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Focus: Why Helen Cherry isn't showing at Fashion Week

NZ designer Helen Cherry hasn't shown her collection at Fashion Week since 2011 and weighs in on why she doesn't plan to in the future.

Focus: Does the Jacinda effect stretch to ping pong?

Steve Braunias takes on new Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.

Focus: Memories of Sir Colin Meads

Tony Veitch finds some nuggets amongst those paying their respects in Te Kuiti, the hometown of the late Pinetree

Focus: Kiwi makeup artist, now Emmy nominee

Davina Lamont's work in transforming Geoffrey Rush into Albert Einstein gets recognised.

Focus: Political ad campaign comparison

With NZ election campaigns becoming more 'presidential' which major party is standing out in their latest advert?

Kiwi makeup artist up for Emmy award

"It's wonderful to get acknowledged," says Kiwi makeup artist Davina Lamont.

Focus: A week in politics with Fran O'Sullivan

Vernon Tava and Fran O'Sullivan give a run down of the week in politics as we lead up to the general election

Focus: Shelley Mitchell remembers her father Sir Colin Meads

Colin Meads' daughter speaks candidly with Tony Veitch about the legacy her father left.

Focus: A US woman has won the biggest ever lottery prize

Mavis Wancyk, 53, struck the jackpot on Wednesday, winning $738.7 million USD.

Focus: Bankrupt grape-grower calls for bank inquiry

Former grape-grower John Patrick was declared bankrupt after being chased by BNZ over debt.

Focus: World famous ref Nigel Owens heads back to highschool

Nigel Owens talks life on and off the field.

Focus: Government to fully fund Skypath

The Government has announced a three-year $390 million package for walking and cycling today and repeated a commitment to fully fund the Skypath project over the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Focus: Matilda the show comes to New Zealand

Laura McGoldrick talks to the cast of Matilda to learn more about this hit musical now in Auckland

Focus: Charity 'I Got Your Backpack' gets helping hand

Volunteers take day off work to pack bags for women's refuges

Focus: Record low odds for ABs vs Wallabies

The second Bledisloe Cup game has produced an all-time low TAB return on New Zealand beating Australia

Focus: Explosive allegations in Banks' paternity case

The High Court at Auckland has heard shocking new allegations in former mayor John Banks' paternity case.

Focus: Jacinda opens up about life in the political spotlight

Three weeks into the job, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern gives her take on the highs and lows of the campaign so far and the role of ‘personality politics’ in modern electioneering.

Focus: Ardern unfazed by rise of ‘personality politics’

As the insults start flying we get Labour leader Jacinda Ardern’s take on the role of ‘personality politics’ in this year’s election.