Abuse against MPs, church stabbing and Donald Trump’s trial | Focus Morning Bulletin April 17, 2024
Harassment directed at our politicians is rising and more details emerge of the aftermath of a Sydney church stabbing. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / AP
Harassment directed at our politicians is rising and more details emerge of the aftermath of a Sydney church stabbing. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / AP
Stuff will provide an hour-long weekday bulletin and a 30-minute bulletin on Saturdays and Sundays.Video / Corey Fleming
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has pared back the requirements around qualifications for supervisors in early childhood centres. Video / Mark Mitchell
Complaints surge over ACC taxi service, Westfield malls look at boosting security and Donald Trump’s criminal trial gets underway in the latest NZ Herald headlines.
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop announced a possible 4km long tunnel may be built to cut congestion in Wellington. Video / Mark Mitchell
Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Regulation Minister David Seymour announced a policy to introduce “pet bonds”. Video / Markl Mitchell
Smash Room owner Lloyd Bombell talks about his operation at Brewtown in Upper Hutt. Video / Mark Mitchell
More and more businesses are choosing to refuse cash. Video / NZ Herald / Cameron Pitney / Corey Fleming / Mark Mitchell / Getty
Excessive alcohol consumption is putting immense pressure on our hospital EDs. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
Fierce storm moves up the country, former NFL star OJ Simpson dies aged 76 and the burden of excessive drinking on our EDs revealed. Video / NZ Herald/ Getty / AP
One house is at risk as firefighters battle a scrub fire near Helensville. Video / NZ Herald
Concerns over the state of New Zealand's news media, landslides on the West Coast, and police consider ways to discourage boy racers in Upper Hutt. Video / NZ Herald
Westland is in line for up to 35 millimetres of rain an hour this morning. Video / NZ Herald
Plans to save Newshub set to be revealed, how the Government’s planning to crackdown on truancy and the West Coast gears up for more wild weather. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / RNZ
From slushie machines to ice baths there a lot to consider on the New Zealand team’s packing list for the Paris Olympics. Video / Corey Fleming
PM Christopher Luxon, David Seymour to announce truancy plan.
TVNZ staff will learn their fate as job cut meetings loom, a warning as the Government looks at our gun laws and weather warnings in place. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
The independent body tasked with setting MPs’ pay is just weeks away from deciding if politicians will get a pay raise. Video / NZHerald
A large house blaze at an address in the West Auckland suburb of Massey has been extinguished. Video / NZ Herald
Minister for Regulation David Seymour is frustrated at the way population ministries can slow down the business of Government. Video / NZ Herald
The banking sector looks to review fraud rules, armed police respond to West Auckland house fire and a bumper events season has Auckland stadiums stoked. Video / NZ Herald
A large house fire has sent plumes of smoke across West Auckland overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there’s been no requests for assistance so far. Video / NZ Herald
Ministry of Health workers are finding out today which jobs face the axe. Video / NZ Herald
An Auckland Council manager is working remotely from the Gold Coast in Queensland under flexible employment policies. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
Auckland City’s regeneration project gets underway, Ministry of Heath workers face job cuts, and EV sales plunge in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / AP
How Kiwi speed eating champion Nela Zisser has stayed healthy over her decade-long career. Video / Corey Fleming
A woman has been injured and three sites have been cordoned on the North Shore. Video / NZ Herald
A 13-year-old unexpectedly died after getting the Covid jab in October 2021. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
A hero describes attempts to save victim of horrific sushi shop attack, Covid vaccine’s link to a healthy teen’s death and Auckland Airport's new-look facility opens to the public in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP / Getty