A historic Waitangi Day has left the political world reeling, challenges grow for the British royal family, and the 83-year-old training to conquer a 50km event.
1 Political world in a spin after a historic Waitangi Day
The dust is still settling after a historic Waitangi Day.
John Campbell writes in his opinion piece: "I’m not sure how many Waitangi Day dawn services I’ve been to. But yesterday’s felt bigger, more animated by a shared purpose, more alert to its larger significance, than any I can recall."
Meanwhile, PM Christopher Luxon has stood by his speech at Waitangi, which repeated some phrases from the same speech the year before.
1News political reporter Felix Desmarais critiques the performance of the politicians at the Treaty Grounds in his analysis piece.
2 King Charles III's illness lays bare pressures at Buckingham Palace
King Charles' cancer has been caught early and the monarch will "crack on" with his constitutional duties, UK PM Rishi Sunak says, as Prince Harry flew in from California overnight for a rare visit with his father.
Europe Correspondent Mei Heron describes the feeling in London after King Charles' cancer diagnosis. The diagnosis has heaped more pressure on the British monarchy, which is still evolving after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Here's a look at the challenges facing the royal family.
3 Trio accused of murdering Auckland 19-year-old enter not guilty pleas
Three men accused of murdering Jayden Mamfredos-Nair have entered not-guilty pleas at Auckland High Court this morning.
Mamfredos-Nair was 19 when he first was reported missing in April last year.
4 Supreme Court rules iwi leader can sue big polluters - including Fonterra, Genesis
An iwi leader and climate activist has won the right to sue seven big polluters for their role in causing climate change, in a Supreme Court ruling delivered earlier today.
The court has reinstated Mike Smith's case after it was earlier thrown out by the Court of Appeal.
5 Trails and chit-chats: The 83yo training to conquer 50km event
It’s a sunny day in Hamilton and Eileen Odgers, 83, is in her happy place – laced up, backpack strapped on, surrounded by her friends and ready for another walk. But don’t be mistaken, they are not headed out for a casual stroll along the Waikato River.
ONE FATEFUL NIGHT IN 1979
Less than 24 hours after Sid Vicious left Rikers prison having breached his bail on murder charges, he was found dead at the home of an aspiring actor.
The Independent's Mark Beaumont speaks to his friends and experts about what happened that fateful night – and everything that led up to it.
ONE TRIUMPHANT RETURN
Punters braved the heat yesterday, descending on Auckland’s Western Springs to attend this year’s edition of St Jerome’s Laneway festival.
Reporter Jack Horsnell was there and gave his take on the festival's return.
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