Source: Nerdist/The Orchard 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' director Taika Waititi talks his favourite survival gear.

A New Zealander and at least two Australians have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria by gunmen who killed their local driver. Former All Black Byron Kelleher has been arrested in France for "destruction and violence". Paris Jackson has defended her father Michael after police reports painted him as a "sex-crazed predator".

Sir Cliff Richard is glad he has finally been cleared of the sex abuse charges. Source: Good Morning Britain

Dramatic scenes in America's House of Representatives in Washington where about 30 Democratic members are staging a sit-in over gun control. Boxing legend David Tua is going to sleep in his car for one night next week, joining a growing national movement calling for houses for homeless families.

In Piper, a hungry sandpiper hatchling discovers that finding food without mom’s help isn’t so easy.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus sentence is handed down to the man who buried his wife and child under a bridge and a Queensland woman's nightmare encounter.

Britain will to go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether or not they remain part of the European Union, what impact will it have on New Zealand Rikki Swannell on her new NZ Herald series, She’s Got Game’, profiling our female athletes on the road to Rio.

A New Zealand man’s been stabbed while walking along a beach in Thailand. Sushi has returned home after being missing for eight years, the moggy’s owner is over joyed.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Police are urging New Zealanders to be vigilant about scammers, the online US retailer causing a cultural stir and an experimental vaccine for the zika virus gets a green light.

A New Zealand researcher has helped discover that an existing medication might prevent breast cancer in women carrying a faulty gene. A British man has been charged with attempting to seize a police officer’s gun at a Las Vegas rally in order to commit an act of violence against Donald Trump It’s Mens Health Month and every year 3,000 New Zealand men die from conditions that could have been prevented.

A Kiwi researcher has helped discover that an existing medication might prevent breast cancer in women carrying a faulty gene. Donald Trump in turmoil after he sacks campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. And it’s the shortest day of the year and weather watchers are anticipating potentially record-breaking temperatures across the country.

Watch the preview trailer for the final episode of season 6 of Game of Thrones, The Winds of Winter.

Vice, the global youth brand, is to bring its new critically acclaimed 24-hour channel to New Zealand in partnership with SKY.

A new "social experiment" TV show from Channel 9.

2016: The Cleaveland Cavaliers win their first NBA title over the Golden State Warriors and the Indian man who was literally scared to death during a horror movie screening.

A teenager with cancer who ended up homeless, has been given a Housing New Zealand house in West Auckland. Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has died at the age of 27 after a car accident at his home in California. The Warrior’s hunt for a top eight finish after the weekend win

Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for his role as Chekov in the new 'Star Trek' films, has been killed in a freak car accident. Source: AP

The trailer for upcoming HBO series "Westworld"

Naz Khanjani, runner up on the Bachelor, talks training for her Fight for Life boxing match.

Watch the trailer for the film, Poi E: The story of our song

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus the family of the man killed by a Chinese tourist driver react to her 17 month jail term and the man who scaled the Sydney Harbour bridge, halting traffic for hours is now safe in Police custody.

Around a thousand people have spent the night parked up in Auckland's Mangere Town Centre in a show of solidarity with the homeless and a group of English fans in France for the Euro 2016 soccer championship have been caught taunting begging children in the street.

There is a line in The Sun's front-page exclusive, accompanying pictures of Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift tottering flirtatiously on some rocks, which says it all, really. "They then kissed," the article reads, "before taking a series of selfies."

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Herald Senior Writer Phil Taylor speaks to Tim McKinnel about Teina Pora’s compensation offer and our very own kiwi country star, Marlon Williams impresses Conan O’Brien with his musical prowess.

We have an exclusive interview with Journalist Phil Taylor on Teina Pora’s compensation offer and the wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found.

Arna Scott has struck a blow for ordinary women everywhere by challenging Bachelor star Nasty Nas to a fight in her upcoming boxing match

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus broadcasters TVNZ and MediaWorks are reported to be in merger talks and is there a new lead in the search for Madeleine McCann?

James Corden gets his kit off with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and hears them sing a bizarre unreleased song in the latest episode of Carpool Karaoke. Source: CBS

Watch the brand new trailer for Disney’s Pete’s Dragon, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, and Oakes Fegley.