Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan taking two weeks off. Video / Mark Mitchell

Back to the Cyclopolis – Christchurch returns to its cycling city roots. Video / Frank Film

National leader Christopher Luxon and deputy leader Nicola Willis went on a walkabout in Tawa and chatted to the locals. Video / Mark Mitchell

Health Minister Ayesha Verrall announces thousands more will get access to cataract surgery, with same surgical threshold to be set across NZ. Video / Mark Mitchell

Te Whatu Ora confirm Hawke's Bay is officially part of the Regional Hospital Redevelopment Programme. Video / Te Whatu Ora HB

MetService Severe Weather: July 3rd. Video / Metservice

Lanes were closed and speed reductions were put in place as wild weather hits Auckland this afternoon. Video / NZ Herald

Promotional video for the Benetti Oasis 40m superyacht similar to the one delivered to Kiwi Billionaire Steve Owens recently. Video / Benetti Yachts

July 2023: Wellington mayor Tory Whanau denies she was drunk at a Wellington restaurant, and says leaving without paying was an honest mistake. Video / Mark Mitchell

One person has died after a fire broke out on West Coast Road in Glen Eden. Video / NZ Herald

Macsen has severe life threatening allergies so is unable to go to preschool. Is he missing out on key milestones by not being in daycare? Made with funding by NZ on Air. Video / Faultline Films

Three youths have been arrested after a fleeing driver incident in Auckland this evening. It is believed to have begun in Papakura and ended at the Te Atatu interchange.

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The Defence Force's new Poseidon aircraft began patrolling the waters around New Zealand today. Video / Royal New Zealand Air Force

The New Zealand International Science Festival (NZISF) is celebrating its 25th year with a new mascot, Kura the Kakapo, an artificial intelligence (AI) generated image that merges the worlds of science and art. Video / Otago Daily Times

As seen here in a video from 2004, the Auckland Harbour Bridge clip ons have always struggled to handle extreme weather or pressure. Video / AirFlowNZ

MetService National Weather: July 1st.

Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo breaks the ice with skaters. Video / Michael Cunningham

Seal causes havoc in Auckland's Papakura halts traffic, enters people's gardens. Video / Jonny Wimpress / Samantha Spencer

In 1879, Ngāti Toa Rangatira chief Wiremu Nera allowed a mata ora, or life mask, of his face to be created by a German scientist, who then went on to sell the life mask without permission. Kea Kids News reporter Ruby interviews Te Awatea, Wiremu Nera’s great-great-granddaughter, about how it feels for this extraordinary taonga to be returned to his family. Video / Kea Kids News

Grab your milk jugs and vomit bags because the hottest chilli peppers in the world are going down the hatch in Auckland’s annual Chilli-Eating Challenge! Kea Kids News reporter Isobel takes us inside the scorching competition. Video / Kea Kids News

Kiwis queue at petrol stations as higher fuel prices loom, trouble at home takes wind from Chris Hipkins' sails, and crazy weather is predicted to hit before the weekend in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Dean Purcell / Cameron Pitney / Getty / Supplied / NIWA

The weekend sports preview with Bonnie Jansen and D'Arcy Waldegrave. Video / NZ Herald

National leader Christopher Luxon visits Kerikeri. Video / Northern Advocate

Harrison Sanders is running 100km on Piha beach to raise money to get kids back to school. Video / Dean Purcell

Countdown head of sustainability Catherine Langabeer, and Associate Environment Minister Rachel Brooking putting reusable fruit and vege bags to the test ahead of the Govt's ban on single-use plastic bags which comes into force on Saturday. Video / Mark Mitchell

Kiwis are racing to the pumps before a price jump of around 29 cents on Saturday. Video / NZ Herald / Cameron Pitney / Dean Purcell / Getty

A badly damaged West Auckland property that has been at risk of collapse for months is being demolished as its owners watch. Video / NZ Herald

Owner of Fresh Choice Merivale, Craig Grant speaks about how the store is celebrating the winning $33.5 million lotto ticket. Video / George Heard

A Whanganui bus driver is threatened by an irate motorist. Video / Kajun Campbell Brooking