Trump calls Zelensky a dictator, NZ banks face rate cut pressure, police recruitment struggles, and media job losses deepen.

The new school lunches have rolled out, with mixed reviews and bumpy deliveries. Reporter Frankie takes us from the factory to the schools for a tamariki taste test.

Wayne Brown said "I'm asking Aucklanders to back me to finish the job that I started three years ago." Video / Alex Burton

Six youths have been arrested after fleeing police across Auckland, abandoning their stolen vehicle and trying to escape on foot. Video / Hayden Woodward

A bystander has described a sudden mass arrest by police on Karangahape Rd in Auckland this afternoon. Video \ NZ Herald

A large pile of black charred wood and mangled steel is all that is left of the home that went up in flames on Lees St, Milldale, Auckland.

Brian Smith, father of Luke Smith, who died after a coward punch in Wellington, speaks outside the Wellington High Court after the sentencing of his son's killer, Siale Siale.

Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that has evidence suggesting the cultivation of cannabis is taking place. Video / NZ Herald

A young couple awoke screaming and clutching each other after a car ploughed into their bedroom, stopping just centimetres from them. Video / Michael Craig

Trump calls Zelensky a dictator, NZ banks face rate cut pressure, police recruitment struggles, and media job losses deepen.

The new school lunches have rolled out, with mixed reviews and bumpy deliveries. Reporter Frankie takes us from the factory to the schools for a tamariki taste test.

Wayne Brown said "I'm asking Aucklanders to back me to finish the job that I started three years ago." Video / Alex Burton