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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 32 (from laksa085)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa032.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-faces-of-flight-370/UVKQQGQJ5RFSYPJT3WRQXRYMA4/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-faces-of-flight-370/UVKQQGQJ5RFSYPJT3WRQXRYMA4/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/the-faces-of-flight-370\/UVKQQGQJ5RFSYPJT3WRQXRYMA4\/","crawl_time":1775255334,"first_indexed_time":1603687400,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"nz,co,nzherald!www,\/world\/the-faces-of-flight-370\/UVKQQGQJ5RFSYPJT3WRQXRYMA4\/ s443","src_root_hash":"13125258807379029632","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The faces of flight 370 - World News - NZ Herald","meta_descriptions":["Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic controllers at 2:40am local time (5:40am AEDT) on Saturday after it left Kuala Lumpur and headed for Beijing. Since then, there has been no sign of the plane that carried 239 people on board."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic controllers at 2:40am local time (5:40am AEDT) on Saturday after it left Kuala Lumpur and headed for Beijing. Since then, there has been no sign of the plane that carried 239 people on board.\n03 Apr 01:47 AM\n25 Mar 08:43 PM\n25 Mar 10:09 AM\n21 Mar 10:22 AM\n14 Mar 03:04 AM\n03 Mar 04:00 PM\n03 Mar 02:21 AM\n27 Feb 08:07 AM\n25 Feb 08:09 AM\n21 Feb 10:04 AM\n21 Feb 07:01 AM\n19 Feb 11:30 PM\n05 Feb 10:00 PM\n05 Feb 02:03 AM\n29 Jan 10:02 AM\n22 Jan 08:24 AM\n09 Dec 04:04 AM\n27 Nov 02:00 AM\n23 Nov 08:03 PM\n13 Nov 08:02 PM\n02 Nov 10:02 AM\n02 Nov 02:26 AM\n31 Oct 03:50 AM\n07 Oct 07:59 PM\nLatest Videos\nWatch\n03 Apr 07:38 PM\nWatch\n03 Apr 04:00 PM\nWatch\n03 Apr 05:00 AM\nWatch\n03 Apr 02:06 AM","attrs_markdown":"Menu\n\nSearch\n\n[![NZ Herald](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/logos\/default.svg?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/)\n\nSubscribe\n\nSign In\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/)\n- [Latest news](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/latest-news\/)\n- [Herald NOW](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/video\/herald-now\/)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/video\/)\n- [New Zealand](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/sport\/)\n- [World](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/business\/)\n- [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/)\n- [Podcasts](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/news\/podcasts\/)\n- [Quizzes](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/quizzes\/)\n- [Opinion](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/opinion\/)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/lifestyle\/)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/travel\/)\n- [Viva](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/viva\/)\n- [Weather](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/weather\/)\n\nSearch\n\n## Subscriptions\n- [Herald Premium](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/premium\/)\n- [Viva Premium](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/viva\/)\n- [The Listener](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/the-listener\/)\n- [BusinessDesk](https:\/\/businessdesk.co.nz\/?ref=nzhnav)\n***\n\n## Sections\n- [Latest news](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/latest-news\/)\n- [New Zealand](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/)\n  - 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Since then, there has been no sign of the plane that carried 239 people on board.\n\n![Christchurch man Paul Weeks was among the 239 passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing over the Gulf of Thailand.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/CNGNBQEH3KSX5J6NCOOZ7X6LKI.jpg?auth=a27e8fd82e5164279ea2be2f4802e82394ad76329a3d2f879043b986a4e94fe3&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Philip Wood, an IBM executive, had been working in Beijing over the past two years. He was among the passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/LWZWOQSYZ72DLDUV2CZHRZAGOA.jpg?auth=8cf22a36bde7a3fdb2b16f99c3e22594d72d807d903e20f7cf5413b4242d1017&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Queensland couple Mary Burrows and Rodney Burrows are among the 239 missing passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/3A3LSFAUYR3F4D6J6RO5JFYWCU.jpg?auth=e0f252fe6eed3067a32ff26eadc2bd3b2b32fc95c1ff4961f1debf02de687fda&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Herry Indra Suadaya from Indonesia was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/MVPUP5QQRDDDCLR5WU6BI5LKE4.jpg?auth=5bca41ec9daa3515081aaed95938f999a4c53ff793f553800e51fd0d670d7830&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Ferry Indra Suadaya from Indonesia was on board Flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/FGI7NPQNIZCZD7SCVZGIHJXZBE.jpg?auth=75b76362834781820ed98d179a32aafd90c9c5d5fc5bda9606888b6e7e5387b4&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Chetna Kolekar, left, and Vinod Kolekar from India.