christchurch. Video / Rachel Das
Bunnings' flat-pack homes: 72 NZ houses now up, 21 builders approved
Demand growing for the products, starting from $69,000.
Local Focus: 'Success in the workplace, it's got to be positive for the community'
Plenty of opportunity for Whanganui school leavers. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: Race Relations Commissioner supports local Māori push for 'racist' Councillor to resign
Reactions to comments to "end the treaty gravy train". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: From McDonalds to Rotorua Council with advice from the PM, Fisher's big day
Wang took two important phone calls on election day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Is this Rotorua’s next mayor?
NZ’s first millennial mayor in the making. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The big Napier sewage leak
Napier citizens asked to not wash or flush. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: Car removed from Wairoa River during search for missing person
Focus: Police have recovered a car from the Wairoa River with a body inside. Video / Alan Gibson
Focus: Fletcher opens giant Wiri prefab house-building factory
Fletcher building have opened Clever Core, a purpose-built offsite prefab house manufacturing facility. Video / Michael Craig
Soper: Nats flip Mallard the bird over attack ad crackdown
COMMENT: National Party has no intention of taking attack ads down - and why should it?
Focus: National Leader Simon Bridges responses to Speaker Trevor Mallard’s ruling in the House
Focus: National Leader Simon Bridges responses to Speaker Trevor Mallard’s ruling in the House. Video / Jason Walls
Barry Soper: Worrying signs for Labour as PM cuts Justin Lester loose
COMMENT: If opinion polls are any indication, Labour could be suffering the same fate.
Local Focus: The Governor General's cloaked mystery
Government House has a mysterious kahu kiwi. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Would I have done it? Absolutely not' – PM on Shane Jones' gun photos
Jacinda Ardern says it is not up to her to monitor every one of her Cabinet Ministers.
Local Focus: Re-elected mayor wanted more debates
Grant Smith says it will be business as usual. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Meng Foon's top tips for new mayors
Resist the temptation to get out the spade and paintbrush, former longtime mayor says.
Local Focus: 'Something special is happening here'
He had a 4000-vote lead over Greg Brownless. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Hazlehurst re-elected Hastings Mayor
Sandra Hazlehurst reacts to her re-election. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Chadwick and Macpherson react to wins
Chadwick and Macpherson in upbeat moods. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: Is 2019 the year of the rosé?
At the New World Wine Awards held this week, chair of judges Jim Harre explained what to look for when you're trying to choose a bottle based on more than a pretty label. Video / Leon Menzies
Local Focus: ‘Tick that box or don’t moan’
Why is voter turnout so low? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Candidate brings focus back on velodrome roof
"A kid in sport is a kid out of court". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Can we ever be mates with rates?
Rates rise as councils must do more for us. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: One dead after van crashes into house-moving truck
Focus: One dead after van crashes into house-moving truck. Video / James Allan
Focus: Competition cools down as 2019 Ice Cream Awards judging gets underway
Focus: Competition cools down as 2019 Ice Cream Awards judging gets underway. Video / Dean Purcell
Comment: Climate change and the three forms of denial
Comment: The letter to United Nations is an example, but we're guilty, too.