Minister for Auckland and Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni talks with Karekare residents. Video / NZ Herald

There's calls for assurances alternative routes will be available for heavy traffic - if the new Pūhoi-Warkworth motorway is forced to close. Video / NZ Herald

How an Auckland-based foreign student was forced to fake his own kidnapping, further testimony is expected from the father in the Lauren Dickason trial and could inflation finally dip below 6%? Video / NZ Herald

Barbie fever is hitting New Zealand, but who’s got the biggest collection? Kea Kids News reporter Helani takes us to Patsy Carlyle’s Pink Palace to bask in the Barbie glow. Video / Kea Kids News

There’s a brand new wetsuit in town, and the material is so strong, not even a shark can bite through it! Kea Kids News reporter Bailey interviews the inventor and we see how it holds up to a real shark bite. Video / Kea Kids News

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Children's Minister Kelvin Davis announced new youth justice policies earlier today. Video / Mark Mitchell

National's justice spokesman Paul Goldsmith and police spokesman Mark Mitchell responding to the government's law and order announcement earlier. Video / Mark Mitchell

Christopher Luxon questions whether New Zealanders can trust Labour's promises around tax. Video / Parliament TV

Christopher Luxon is asked about criticism of National's KiwiSaver Bond scheme. Video / Mark Mitchell

Father of suffocated girls to testify in his wife Lauren Dickason's murder trial, how the Government's defending its latest crime response and Auckland Transport lays out a new proposed plan in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / Rocket Lab

‘Not your typical Kiwi kid’ - Chris Hipkins’ mother talks about his upbringing. Video / Mark Mitchell

‘What I learned from Trevor Mallard’ - Chris Hipkins on the path to leadership. Video / Mark Mitchell

MetService National Weather: July 17 - 19th Video / MetService

MetService Wellington Weather: July 18th Video / MetService

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Mickie, a homeless man from Christchurch spends his days sweeping the streets and putting a smile on the face of all those around him. Video / Frank Film

PM Chris Hipkins speaks to the media to announce a new list of measures which will hopefully help to combat the rising rate of youth crime. Video / Mark Mitchell

The trial for a woman charged with murdering her three young daughters has started in the High Court at Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald / TVNZ Pool

FreshChoice Lyttelton ram raided by a group of burglars. Video / Supplied

An East Auckland vape store owner has woken up to another “nightmare” as two child robbers, one who looked as young as 8. Video / NZ Herald

Police halt investigations into offshore scams, National announces $500 million road transport policy and Kiri Allan and Michael Wood back on the tools in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty

Arona is a mama to 5 teenagers and a 1 year old. Due to housing limitations the whanau has had to split where they live. She wants to know how to keep everyone, connected when they can’t all live under the same roof. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air

Video of the two kids being reunited with parents after night in Southland Bush. Video / NZ Police

The 30 year story of turning an urban wasteland into a thriving forest.

Dalton Papalii, George Bower and Jordie Barrett are taking centre stage as this year's Jockey models. Video / All Blacks

Every year on the 14th of July, French folks all over the world celebrate the French Revolution with Bastille Day. Video / Kea Kids

Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni has just received her malu, a traditional, sacred Samoan tatau, or tattoo. Video / Kea Kids

June Clark explains to Hawke's Bay Today reporter Mitchell Hageman why the new plastic one litre milk bottle is causing her grief. Video / Warren Buckland

Leavers win Employment Court case, judge rules women born to work and any choice ‘illusionary’. Video / George Heard