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/ANVXHIRME7WRWJS5UOV5DGJ2IU.jpg?auth=b26467ecbb8243c374a4cd36fef4cc96b3bbc6be692c7062d141635971bb1ebf&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Swanand Kolekar from India was also on board Flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/LHBWEAQT5BN22ZVXMP5SWLX3FQ.jpg?auth=b78bdd6180f147c791a009ef8bfb2256f7e9842bdc4b8fadb774d8e265f2ecb7&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Chandrika Sharma from India is among the 239 passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/TWW4QF6YFEQQIZ57O33SOHLNTU.jpg?auth=8e406f4f16daa6b78549a39a2eb9103836bf06c335202a6232e7f43c91491c6b&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Kranti Shirsath, bottom, from India was on board the missing plane.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/ITURQFYP3HFFBBBGAFN7CDDMIU.jpg?auth=0e19bc610aeb9f8a864eaa8da1a6384987c44efdec8b68ecf1fb15a20ba9e711&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Surit Dahlia from the Netherlands.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/52CHU4EMDWYGA3O5UYI2NB3EFQ.jpg?auth=897d28a33f461c9e9430c61fa96f6b9e6bc9a3750bec81c4aaee38bf9274a10f&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Anne Daisy from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/BZULUSASYKJPKG67TKKRMNOSSU.jpg?auth=f141ac382e169dcc1c68300fc6bc1bafe4347b5e84539e396e36baa967a17bd7&width=16&height=18&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Guan Hua Jin of Malaysia was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/5LRVRTDQFWG5SZPCQADAZVV7XM.jpg?auth=cd45c6258e55494d0c99101c7d18589f96e050e0e13327373dc9653b1e75e079&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Tan Teik Hin of Malaysia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/4LTGQXY4DWUDXGL3356J6BUL7M.jpg?auth=89683c0d39ad30e17a7f4c34d6736148639eb0e99af7cd8f6ef615963d359076&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Chew Kar Mooi of Malaysia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/ZY4R2XCZTND32GTIVUW7J5X2CQ.jpg?auth=63e8450e06c3ca18d0953bacf9e58f72d4a12e53353f0e6011af366daad8e8bf&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Muzi Yusop of Malaysia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/RUVGZDNZVF53M2JC3UJ4H7KLCM.jpg?auth=764fadc5222a9561fd6b11231d41f3635ae674a20e09ba6dd6e8752d9abd8743&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Tan Ah Meng of Malaysia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/LHAS6MDEZLQBURQZYFEILJDT3I.jpg?auth=419fdad6651f2992c90ec79cc42d307ff079b8c030670bca784498f564b7e015&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Sugianto Lo from Medan Indonesia was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/NWNZYCJXRTCGMA7IERNSKRGUHE.jpg?auth=a9296bf20b98790d7ce0e4f540aee49d12187f8c1fe8139ea7cb613eb583ea1a&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Chen Wei, left, and Tan Sioh Peng were on board Flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/YOPJGFG6R3DTJY6AFUF4S5DOV4.jpg?auth=b584a674afb2aa8013fce2bc31166e65c6731b31e40083a704592aee09d57319&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Safuan Ramlan from Kuala Lumpur.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/R7MT4HG7LI3UND2IWBNATAN5E4.jpg?auth=ac899a862e07feb335319a061ce0b4c646e59103da966e35090a99b822e8af5d&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Wong Sai Sang from Kuala Lumpur.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/KFMVFUIDBTUBUXQUUZOF2XA2TM.jpg?auth=6d3825fae00d4fda1451cf3db335163dd79b8249653c2cdb061f3e0cc71d8cef&width=16&height=18&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Suhaili Mustafa from Shah Alam, Malaysia was also on board the missing plane.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/4K5HZLGPH33BKCW3E6PFL3ERR4.jpg?auth=a80e5a1b8dd6c7a21b41caf12318edde326dd0ae7dbfbadef4fb31f3a2c12ee0&width=16&height=23&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Puspanathan Subramanian.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/3BKPNP7NLMN33RIYHMZ25APHOQ.jpg?auth=d419531e7a5108c4139f93c55eb61511f00ba90ec9cc04b279869a98c3eef0d2&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Mohamad Sofuan Ibrahim, left, from Kula Lumpur.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/SXKCAFAJD7OYYAL6S6BATJ7XJI.jpg?auth=7e8d969287b4f9ca136271bb0b190e3c59cab4214a5cefca62a0ae9dd812feff&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Yan Zhao, 18, and Hadrien Wattrelos, 17, from France were on board Flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/TC6KAZEMP52TOZVBNZDZDW5WT4.jpg?auth=2c9f956e96144e23531a075389714c6fa55e56a06f3e662a04beaab1ae5f779b&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![19 year old Tony Tan Wei Chew of Malaysia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/GS3A7NXIYYU5ORR3XESBF5JN3M.jpg?auth=b0b8336c0016952c12ac967cc9014856941c61ea563823736d4cb6ffa5230492&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Diving instructor Nikolai Brodskii from Irkutsk in Russia.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/TES7EDUX6P3DJV7P7MC26Y2JC4.jpg?auth=559a0cebf627068ea70292aefab88ee33e3e30851cca98c0f1892bf8f6419b3d&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Tan Size hiang (David) was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/PM7RM3TCNKUNKJBECS65CRCKCI.jpg?auth=8c0a046391b44abe9d2857b5dd7171f1cb8d78693f310b005f9b3d5004fb54cc&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Ng Yar Chien.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/H5GG5GZQAX2BRQG7VOYMTEM3WE.jpg?auth=2b5054269f5f42fd5420b00e9314187b417e1fffdd986c09e97ff0daa7db4df4&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Foong Wai Yueng.