Reduction in ram raids, Christopher Luxon arrives in Hanoi and concern over opioid use in the workplace. | NZ Herald News Update

Reporter Luka is at the Police Dog Training Centre in Upper Hutt, where a brand new batch of police pups is hard at work, training to help keep you safe. Video / Kea Kids News

Council and AT say the roadworks are for a temporary cycleway and bus stop outside SkyCity. Video / Michael Craig

Roberta Flack, the legendary singer known for her heartfelt ballads, has died at 88.

Christopher Luxon live with Mike Hosking in the studio

Arrests have been made as work on a controversial pipeline resumed at a tapu Rotorua lake overnight. Video / Protect Rotokakahi

C: Pope Francis battles illness, childcare centres attendance rises and “outdated laws need to be looked at”.

Auckland’s epic Trolley Grand Prix is back after 10 years! Reporter St. John gets the inside scoop from the wackiest pit crews as they prepare to blaze the track.

The new Latter-day Saints (Mormon) temple is opening to public tours for the first time. Video / John Weekes, Supplied

The man became aggressive with staff at El Humero before throwing a glass at the restaurant owner when he intervened. Video / Supplied

A firebug torched a car, tried setting fire to more, on a shared driveway on Kawau Rd about 1.30 last Monday morning. Police are trying to identify and find the culprit.

China fires live rounds near NZ, Germany’s snap election results, Pope Francis’ health, and Destiny Church news.

Reporter Filoialii is catching up with Black Ferns Alana and Chelsea Bremner, and All Blacks Scott Barrett and Ardie Savea, to find out who is the biggest Weet-Bix kid.

Constable Vincent Kahui makes a splash in the Z Manu World Champs qualifiers in Auckland.

Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Ranginui will represent Tauranga Moana at Te Matatini in New Plymouth this week. Video / Rosalie Liddle Crawford

David Seymour makes announcement. Video / NZ Herald

NZ and Australia troops continue to monitor Chinese fleet. Cook Islands/New Zealand relationship in spotlight. 'Dramatic' police operation in Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald

Warships in Tasman raise concerns over Chinese relationship. Church fires in Masterton labelled suspicious. Luigi Mangione appears in court. Video / NZ Herald

Who will take out the third edition of the A-League Kiwi derby? What are the score predictions? What players will be key for each side? Video / Carson Bluck

Kiwi deputy principal Nick Edwards was moved to fundraise for Ovarian Cancer New Zealand after seeing his friend and colleague bravely endure the common cancer. Video / Supplied

Fire and Emergency crews have recovered multiple people trapped inside a tank, understood to be on a ship at Christchurch's Lyttelton Port. Video / George Heard

2025 NZ Rowing Championships - Day 5

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in studio with Newstalk ZB’s Kerre Woodham. Video \ Newstalk ZB

Six youths have been arrested after fleeing police across Auckland, abandoning their stolen vehicle and trying to escape on foot. Video / NZ Herald

A bystander has described a sudden mass arrest by police on Karangahape Rd in Auckland this afternoon. Video \ NZ Herald

A large pile of black charred wood and mangled steel is all that is left of the home that went up in flames on Lees St, Milldale, Auckland.

Brian Smith, father of Luke Smith, who died after a coward punch in Wellington, speaks outside the Wellington High Court after the sentencing of his son's killer, Siale Siale.

Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that has evidence suggesting the cultivation of cannabis is taking place. Video / NZ Herald

A young couple awoke screaming and clutching each other after a car ploughed into their bedroom, stopping just centimetres from them. Video / Michael Craig

Trump calls Zelensky a dictator, NZ banks face rate cut pressure, police recruitment struggles, and media job losses deepen.