Several big banks cut mortgage rates further, a ruling on a fatal Auckland police shooting, and how will your KiwiSaver be affected by overseas share market turmoil?
1 Family remembers 'vibrant' woman whose body found on Northland beach
The family of a woman found dead near a Northland beach say she was a "vibrant", "uplifting" woman who touched people's hearts.
Joanna Mai Sione-Lauaki was reported missing on Friday after failing to return home on Thursday night, Detective Senior Sergeant John Clayton said.
1News understands police were called after she texted the word "help" to her husband some time between Thursday night and Friday morning, when he saw the message.
2 Polkinghorne trial: Long-time friend says former eye surgeon 'changed'
A friend of accused murderer Philip Polkinghorne says he noticed changes in him that he couldn't reconcile, saying he had become "manic" and "irrational".
A High Court trial is continuing for Polkinghorne. The Crown says he killed his wife Pauline Hanna and staged it to make it look like a suicide.
Polkinghorne's defence is that nothing sinister happened and that he found Hanna after she took her own life in their Remuera home.
3 Three banks cut mortgage rates further ahead of OCR review
Three major banks have announced further cuts to mortgage rates ahead of the Reserve Bank's official cash rate (OCR) review next week.
It follows the market's recent trend which has seen rates for home loans drop in recent months.
4 Police justified in fatal shooting of Auckland man who fired at officers
Police in Auckland were justified in fatally shooting a man after he fired on officers multiple times in the streets of Henderson last year, the police watchdog has ruled.
David Fononga drove around Henderson, shooting at police officers in six different locations. Police on two of those occasions fired shots back.
5 NZ helicopter pilot killed in Indonesia's Papua region - reports
Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia's restive Papua region. Local police said the gunmen released the Indigenous Papuan passengers and set fire to the helicopter.
ONE SHARE MARKET EXPLAINER
Markets around the world were volatile on Friday and to start this week. The softness in US markets has been largely driven by concerns the central bank there might cut rates too late to avoid a downturn.
So, how could it affect your KiwiSaver?
ONE CELEBRITY WHO TRULY LOVES NZ
Kiwi actor Sam Neill says he "really didn't like" living in Los Angeles and says his life in New Zealand keeps him "sane".
The Jurassic Park actor briefly lived in California in the early days of his career, and explained in an interview why he didn't stay.
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