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/XU2BJFGVXKVYVHWRFJ6A2P5YQQ.jpg?auth=2bef72f4be093aedff6fba8006e94dcb1c65bdfe922228cbd2b4c66d43a2928d&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Patrick Francis Gomes.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/NI3IBDAKSEJ23YER7JTCUI4IVU.jpg?auth=fad4a7a22f668644d34220f821d6e702b21984a9dc43bc17be89353dded2163d&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight Attendant Junaidi Bin Mohd Kassim, right, pictured here with his family, was among the 239 people on board the missing plane.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/UJ27XWKZ27RCRTPUYAE2W3JGYM.jpg?auth=7ad248d81beebe4dbc5644f61f9a9760169ba1eee97b48979e90bb0374b6c628&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Mohd Hazrin Bin Mohamed Hasnan was on board flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/35F6VTENWK6ZKXUQJWLEKMTKEM.jpg?auth=f48ad90ec4d8d9aec6e8654c506687bfb5d3d689cd6150ed9cb4ddaf3cd8f9df&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Wan Swaid Bin Wan Ismail, rear, with his family.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/WJWDS72PF34SRYYC2K4HUPAUAQ.jpg?auth=6ddc835a58f170cf62e96293823a32770f39c66583b9a08a8d08d61fcb30d4e0&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Tan Ser Kuin was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the weekend.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/AUZDSS4V4FHO4TWZXPVAPLKAUE.jpg?auth=3884d434c05dc56d65fc63254411d3d4b4db0ce3aed3386cfad02190de6bb4cc&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Flight attendant Goh Sock Lay was on board flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/S4RM2I4BDOEEW7X6YLS5D353JA.jpg?auth=79883fda96ed6777629ac0cdeb0a19a483a43f8d8a72eda2da394d0b53a73c8e&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Firman Chandra Siregar was a passenger on the missing plane.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/QYYA6UFVSSBFSIGKDIGMPSQPQQ.jpg?auth=31386cf03fe00ceb15a9215598e6c44309ade89cf6a0a5b4b41aa1f1606665ea&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![First officer Fariq Ab Hamid, left.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/U2QGG7UREE3WOG5POYPPHVTDAM.jpg?auth=05be704fd9fa801b0cff4b3f828e73aaf2d05a8a505a0eb1baf0be8ed9f14ec3&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Zaharie Ahmad Shah was the captain of flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/EH5CD7BUIL47DT5QFPA6KTQVWM.jpg?auth=9d64f1c32ea4a0fb30623ee143c5efb08f67c52a67303f3ef7cc2315e4ea7446&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Andrew Nari was a flight attendant on flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/ZNKLFVXABXX4SP5YTPBSPVAHIY.jpg?auth=e68097c30792de84cfa423a572fbd0046bf7ea86c0723538bdbb127493a53668&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Razahan Zamani and Norliakmar Hamid on their wedding day. The couple is among the passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/MDJCAIDUY4HAC6HZDF332NRA3M.jpg?auth=ac6c1cd2d5836e23eb366c8aeee6a123f752ecfbe80371a286302c7655cf7c49&width=16&height=25&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Muktesh Mukherjee, 42, of Montreal and Xiaomo Bai, 37, both were on flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/DUYSNB23ZSMJG5RJVQU5TV4RN4.jpg?auth=4838e97ef0330033cbd2e95d5c61adfc529bdf5bf5db9eddfe808e70b2549be5&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Queensland couple Catherine Lawton and Robert Lawton.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/VOAWVM5PKVI3IJUEQHA2NOMVX4.jpg?auth=6ccb9150d46cdb77751cc074e784757eeee0afb44df4ce77fd0aa1d3b71c476c&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)\n\n![Dinar Mohamed Yunus Ramli was on board flight MH370.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/3PEEZVGST5LBHO3H6TZHMSMBOA.jpg?auth=cfec8196f5d78c821e9d45ec2f5f5250dcbae366aea1167b86ba765633256c06&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)\n\nImage 1 of 43: Christchurch man Paul Weeks was among the 239 passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing over the Gulf of Thailand.\n\n[![2026 Auckland Easter Show, Auckland Showgrounds.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/2026-auckland-easter-show-auckland-showgrounds\/OCJ7MAVCNVFJTO4RQDRCBQ7L4M\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[2026 Auckland Easter Show, Auckland Showgrounds.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/2026-auckland-easter-show-auckland-showgrounds\/OCJ7MAVCNVFJTO4RQDRCBQ7L4M\/)\n\n[Taking place at the start of school holidays, the 2026 Easter Show from 3-6 April brings a massive line-up of entertainment, extreme sports, carnival rides,](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/2026-auckland-easter-show-auckland-showgrounds\/OCJ7MAVCNVFJTO4RQDRCBQ7L4M\/)\n\n03 Apr 01:47 AM\n\n[![In photos: Severe weather hits the North Island](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-severe-weather-hits-the-north-island\/TDXXJ3L5ABFNVC26NUH4TI35MQ\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[In photos: Severe weather hits the North Island](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-severe-weather-hits-the-north-island\/TDXXJ3L5ABFNVC26NUH4TI35MQ\/)\n\n[Whangārei and Far North under a State of Emergency with flooding across Northland](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-severe-weather-hits-the-north-island\/TDXXJ3L5ABFNVC26NUH4TI35MQ\/)\n\n25 Mar 08:43 PM\n\n[![In Photos: 2026 ASB Polyfest Captures Culture, Color and Community](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-2026-asb-polyfest-captures-culture-color-and-community\/2GNTEIYW6ND2DKQKFWTT5PFDHQ\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[In Photos: 2026 ASB Polyfest Captures Culture, Color and Community](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-2026-asb-polyfest-captures-culture-color-and-community\/2GNTEIYW6ND2DKQKFWTT5PFDHQ\/)\n\n[Herald visual journalists Anna Heath and Corey Fleming captured the colour, culture and community at the 2026 ASB Polyfest in Manukau, Auckland.