Three men whose helicopter went missing in the Auckland Islands have been found alive.

Waterspouts off the coast of Waiheke Island were snapped by onlookers this morning.

New Zealand's breakout NBA star Steven Adams could be traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The news follows the Thunder's first defeat against the Portland Trail Blazers for the first-round elimination playoffs.

Three people have died on the roads over the Easter period. “At the end of the day, three people have been killed. That’s three people who aren't going home to their families so I'm still not happy and I’m sure most of the public won’t be. I’m not happy until such time as everyone gets to go home safe every day” – Peter McKennie, NZ Police Te Okiwa McLean with this report.

St John has introduced a major shakeup to the way paramedics treat heart attacks in the field. Hania Douglas - Te Karere with this report.

After losing her kuia as a result of cold, damp housing Hiria Te Rangi is on a mission. The CEO of Wellington's Te Whare Hauora wants to eradicate cold damp wet homes utilising science and technology. As Krystal-lee Brown reports, a large number of New Zealanders die every year as a result.

The current national secondary schools kapa haka champions, Raukura are en route to Hokkaido, Japan to support the Tuku Iho Exhibition which features works from artists from NZ Arts and Crafts Institute Te Puia. Irena Smith - Te Karere with this report.

Four Māori women began a pilgrimage today to visit the first-ever temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be built in Rome. Hania Douglas - Te Karere with this report.