It's a no-breath-test trip for Lions' supporters voyaging south for the crucial second encounter.
Flooding in Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore. Video / Jonathon Edward Powell
MetService Severe Weather Update - Friday 9 May
Protests across NZ today targeted the Government’s rollback of pay equity laws. The PSA says it impacts underpaid women in female-led jobs. Video / Jason Dorday, Mike Scott
Deer jumps on to Napier Motorway near Hawke's Bay airport. video / Samantha Taljaard White
Erica Stanford responds to the Royal Commission’s report into historical abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions.
A trailer for the new season of Poker Face, available on TVNZ+. Video / TVNZ
The Port of Auckland CEO is letting us inside its tightly secured trade operation, to find out what products the city is importing and how it's so far been insulated from tariffs.
New Pope announced and India and Pakistan tensions escalate.
New Pope named as Cardinal Robert Prevost, takes name Leo XIV. Video / AFP
Christopher Luxon pre-Budget speech to BusinessNZ
Nic Martin and Sophie-Maude rock out and jam together in an interview with NZME in Pāpāmoa.Video / Tom Eley
Black smoke, signifying no pope, has emerged from the Sistine Chapel in the first decision of the conclave to elect a new pope.
The Glen Innes Ministry of Social Development building on Mayfair Pl went up in smoke around 7am this morning. Video / Buhay Pinoy Sa New Zealand
A woman has been arrested after her pet raccoon was found with a crack pipe in her car.
Greg Foran talks leaving the airline and the state of the company and sector with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking.
Voting under way for new pope, high demand for New Zealand red meat and the labour market remains in sorry state.
Emily Mains organises a free Tuesday evening run club each week in Clive, Hastings, for women runners to feel safe while they exercise.
George won’t let a wheelchair keep him from the climbing wall! Reporter Angelina is at the Halberg Games, where kids with disabilities are taking adaptive sports by storm.
14 years on from the earthquakes, Christchurch city prepares to open a first-class stadium while the Cathedral sits unfinished in an empty Square.
A group of at least 100 gang members were monitored by police travelling to a function at a bar at Botany Junction. Video / Supplied
Banana-clad mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham talks about his arrest and plans for Wellington. Video / Marty Melville
Rescuers search for survivors in the wreckage of the UNWRA school, where civil defence authorities say an Israeli airstrike killed nine people. Video / AFP
At least three civilians, including a child, were killed after India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early today. VIdeo / AFP
A 24-hour indoor golf fundraiser on May 23 will help raise funds and awareness for Remi Henderson who suffers from Rhett Syndrome.
A section of Hamilton’s Clyde St has been closed due to a gas leak.
A bus has smashed into a tree in South Auckland with ambulance officers treating passengers at the scene.
A Tauranga woman who made a late-night run to Maccas was told by a worker to cut her order in half and 'ration it'. Video / Reremai Cameron
Unemployment to hit decade high, vape stores within walking distance of most schools and Trump told ‘country is not for sale’.
Milking goats has been Barry and Judy Foote's life. Now, they could be left with nothing. Video / Ben Dickens / Jason Dorday
Senior Political Correspondent Audrey Young speaks to Minister of Defence Judith Collins. Video / Marty Melville
Reporter Kaleo and his crack Minecraft team are testing out Aotearoa Minecraft, a free game that features some of the most well-known locations from our own backyard!
Michael Morrah explains what's happening inside Rome's Sistine Chapel. Video / Corey Fleming
MetService National Weather Update: May 7 - May 9. Video / MetService
Police said emergency services were called to a Mahia Rd property just before 10am after a report of a person seriously injured.
Brooke Van Veldon makes major Workplace Relations and Safety policy announcement
Christchurch, Mairehau house fire: Firefighters battle two-storey house blaze 10 patients were assessed and treated by our crews in total. Video | George Heard
Auckland commuters face a chaotic morning after two highways leading into the central city have been majorly disrupted by crashes. Video \ NZME
NZ film industry faces uncertainty over US tariff, ongoing decline in livestock numbers and questions over longer sentences reducing reoffending.