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-2026-asb-polyfest-captures-culture-color-and-community\/2GNTEIYW6ND2DKQKFWTT5PFDHQ\/)\n\n25 Mar 10:09 AM\n\n[![Synthony Festival at Auckland Domain ](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-synthony-festival-at-auckland-domain\/CVVTTRHGUZCS5DTWCH555J5UTY\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Synthony Festival at Auckland Domain](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-synthony-festival-at-auckland-domain\/CVVTTRHGUZCS5DTWCH555J5UTY\/)\n\n[New Zealand Herald visual journalist Jason Dorday captured the energy of the Synthony Festival at Auckland Domain, where an estimated 40,000 revellers filled the park.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-synthony-festival-at-auckland-domain\/CVVTTRHGUZCS5DTWCH555J5UTY\/)\n\n21 Mar 10:22 AM\n\n[![ Manu Championships 2026 ](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/manu-championships-2026\/X5UJAZ5GMBA4LITO2OXKFHOUG4\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Manu Championships 2026](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/manu-championships-2026\/X5UJAZ5GMBA4LITO2OXKFHOUG4\/)\n\n[Auckland hosted some of the best dive bombers in the world as the Manu World Champs reaches its climax in Wynyard Quarter.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/manu-championships-2026\/X5UJAZ5GMBA4LITO2OXKFHOUG4\/)\n\n14 Mar 03:04 AM\n\n[![Blood moon in pictures: Rare copper-red lunar show](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/blood-moon-in-pictures-rare-copper-red-lunar-show\/XFIMJ6LYDZBFJFLANHZ2I4RVN4\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Blood moon in pictures: Rare copper-red lunar show](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/blood-moon-in-pictures-rare-copper-red-lunar-show\/XFIMJ6LYDZBFJFLANHZ2I4RVN4\/)\n\n[The spectacular sight of a rare lunar eclipse graced southern skies overnight with the moon turning copper-red over the course of several hours.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/blood-moon-in-pictures-rare-copper-red-lunar-show\/XFIMJ6LYDZBFJFLANHZ2I4RVN4\/)\n\n03 Mar 04:00 PM\n\n[![Viva Street Style: University of Auckland Students Dressing](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/viva-street-style-university-of-auckland-students-dressing\/7WXPZGEDV5GDLKJ7Q2S3EMCRNE\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Viva Street Style: University of Auckland Students Dressing](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/viva-street-style-university-of-auckland-students-dressing\/7WXPZGEDV5GDLKJ7Q2S3EMCRNE\/)\n\n[University students are crowding inner-city campuses and choosing clothing to express their interests. They explain the influences behind their style to Madeleine Crutchley. Story on NZ Herald \/ Viva](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/viva-street-style-university-of-auckland-students-dressing\/7WXPZGEDV5GDLKJ7Q2S3EMCRNE\/)\n\n03 Mar 02:21 AM\n\n[![Rocky Horror Show opening night in Auckland ](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/rocky-horror-show-opening-night-in-auckland\/LVORIIJ4Y5HL5FB25LP5ZETGII\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Rocky Horror Show opening night in Auckland](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/rocky-horror-show-opening-night-in-auckland\/LVORIIJ4Y5HL5FB25LP5ZETGII\/)\n\n[New Zealand’s grandmas and grandpas went off the rails during nearly two hours of fishnets and fabulousness at the opening of The Rocky Horror Show.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/rocky-horror-show-opening-night-in-auckland\/LVORIIJ4Y5HL5FB25LP5ZETGII\/)\n\n27 Feb 08:07 AM\n\n[![Firefighters battle large blaze in Onehunga, Auckland](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-in-onehunga-auckland\/XHDK3W3JFRGAFDRK3QKNB2CH6Q\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Firefighters battle large blaze in Onehunga, Auckland](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-in-onehunga-auckland\/XHDK3W3JFRGAFDRK3QKNB2CH6Q\/)\n\n[Firefighters battle a large blaze in Onehunga, Auckland, as crews from across the region are called in to support efforts after the fire broke out around 8pm](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-in-onehunga-auckland\/XHDK3W3JFRGAFDRK3QKNB2CH6Q\/)\n\n25 Feb 08:09 AM\n\n[![2026 Auckland Pride Parade](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/photos-2026-auckland-pride-parade\/XBA3ESE3HRCURBHJ3PEFCHV3QQ\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[2026 Auckland Pride Parade](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/photos-2026-auckland-pride-parade\/XBA3ESE3HRCURBHJ3PEFCHV3QQ\/)\n\n[New Zealand Herald visual journalist Anna Heath captured the vibrant 2026 Auckland Pride Parade on February 21, bringing Ponsonby Road to life with colour, celebration, and spirit.