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Focus: Nicola Willis speak's to media

Nicola Willis talking on the bridge at Parliament today. Video / Marty Melville

Focus: Suspicious fire on Auckland’s North Shore

Five fire trucks and two ladder trucks attended the fire in Totara Vale this morning, which destroyed a three-storey building under construction. Video / NZ Herald

Fair pay laws, Cook Strait ferries and Israel's isolation | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 14

Parliament works under urgency while protests take over its lawns, safety concerns after mega-ferries project gets scrapped and why Israel’s becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / Getty / NZHerald

Stardome's tips to see the meteors

Stardome's Josh Aoraki offers tip for viewing the meteor shower early Friday. Video / Michael Craig

Focus: March against smokefree law repeals

Doctors/health specialists marches in both Auckland against the smokefree law repeals. Video / Finn Little

PM Luxon speaking at Parliament

Prime Minister Chrisopher Luxon speaking at Parliament today Video / Marty Melville.

Focus: The women taking on the rail industry

Rail has long been a male-dominated industry but meet some of the women closing the gender diversity gap. Video / KiwiRail / Corey Fleming

Prime Minister unfazed, tooth fairy fined and gas demand | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 12

The Government stamps its mark on a new era, Kaikohe tooth fairy fined for helping desperate locals and when gas demand could outstrip supply in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald

Focus: The highs and lows of being a small business owner in NZ

Owning a business for more than 10 years is no easy feat, with a person more likely to live to 100 than to be in operation for a decade. Video / Master Card / Corey Fleming

Focus: Unexplained death in Albany

A person was found unresponsive on O’Brien Rd in Lucas Heights around 12.30am. Video / NZ Herald

Question time, Cook Strait blowout and Auckland crime | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 8

Fiery day in the House as Parliament gets back to business, Cook Strait cost blowout lands with the Finance Minister and how Auckland Council is addressing crime in the city in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / Interislander / AP / Parliament TV / NZHerald

Focus: Luxon asked why the Government is not calling for an immediate ceasefire

Prime Minister Chris Luxon was asked why the Government is not calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus: David Seymour defends the government's policies affecting Māori

Act leader David Seymour defended the government's policies affecting Māori following a call by the Māori King for a hui. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus: Luxon on bonus payments to te reo Māori fluent civil servants and teachers

Prime Minister Chris Luxon was asked about the government's intention to stop bonuses to civil servants and teachers who learn to speak te reo Māori. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus: Christopher Luxon makes first speech to Parliament as new PM

Focus Live: Christopher Luxon makes first speech to Parliament as new PM. Video / NZ Herald

Learning loss, Tory Whanau opens up and Auckland safety plummets | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 6

Pisa testing shows where Kiwi kids are failing academically, Wellington’s Mayor opens up about drunken night out and safety concerns in the country’s biggest city in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka on today's protests.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka talk to the media about today's protests. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus: Protesters gather around New Zealand

Auckland’s Northern Motorway remains at a near standstill coming into the city this morning with Te Pāti Māori protests disrupting peak-hour traffic. Video / NZ Herald