Erin Leighton, in her victim impact statement, identified the pair in the dock as the individuals responsible for upending her life, leaving her shaken and in tears. Video / NZHerald

The stage is set at Stade de France for a big weekend of Rugby World Cup action, Prime Minister elect Chris Luxon says he's in soft-talks with both Act and New Zealand First and Infometrics has revised its expectations, now predicting year-end growth at 0.9 per cent. Video / NZ Herald

Mark Telea returns while Sam Whitelock gets the nod to start, about 300 people gathered overnight to mourn the victims killed in the war and NZ First's Winston Peters hasn’t been keen on fronting media ahead of talks with National. Video / NZ Herald

Green Party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson speak to the media and welcome their new caucus to Parliament Video / Mark Mitchell

The All Blacks play Argentina in their semifinal on Saturday, there are still 567,000 special votes to count and new speed cameras in Auckland that calculate the average speed between two cameras. Video / NZ Herald

Labour leader Chris Hipkins responds to questions about Damien O’Connor's ‘f*** off’ comment to Jenna Lynch. Video / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon speaks about working with the media and coalition talks. Video / Mark Mitchell

He says that meeting Toni was the 'highlight' of his year. Video / Mark Mitchell

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is asked about his future in politics and within the Labour party. Video / Mark Mitchell

More than half a million special votes still being counted, up to 13 million litres of sewage still overflowing into Auckland's waterways. Video / NZ Herald

Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon to start building new government, Seymour says Act owes Kiwis big time, after its election result and Netanyahu has vowed to "demolish Hamas", after deadly attack. Video / NZ Herald

Winston Peters speaks about election night results.

Act party's Brooke Van Velden celebrates her birthday and winning the Tamaki electorate alongside David Seymour and fellow Act MPs. Video / Alex Burton

Christopher Luxon's family feed media gathered outside their house during last night's election. Video / Corey Fleming

Christopher Luxon speaks on National's win and Chris Hipkins concedes the election.

National leader Christopher Luxon delivers his final message to the public on the last day of his campaign.

NZ Herald Focus breaks down the main political parties' major policies - compiling all you need to know. In the fifth of our limited series, we look at what could be done for our infrastructure sector. Video / NZ Herald

A former prison guard has been found guilty today of murdering his childhood friend Michael McGrath and now faces a life sentence in prison. Video / George Heard

The death toll is climbing as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, final polls suggest a coalition between National, Act and NZ First, and specialist groups continue the search for Yanfei Bao. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / AP

Para athlete swimmer Cameron Leslie launches the Seeing is Believing campaign by playing goalball at Scott Point Primary School. Video / Michael Craig

A breakdown of the main political parties' major policies - compiling all you need to know. In the third of our limited series, we look at what could be done to tackle the healthcare crisis. Video / NZ Herald

New Zealand church group stranded in Isreal, nurses' pay rise frustration continues and sinkhole repairs continue in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

NZ Herald journalists Claire Trevett, Shayne Currie and Liam Dann interview Christopher Luxon on why he should get the Prime Minister of New Zealand job. Video / NZHerald

NZ Herald journalists Claire Trevett, Shayne Currie and Liam Dann interview Chris Hipkins on why he should get the Prime Minister of New Zealand job. Video/ NZ Herald

The pork sector wants to ban imports from some countries, there are concerns about schools using CCTV to curb bullying and vaping in bathrooms, and Hamas claims it is holding more than 100 hostages as the conflict continues. Video / NZ Herald / AP / Getty

The All Blacks arrive in Paris, Israel declares war on Hamas and Labour on the offensive in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Chris Hipkins says only a handful of New Zealanders in Israel during conflict, National denies panicking Kiwis with claims of second election and new figures show job ads down 25% in the past year in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The NZ Herald Focus breaks down the main political parties' major policies - compiling all you need to know. In the second of our limited series, we look at what could be done to tackle crime. Video / NZ Herald

Melissa Nightingale headed over to the Wainuiomata Woolworths supermarket, which sold the winning $24m Lotto ticket, and asks shoppers how they think the money could be spent. Video / Mark Mitchell

Act Party leader David Seymour vows to end the Government's wasted spending to ease inflation and interest rates, if elected. Video / Mark Mitchell