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/photos-2026-auckland-pride-parade\/XBA3ESE3HRCURBHJ3PEFCHV3QQ\/)\n\n21 Feb 10:04 AM\n\n[![Splore Festival 2024: The Final ](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/splore-festival-2024-the-final\/NED7UTO3AVHCDA74V73NOKAKEU\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Splore Festival 2024: The Final](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/splore-festival-2024-the-final\/NED7UTO3AVHCDA74V73NOKAKEU\/)\n\n[Herald visual journalist Corey Fleming captured the final Splore Festival, marking the end of a cultural chapter at Tapapakanga Regional Park.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/splore-festival-2024-the-final\/NED7UTO3AVHCDA74V73NOKAKEU\/)\n\n21 Feb 07:01 AM\n\n[![Firefighters battle blaze at Northcote College](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-northcote-college\/K65EYRWOPFAMPPEYG7HNYY7Y4A\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Firefighters battle blaze at Northcote College](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-northcote-college\/K65EYRWOPFAMPPEYG7HNYY7Y4A\/)\n\n[A fire has broken out at Northcote College in Auckland amid the firefighters' strike.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-northcote-college\/K65EYRWOPFAMPPEYG7HNYY7Y4A\/)\n\n19 Feb 11:30 PM\n\n[![Waitangi Day 2026 at Waitangi, Bay of Islands ](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-waitangi-day-2026-at-waitangi-bay-of-islands\/37BW5P3QD5BG3DZ2EDRLK3UAC4\/)\n\n[Photos](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/)\n\n[Waitangi Day 2026 at Waitangi, Bay of Islands](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-waitangi-day-2026-at-waitangi-bay-of-islands\/37BW5P3QD5BG3DZ2EDRLK3UAC4\/)\n\n[New Zealand Herald visual journalists captured moving scenes at the 2026 Waitangi event in Waitangi, Bay of Islands.](https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/photos\/in-photos-waitangi-day-2026-at-waitangi-bay-of-islands\/37BW5P3QD5BG3DZ2EDRLK3UAC4\/)\n\n05 Feb 10:00 PM\n\n[![Laneway Festival, Western Springs 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Since then, there has been no sign of the plane that carried 239 people on board. ![Christchurch man Paul Weeks was among the 239 passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing over the Gulf of Thailand.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNGNBQEH3KSX5J6NCOOZ7X6LKI.jpg?auth=a27e8fd82e5164279ea2be2f4802e82394ad76329a3d2f879043b986a4e94fe3&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Philip Wood, an IBM executive, had been working in Beijing over the past two years. He was among the passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LWZWOQSYZ72DLDUV2CZHRZAGOA.jpg?auth=8cf22a36bde7a3fdb2b16f99c3e22594d72d807d903e20f7cf5413b4242d1017&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Queensland couple Mary Burrows and Rodney Burrows are among the 239 missing passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3A3LSFAUYR3F4D6J6RO5JFYWCU.jpg?auth=e0f252fe6eed3067a32ff26eadc2bd3b2b32fc95c1ff4961f1debf02de687fda&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Herry Indra Suadaya from Indonesia was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MVPUP5QQRDDDCLR5WU6BI5LKE4.jpg?auth=5bca41ec9daa3515081aaed95938f999a4c53ff793f553800e51fd0d670d7830&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true) ![Ferry Indra Suadaya from Indonesia was on board Flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGI7NPQNIZCZD7SCVZGIHJXZBE.jpg?auth=75b76362834781820ed98d179a32aafd90c9c5d5fc5bda9606888b6e7e5387b4&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true) ![Chetna Kolekar, left, and Vinod Kolekar from India.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ANVXHIRME7WRWJS5UOV5DGJ2IU.jpg?auth=b26467ecbb8243c374a4cd36fef4cc96b3bbc6be692c7062d141635971bb1ebf&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Swanand Kolekar from India was also on board Flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHBWEAQT5BN22ZVXMP5SWLX3FQ.jpg?auth=b78bdd6180f147c791a009ef8bfb2256f7e9842bdc4b8fadb774d8e265f2ecb7&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true) ![Chandrika Sharma from India is among the 239 passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TWW4QF6YFEQQIZ57O33SOHLNTU.jpg?auth=8e406f4f16daa6b78549a39a2eb9103836bf06c335202a6232e7f43c91491c6b&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Kranti Shirsath, bottom, from India was on board the missing plane.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ITURQFYP3HFFBBBGAFN7CDDMIU.jpg?auth=0e19bc610aeb9f8a864eaa8da1a6384987c44efdec8b68ecf1fb15a20ba9e711&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true) ![Surit Dahlia from the Netherlands.