This week notable New Zealand poet and academic, Selina Tusitala Marsh has been named as the very first Commonwealth Poet Laureate.

The Israeli military has killed at least 20 Palestinians in Gaza, as the fate of the US truce proposal hangs in the balance. Hamas said early on Friday that it is discussing the U.S. ceasefire proposal with other Palestinian groups, and it would submit its response to mediators once the talks conclude. Toni Waterman is our US correspondent in Washington.

This week residents in Taranaki were hit with flash floods, slips, popped manholes and sewage flows after being pummelled by thunderstorms. The Nelson Tasman area is still under a state of emergency.

The Legendary Coasters App is an immersive storytelling tool that lets users explore Hokitika's colourful history through significant characters from the past.

Launching this coming Monday, home grown dramedy Dead Ahead involves secrets, surprises and three mischievous kehua - ghosts.

License to Drive follows disabled learner drivers - alongside their instructors, as they experience the emotional highs and lows of getting behind the wheel.

Wellington essayist Nadine Hura's new collection Slowing the Sun is a karanga to those who have left us and those still with us.

The debut novel of former lawyer, Alice Austen, 33 Place Brugmann is set in WWII Brussels as the Nazis invade Belgium.

Georgie Falloon grew up with large feet. When she couldn't find a pair of shoes to wear to her wedding, she founded NZ's first online shoe retailer.

Captain Cook's ship HMS Endeavour has been located off the US East coast - following 25 years of archaeological research and underwater investigations.