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Police officer Will Hamilton is fighting blood cancer. Video / Will Hamilton/Givealittle

Video shows a forklift operator threatening to use his machine on a vehicle outside an Auckland Mitre 10, December 11.

Two uniformed officers can be seen jumping onto and twirling on the pole.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he only learned that about an alleged indecent assault of two women by members of a visiting Vietnamese delegation this morning.

A media conference is being held after Burnham scrub fires have drawn a large-scale emergency response and closed SH1.

PM Christopher Luxon speaks to the media from Levin

Cultural issues within Fire and Emergency NZ have been addressed and the Government has announced its plan for replacement ferries to begin service in 2029. Video / NZ Herald

Emergency services are attending the scene of a fatal house fire on Dickson Crescent in the suburb of Hornby at 12:55 PM. Video / George Heard

MetService Severe Weather Warning: December 11th - 12th. Video / Metservice

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon fields question from media over today's Cook Strait ferries announcement.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins responds to today's Cook Strait ferries announcement.

The Government has established a new company to procure replacement ships for KiwiRail’s ageing Interislander ferries today. Video / Mark Mitchell

Finance Minister Nicola Willis will reveal the future of the Cook Strait ferry connection.

A man has been charged with murder after another man was run over and killed in a driveway in Massey, West Auckland.

A Mongrel Mob member has gone from living in his car to running a flourishing rēwana bread business. Video / RNZ

The Government's new ferry deal announcement is expected today and Winston Peters announces greyhound racing industry will wind down over the next 20 months. Video / NZ Herald

Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred in a driveway on Lanham Lane in West Auckland this evening. Video. Video / NZ Herald

Christchurch's St Andrew's College has gone viral for a second year running, this time with a cover of British band Coldplay’s 2008 hit Viva La Vida. Video / Stacmusic

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says an announcement on the Cook Strait ferries will be made later in the week. Video / Mark Mitchell

Winston Peters says greyhound racing will be phased out over the next 20 months. Video / NZ Herald

Winston Peters makes greyhound racing announcement

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the potential of extending the residential part of the bootcamps. Video/ Mark Mitchell

Labour leader Chris Hipkins repeats his MP's claim that Health NZ Commissioner Lester Levy has been 'cooking the books'. Video / Mark Mitchell

Water leaking into Max Napier clothing store on Monday night amid heavy rainfall. Video / Bryony Robinson

What the Treaty Principles Bill is all about.

The Government intends to find investors for Kiwibank and plans for partial strikes pay deductions are being scrutinised. Video / NZ Herald

Reporter Emaa talks to Waiaro, an East Coast kid with a passion for singing, who’s going viral on Facebook with her favorite songs.

Emergency services have responded to a serious crash on SH5 at Whakarewarewa, south of Rotorua, and a second crash on SH1 north of Tokoroa. Video / Maryana Garcia / Ben Fraser