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/52CHU4EMDWYGA3O5UYI2NB3EFQ.jpg?auth=897d28a33f461c9e9430c61fa96f6b9e6bc9a3750bec81c4aaee38bf9274a10f&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true) ![Anne Daisy from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BZULUSASYKJPKG67TKKRMNOSSU.jpg?auth=f141ac382e169dcc1c68300fc6bc1bafe4347b5e84539e396e36baa967a17bd7&width=16&height=18&quality=70&smart=true) ![Guan Hua Jin of Malaysia was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5LRVRTDQFWG5SZPCQADAZVV7XM.jpg?auth=cd45c6258e55494d0c99101c7d18589f96e050e0e13327373dc9653b1e75e079&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Tan Teik Hin of Malaysia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4LTGQXY4DWUDXGL3356J6BUL7M.jpg?auth=89683c0d39ad30e17a7f4c34d6736148639eb0e99af7cd8f6ef615963d359076&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Chew Kar Mooi of Malaysia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZY4R2XCZTND32GTIVUW7J5X2CQ.jpg?auth=63e8450e06c3ca18d0953bacf9e58f72d4a12e53353f0e6011af366daad8e8bf&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Muzi Yusop of Malaysia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RUVGZDNZVF53M2JC3UJ4H7KLCM.jpg?auth=764fadc5222a9561fd6b11231d41f3635ae674a20e09ba6dd6e8752d9abd8743&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true) ![Tan Ah Meng of Malaysia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHAS6MDEZLQBURQZYFEILJDT3I.jpg?auth=419fdad6651f2992c90ec79cc42d307ff079b8c030670bca784498f564b7e015&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Sugianto Lo from Medan Indonesia was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NWNZYCJXRTCGMA7IERNSKRGUHE.jpg?auth=a9296bf20b98790d7ce0e4f540aee49d12187f8c1fe8139ea7cb613eb583ea1a&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Chen Wei, left, and Tan Sioh Peng were on board Flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YOPJGFG6R3DTJY6AFUF4S5DOV4.jpg?auth=b584a674afb2aa8013fce2bc31166e65c6731b31e40083a704592aee09d57319&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Safuan Ramlan from Kuala Lumpur.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R7MT4HG7LI3UND2IWBNATAN5E4.jpg?auth=ac899a862e07feb335319a061ce0b4c646e59103da966e35090a99b822e8af5d&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Wong Sai Sang from Kuala Lumpur.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KFMVFUIDBTUBUXQUUZOF2XA2TM.jpg?auth=6d3825fae00d4fda1451cf3db335163dd79b8249653c2cdb061f3e0cc71d8cef&width=16&height=18&quality=70&smart=true) ![Suhaili Mustafa from Shah Alam, Malaysia was also on board the missing plane.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4K5HZLGPH33BKCW3E6PFL3ERR4.jpg?auth=a80e5a1b8dd6c7a21b41caf12318edde326dd0ae7dbfbadef4fb31f3a2c12ee0&width=16&height=23&quality=70&smart=true) ![Puspanathan Subramanian.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3BKPNP7NLMN33RIYHMZ25APHOQ.jpg?auth=d419531e7a5108c4139f93c55eb61511f00ba90ec9cc04b279869a98c3eef0d2&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Mohamad Sofuan Ibrahim, left, from Kula Lumpur.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SXKCAFAJD7OYYAL6S6BATJ7XJI.jpg?auth=7e8d969287b4f9ca136271bb0b190e3c59cab4214a5cefca62a0ae9dd812feff&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true) ![Yan Zhao, 18, and Hadrien Wattrelos, 17, from France were on board Flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TC6KAZEMP52TOZVBNZDZDW5WT4.jpg?auth=2c9f956e96144e23531a075389714c6fa55e56a06f3e662a04beaab1ae5f779b&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![19 year old Tony Tan Wei Chew of Malaysia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GS3A7NXIYYU5ORR3XESBF5JN3M.jpg?auth=b0b8336c0016952c12ac967cc9014856941c61ea563823736d4cb6ffa5230492&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Diving instructor Nikolai Brodskii from Irkutsk in Russia.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TES7EDUX6P3DJV7P7MC26Y2JC4.jpg?auth=559a0cebf627068ea70292aefab88ee33e3e30851cca98c0f1892bf8f6419b3d&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Tan Size hiang (David) was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PM7RM3TCNKUNKJBECS65CRCKCI.jpg?auth=8c0a046391b44abe9d2857b5dd7171f1cb8d78693f310b005f9b3d5004fb54cc&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Ng Yar Chien.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H5GG5GZQAX2BRQG7VOYMTEM3WE.jpg?auth=2b5054269f5f42fd5420b00e9314187b417e1fffdd986c09e97ff0daa7db4df4&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Foong Wai Yueng.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XU2BJFGVXKVYVHWRFJ6A2P5YQQ.jpg?auth=2bef72f4be093aedff6fba8006e94dcb1c65bdfe922228cbd2b4c66d43a2928d&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Patrick Francis Gomes.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NI3IBDAKSEJ23YER7JTCUI4IVU.jpg?auth=fad4a7a22f668644d34220f821d6e702b21984a9dc43bc17be89353dded2163d&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight Attendant Junaidi Bin Mohd Kassim, right, pictured here with his family, was among the 239 people on board the missing plane.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UJ27XWKZ27RCRTPUYAE2W3JGYM.jpg?auth=7ad248d81beebe4dbc5644f61f9a9760169ba1eee97b48979e90bb0374b6c628&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Mohd Hazrin Bin Mohamed Hasnan was on board flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/35F6VTENWK6ZKXUQJWLEKMTKEM.jpg?auth=f48ad90ec4d8d9aec6e8654c506687bfb5d3d689cd6150ed9cb4ddaf3cd8f9df&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Wan Swaid Bin Wan Ismail, rear, with his family.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WJWDS72PF34SRYYC2K4HUPAUAQ.jpg?auth=6ddc835a58f170cf62e96293823a32770f39c66583b9a08a8d08d61fcb30d4e0&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Tan Ser Kuin was on board Flight MH370 that disappeared over the weekend.