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PM Christopher Luxon outlines his governments 9 'better public service' targets

Neil Mason from Tauranga City Council explains the pros and cons of the preferred option. Video / Alex Cairns

National leader and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Budget 2024. Video / Mark Mitchell

Husband and wife Lesley Elliott, 62, and Richard Elliott, 70, were diagnosed with breast cancer just over a year apart in 2015/16 - Richard being a much rarer case.

People have been leaving items after hours at the Bridge Community Store.

Firefighters from all around the country take on Auckland's Sky Tower this weekend.

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow. Video. / Jeff Darlington

There is civil unrest in both New Caledonia and Rafah as conflict continues, the Waitangi Treaty is claimed to have been breached regarding the governments reforms on hospitals.

The lodge developed by Julian Robertson in 2001 is running a $2500-a-night deal over winter. Video / Grant Bradley

Rosewood Kauri Cliffs guests have access to three private beaches. Video / Grant Bradley

The Hurricanes beat Moana Pasifika 32-24 at Sky Stadium, Wellington on Friday night. Video / Sky Sport

A large crowd of parents and children were disappointed by the restaurant's take on the popular cartoon character. Video / Fox5

Dramatic footage shows a car almost colliding with two trucks while overtaking on the North Island's Desert Rd. Video / Supplied

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In the heart of Auckland, a towering tribute to Kiwi MMA icon Israel Adesanya has emerged, courtesy of renowned street artist Owen Dippie. Video / Owen Dippie / Carson Bluck

Three A-League soccer players charged over alleged betting corruption.

Paradise shelduck Larissa's street antics are 'quacking' everyone up as she leaves the bill with everyone else in Whangamatā. Video / Alan Williams

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just completed their tour of Nigeria, which has reportedly left King Charles “absolutely furious”. Video / AP

Megalopolis starring Adam Driver and written, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Video / Rotten Tomatoes Trailers

A house in Waihī Beach has been destroyed in an overnight blaze. Video / Ben Fraser

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins Transport Minister Simeon Brown for a pre-Budget announcement.

Auckland Council go over the final proposal for city's 10-year-budget, half of Christchurch City Holdings board resign and Fonterra considers selling global consumer business.

Crime has forced One NZ to close a major Auckland store. AI-software company Auror explains how it’s helping big business fight back. Video / Carson Bluck

Deputy PM Winston Peters was asked to comment on the situation in New Caledonia, where French President Emmanuel Macron has declared a state of emergency. Video / NZ Herald

Visual journalist Cameron Pitney hits the streets to ask the New Zealand public what scares them, with strange results. Video / Jason Dorday / Cameron Pitney

A truck driver illegally dumped hundreds of tyres in front of a tyre store in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga. Video / Farman Sediqi

Dunedin has the best of both worlds for business and lifestyle.

The anniversary of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire has been marked with a dawn service. Video / NZHerald

More than 2,000 doctors have walked off the job to fight for pay and work conditions. Video / NZHerald

Junior doctors walk off the job, suspended Green MP Darleen Tana’s unpleasant milestone and Loafers Lodge dawn service in the latest NZ Herald headlines.

Fearless, curious, with a “big big ego” – one of the world’s rarest species of sea lions is returning to our southern coastline. Video / Frank Film

Reporter Shane interviews the finalists of the brand new Kōkako Award, a nationwide songwriting contest whose winner’s song is going to be performed by the Auckland Philharmonia!

Longevity expert Stephen Cave talked to Guyon Espiner about how living to the age of 150 could soon be a reality. Video / RNZ

Ultra-distance runner from Taupō Curly Jacobs, completes his six-month and 6500km run around NZ and Australia, crossing the finish line in Darwin, with his 8-year-old son.

Emily Perkins wins the Acorn prize for fiction for her novel Lioness at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2024.

A New Zealand beekeeper says he is $2 million out of pocket after being ordered to destroy thousands of hives by authorities that found traces of American foulbrood disease.

TLC's first trial of the heli-saw — a specialised tree-trimming saw hanging from a helicopter — in a forestry block in Kuratau near Taupō. Video / The Lines Company Te Kūiti