Auckland's Southern Motorway is gridlocked after a concrete truck and car collided past the Khyber Pass Rd off-ramp about midday Thursday. Video / Supplied

Mike Hosking spoke to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the Mike Hosking Breakfast. Video / Newstalk ZB

Stricken shark saved after it became stranded on Auckland beach yesterday. Video / Supplied

Canterbury Fire and Emergency has reported the fire, which is about 140 hectares in size, is near Bridge Hill, Canterbury. Video / Canterbury Fire and Emergency

MPI is making inquiries over potential bird flu at a second farm, and Yanfei Bao's killer Tingjun Cao has been found guilty of murder. Video / NZ Herald

The new system means travellers can check in and drop off luggage within five minutes. Video / Ben Dickens

Reporter Mikaere is amongst the massive hīkoi crowd as they travel the final stretch to Parliament, interviewing participants about their experience and why it matters to them.

Emergency physician Peter Jones tells Michael Morrah how preventing access block will reduce ED wait times. Video / Ben Dickens

A Tokoroa community event has been organised in bid to save 230 jobs. Video / Maryana Garcia

A helicopter and monsoon bucket, along with multiple fire crews, are fighting a scrub fire in Welcome Bay. Video / Sonya Bateson

A police car crashed into a line of parked cars after an attempt to catch a motorbike and its rider. Video / Supplied

With material hardship figures rising in New Zealand, Variety chief executive Susan Glasgow says many children just want food to eat. Video / Whakaata Māori

The search for three missing climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook remains on hold and Sevu Reece has been discharged without conviction following an incident at a Cup Day party last year.

In part one of our hīkoi coverage, reporter Ngahiriwa take us back to where the hīkoi began, Te Rerenga Wairua, as participants gear up for an historic event.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Cordis Hotel. Video / NZ Herald

Minister of Transport Simeon Brown and Mayor Wayne Brown make transport announcement

Nurses held signs outside Auckland Hospital as part of a strike over a pay dispute with Health NZ. Video / Michael Craig

A driver could be seen delivering a digger to the property, where 80,000 chickens must now be culled due to the highly pathogenic virus. Video / Ben Tomsett

Reporter Kane-John is interviewing his mates at Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare Aroha o Te Hūmārie, where a local honey-maker is helping to keep the tamariki healthy and strong.

40,000 chickens with bird flu to be culled on Otago egg farm, weather conditions hinder search for three missing climbers and healthcare workers on strike. Video / NZ Herald

International investigators found NZ didn't meet standards. Video / Carson Bluck / Mark Mitchell / Ben Dickens

Editor-at-large Shayne Currie spent the last two weeks on the NZ Herald-MTF Great New Zealand Road Trip, travelling the length of the country meeting extraordinary New Zealanders.

Project Jonah is working to rescue the mammals after around 40 stranded. Video / Supplied

PM Christopher Luxon gives an update on the Government’s nine public service targets and more job seeker support announced. Video / Mark Mitchell

Labour leader Chris Hipkins rules out support for Aukus, and bus drivers assaulted in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

The Great NZ Road Trip: Queenstown to Dunedin Video / NZ Herald

So much disagreement over the Treaty Principles Bill! Reporters Ben and Reid sit down with two leaders to explain to kids and some confused adults why. Video / Kea Kids News

Leader Chris Hipkins addressed Labour Party members at his party’s annual conference in Christchurch, as the party inches closer to campaigning. Video / NZ Herald

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins speaks to media following conference speech in Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald

A house on Auckland's North Shore suffered serious damage after a cheap phone charger caught fire. Video / Layne Sparks via TikTok