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AUZDSS4V4FHO4TWZXPVAPLKAUE.jpg?auth=3884d434c05dc56d65fc63254411d3d4b4db0ce3aed3386cfad02190de6bb4cc&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true) ![Flight attendant Goh Sock Lay was on board flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S4RM2I4BDOEEW7X6YLS5D353JA.jpg?auth=79883fda96ed6777629ac0cdeb0a19a483a43f8d8a72eda2da394d0b53a73c8e&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true) ![Firman Chandra Siregar was a passenger on the missing plane.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QYYA6UFVSSBFSIGKDIGMPSQPQQ.jpg?auth=31386cf03fe00ceb15a9215598e6c44309ade89cf6a0a5b4b41aa1f1606665ea&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true) ![First officer Fariq Ab Hamid, left.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U2QGG7UREE3WOG5POYPPHVTDAM.jpg?auth=05be704fd9fa801b0cff4b3f828e73aaf2d05a8a505a0eb1baf0be8ed9f14ec3&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Zaharie Ahmad Shah was the captain of flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EH5CD7BUIL47DT5QFPA6KTQVWM.jpg?auth=9d64f1c32ea4a0fb30623ee143c5efb08f67c52a67303f3ef7cc2315e4ea7446&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Andrew Nari was a flight attendant on flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZNKLFVXABXX4SP5YTPBSPVAHIY.jpg?auth=e68097c30792de84cfa423a572fbd0046bf7ea86c0723538bdbb127493a53668&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Razahan Zamani and Norliakmar Hamid on their wedding day. The couple is among the passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MDJCAIDUY4HAC6HZDF332NRA3M.jpg?auth=ac6c1cd2d5836e23eb366c8aeee6a123f752ecfbe80371a286302c7655cf7c49&width=16&height=25&quality=70&smart=true) ![Muktesh Mukherjee, 42, of Montreal and Xiaomo Bai, 37, both were on flight MH370 that disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DUYSNB23ZSMJG5RJVQU5TV4RN4.jpg?auth=4838e97ef0330033cbd2e95d5c61adfc529bdf5bf5db9eddfe808e70b2549be5&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Queensland couple Catherine Lawton and Robert Lawton.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VOAWVM5PKVI3IJUEQHA2NOMVX4.jpg?auth=6ccb9150d46cdb77751cc074e784757eeee0afb44df4ce77fd0aa1d3b71c476c&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true) ![Dinar Mohamed Yunus Ramli was on board flight MH370.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3PEEZVGST5LBHO3H6TZHMSMBOA.jpg?auth=cfec8196f5d78c821e9d45ec2f5f5250dcbae366aea1167b86ba765633256c06&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true) Image 1 of 43: Christchurch man Paul Weeks was among the 239 passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing over the Gulf of Thailand. [![2026 Auckland Easter Show, Auckland Showgrounds.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/2026-auckland-easter-show-auckland-showgrounds/OCJ7MAVCNVFJTO4RQDRCBQ7L4M/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [2026 Auckland Easter Show, Auckland Showgrounds.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/2026-auckland-easter-show-auckland-showgrounds/OCJ7MAVCNVFJTO4RQDRCBQ7L4M/) [Taking place at the start of school holidays, the 2026 Easter Show from 3-6 April brings a massive line-up of entertainment, extreme sports, carnival rides,](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/2026-auckland-easter-show-auckland-showgrounds/OCJ7MAVCNVFJTO4RQDRCBQ7L4M/) 03 Apr 01:47 AM [![In photos: Severe weather hits the North Island](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-severe-weather-hits-the-north-island/TDXXJ3L5ABFNVC26NUH4TI35MQ/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [In photos: Severe weather hits the North Island](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-severe-weather-hits-the-north-island/TDXXJ3L5ABFNVC26NUH4TI35MQ/) [Whangārei and Far North under a State of Emergency with flooding across Northland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-severe-weather-hits-the-north-island/TDXXJ3L5ABFNVC26NUH4TI35MQ/) 25 Mar 08:43 PM [![In Photos: 2026 ASB Polyfest Captures Culture, Color and Community](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-2026-asb-polyfest-captures-culture-color-and-community/2GNTEIYW6ND2DKQKFWTT5PFDHQ/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [In Photos: 2026 ASB Polyfest Captures Culture, Color and Community](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-2026-asb-polyfest-captures-culture-color-and-community/2GNTEIYW6ND2DKQKFWTT5PFDHQ/) [Herald visual journalists Anna Heath and Corey Fleming captured the colour, culture and community at the 2026 ASB Polyfest in Manukau, Auckland.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-2026-asb-polyfest-captures-culture-color-and-community/2GNTEIYW6ND2DKQKFWTT5PFDHQ/) 25 Mar 10:09 AM [![Synthony Festival at Auckland Domain ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-synthony-festival-at-auckland-domain/CVVTTRHGUZCS5DTWCH555J5UTY/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Synthony Festival at Auckland Domain](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-synthony-festival-at-auckland-domain/CVVTTRHGUZCS5DTWCH555J5UTY/) [New Zealand Herald visual journalist Jason Dorday captured the energy of the Synthony Festival at Auckland Domain, where an estimated 40,000 revellers filled the park.