Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp speaks with Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW about the US decision to strike Iran and the path that lies ahead.

Herald NOW: Daily Weather Update: June 23 2025. Video / Herald NOW

Reporter Herikō is at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngaa Papaonekura, where tamariki from kura all over the motu are running their hearts out in cross country races.

Ombudsman John Allen with colleagues, deputy Bridget Hewson (left), and CFO Meaw-Fong Phang, telling MPs about the work of his office. Video / Parliament TV

The Dog Safe Workplace director Jo Clough explains what to do if a dog rushes at or attacks you. Video / Katie Harris

BusinessDesk charts the multi-billion dollar building bonanza City Rail Link is spurring. Video / Dean Purcell, Carson Bluck, Cameron Pitney, Annaliese Shortland.

Coatesville retiree Denise Heald retells story of the morning her dog was attacked on their own property. Video / NZ Herald

A social media user posted videos of boy racers doing burnouts in Lower Hutt, followed by a car on its roof engulfed in flames. Video / Supplied

B2 bombers in Guam amid Iran tensions. Zelenskyy accuses Putin of being 'uninterested' in peace. Stabbing at Pakuranga Night Market. Video / NZ Herald

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki led a protest march down Queen St in central Auckland in June.

Luxon meets Xi Jinping, Russian drone attack on two Ukrainian cities, Trump says Iran wants to speak to the US | NZ Herald News Update

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for closed-door bilateral talks. Photos / Thomas Coughlan

Couple question police decision not to charge an officer who stomped on a man during an arrest. Video / Jason Dorday

The explosion sent a large fireball into the South Texas sky.

A crane driver dozed off while Donald Trump was hosting a ceremony on the White House lawn.

Matariki weekend celebrations, Christopher Luxon to meet Xi Jinping, SpaceX Ship 36 explodes on the launch platform.

The enterprise software company DataDog is investing almost US$1b a year into artificial intelligence.

A 2km art trail will snake through Auckland's CBD for Matariki. Video / Britomart Group

Christchurch Police are releasing the above CCTV images in a further appeal for information on the whereabouts of 79-year-old Elisabeth Nicholls. Video \ NZ Police

Assistant Police Commissioner Jill Rogers and Police Commissioner Richard Chambers front on exemptions given to failed police recruits.

'Hāngī Master' Rewi Spraggon talks Ryan through the Matariki preparations at the Governer General's house in Wellington.

BBM Motivation Founder Dave Letele and The Prosperity Project Host Nadine Higgins join Ryan for the daily panel

Sports panel Christopher Reive and Alex Powell join Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge to talk rugby, Ryan Fox and will the Warriors win?

G.J. Gardner Homes Managing Director Ellie Porteous on home building momentum in rural communities.

Police seized $1.5m of assets from the Greazy Dogs gang in Tauranga this week as part of operation Kingtide, SunLive reporter Ayla Yeoman tells Ryan Bridge. Video / Herald NOW

MetService's Heather Keats gives Ryan the lowdown for the long weekend's weather, and how to spot the Matariki star cluster. Video / Herald NOW

Herald NOW's political panel National's Paul Goldsmith and Labour's Willie Jackson on RNZ, Crown Sovereignty and cost of living.

Rod Drury talks to Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge on his call for structural separation in NZ's electricity market. Video / Herald NOW

Herald NOW: Daily News Update: June 19 2025. Video / Herald NOW