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Focus Live: Dramatic scenes as Tasman blaze continues to burn

Earlier: Hundreds of evacuated Tasman residents are entering a fourth day of uncertainty about the fate of their homes and livestock as a massive blaze near Nelson continues to burn.

Dramatic images as fire approaches Pigeon Hill home

Fire, police, and Civil Defence have reassured residents that evacuation was not a decision taken lightly, and they would get people back into their homes as soon as it was safe.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern gives update from Tasman fire zone

Earlier: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has praised firefighters tackling the "mammoth" Nelson bush inferno as a $20,000 relief fund was unveiled.

Focus Live: Govt testing the waters for new publicly-funded super-sized media outlet

Focus Live: Kris Faafoi on the future of NZ’s media sector

Focus Live: Civil Defence give update from 2000-hectare Tasman fire

Earlier:Firefighters have been working overnight to contain a devastating blaze in the Tasman district which has burned large tracts of land, destroyed homes and killed livestock.

Focus Live: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze

Earlier: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze

Focus Live: Aerial footage shows true scale of the Tasman blaze

Earlier: Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire, spread across 20km, from the air as Civil Defence declares a state of emergency and more than 170 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated.

Focus Live: Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi on Tasman fire

Earlier: More than 100 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated with people registering with the Civil Defence Centre in Wakefield.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks at Waitangi breakfast BBQ

Earlier: Hundreds of people have gathered before dawn at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.

Focus Live: Business wrap on today's capital gains tax recommendations

Earlier: Business wrap on today's capital gains tax recommendations

Focus Live: Will wet weather ruin your weekend plans?

Earlier: Tropical Cyclone Oma will likely crash into Australia's Queensland coast over the weekend but it doesn't mean New Zealand is safe from a barrage of wet and wild weather.

LIVE: Fire crews brace for at least 48 hours of hard firefighting ahead

LIVE: Fire crews brace for at least 48 hours of hard firefighting ahead

Replay: Diabetes 'tsunami' panel discussion

Featuring Fred Hollows Foundation chief executive Andrew Bell, top chef Michael Meredith and diabetes expert Professor Robert Beaglehole.

Focus Live: Abortion policy announcement

The Minister of Justice Andrew Little will make an abortion policy announcement.

FOCUS LIVE: Man admits abusing worshippers at Al Noor mosque

A 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour outside Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch.

FOCUS LIVE: Police update on gun laws

NZ Police gives update on gun laws.

Focus Live: PM Christopher Luxon and Transport Minister Simeon Brown speak to media

PM Christopher Luxon and Transport Minister Simeon Brown speak to media. Video / NZ Herald

Focus Live: Police give update on death of Lower Hutt toddler

Police give an update on the death of a Lower Hutt toddler. Video / NZ Herald