Sophie Lloyd is a highly skilled gaffer - or the chief lighting technician who works closely with the director of photography.

Argentina is home to the deadly Hantavirus Andes strain. What is being done, what is Hantavirus and should we be concerned about it spreading? US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order imposing further sanctions on Cuba, and Mexico City is sinking.

Heath and Eva Nixon remove people's unwanted household items, furniture, appliances, and general clutter.

The union representing prison workers says the fuel crisis is taking its toll on staff - many of whom have hours-long commutes to get to the prison.

Two major networks serving nearly a million people are likely to seek Commerce Commission approval to hike rates for households and businesses.

Dame Lisa Carrington won't be competing as expected at this weekend's Canoe Sprint World Cup, New Zealand Rugby's announced its new CEO, and the White Ferns and Black Caps spending time in England.

Friday funnies

Borrowing for Picton's ferry terminal, support for  Marlborough based Sounds Air, a community fundraiser in the Waihopai Valley also hopes to tackle pests and a group of outdoors access advocates are using a paper road to text access to conservation land.

Susanna Andrew of Unity Books Wellington reviews Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry

Abe's Bagels, which will mark 30 years in business in December, has just been sold to Australian food producing behemoth George Weston Foods - which owns other familiar brands including Ploughmans, Tip Top Bakery, Burgen, Big Ben pies and Golden Crumpets.