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/in-photos-synthony-festival-at-auckland-domain/CVVTTRHGUZCS5DTWCH555J5UTY/) 21 Mar 10:22 AM [![ Manu Championships 2026 ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/manu-championships-2026/X5UJAZ5GMBA4LITO2OXKFHOUG4/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Manu Championships 2026](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/manu-championships-2026/X5UJAZ5GMBA4LITO2OXKFHOUG4/) [Auckland hosted some of the best dive bombers in the world as the Manu World Champs reaches its climax in Wynyard Quarter.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/manu-championships-2026/X5UJAZ5GMBA4LITO2OXKFHOUG4/) 14 Mar 03:04 AM [![Blood moon in pictures: Rare copper-red lunar show](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/blood-moon-in-pictures-rare-copper-red-lunar-show/XFIMJ6LYDZBFJFLANHZ2I4RVN4/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Blood moon in pictures: Rare copper-red lunar show](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/blood-moon-in-pictures-rare-copper-red-lunar-show/XFIMJ6LYDZBFJFLANHZ2I4RVN4/) [The spectacular sight of a rare lunar eclipse graced southern skies overnight with the moon turning copper-red over the course of several hours.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/blood-moon-in-pictures-rare-copper-red-lunar-show/XFIMJ6LYDZBFJFLANHZ2I4RVN4/) 03 Mar 04:00 PM [![Viva Street Style: University of Auckland Students Dressing](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/viva-street-style-university-of-auckland-students-dressing/7WXPZGEDV5GDLKJ7Q2S3EMCRNE/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Viva Street Style: University of Auckland Students Dressing](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/viva-street-style-university-of-auckland-students-dressing/7WXPZGEDV5GDLKJ7Q2S3EMCRNE/) [University students are crowding inner-city campuses and choosing clothing to express their interests. They explain the influences behind their style to Madeleine Crutchley. Story on NZ Herald / Viva](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/viva-street-style-university-of-auckland-students-dressing/7WXPZGEDV5GDLKJ7Q2S3EMCRNE/) 03 Mar 02:21 AM [![Rocky Horror Show opening night in Auckland ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/rocky-horror-show-opening-night-in-auckland/LVORIIJ4Y5HL5FB25LP5ZETGII/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Rocky Horror Show opening night in Auckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/rocky-horror-show-opening-night-in-auckland/LVORIIJ4Y5HL5FB25LP5ZETGII/) [New Zealand’s grandmas and grandpas went off the rails during nearly two hours of fishnets and fabulousness at the opening of The Rocky Horror Show.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/rocky-horror-show-opening-night-in-auckland/LVORIIJ4Y5HL5FB25LP5ZETGII/) 27 Feb 08:07 AM [![Firefighters battle large blaze in Onehunga, Auckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-in-onehunga-auckland/XHDK3W3JFRGAFDRK3QKNB2CH6Q/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Firefighters battle large blaze in Onehunga, Auckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-in-onehunga-auckland/XHDK3W3JFRGAFDRK3QKNB2CH6Q/) [Firefighters battle a large blaze in Onehunga, Auckland, as crews from across the region are called in to support efforts after the fire broke out around 8pm](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-in-onehunga-auckland/XHDK3W3JFRGAFDRK3QKNB2CH6Q/) 25 Feb 08:09 AM [![2026 Auckland Pride Parade](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/photos-2026-auckland-pride-parade/XBA3ESE3HRCURBHJ3PEFCHV3QQ/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [2026 Auckland Pride Parade](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/photos-2026-auckland-pride-parade/XBA3ESE3HRCURBHJ3PEFCHV3QQ/) [New Zealand Herald visual journalist Anna Heath captured the vibrant 2026 Auckland Pride Parade on February 21, bringing Ponsonby Road to life with colour, celebration, and spirit.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/photos-2026-auckland-pride-parade/XBA3ESE3HRCURBHJ3PEFCHV3QQ/) 21 Feb 10:04 AM [![Splore Festival 2024: The Final ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/splore-festival-2024-the-final/NED7UTO3AVHCDA74V73NOKAKEU/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Splore Festival 2024: The Final](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/splore-festival-2024-the-final/NED7UTO3AVHCDA74V73NOKAKEU/) [Herald visual journalist Corey Fleming captured the final Splore Festival, marking the end of a cultural chapter at Tapapakanga Regional Park.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/splore-festival-2024-the-final/NED7UTO3AVHCDA74V73NOKAKEU/) 21 Feb 07:01 AM [![Firefighters battle blaze at Northcote College](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=1025)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-northcote-college/K65EYRWOPFAMPPEYG7HNYY7Y4A/) [Photos](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/) [Firefighters battle blaze at Northcote College](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-northcote-college/K65EYRWOPFAMPPEYG7HNYY7Y4A/) [A fire has broken out at Northcote College in Auckland amid the firefighters' strike.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-northcote-college/K65EYRWOPFAMPPEYG7HNYY7Y4A/) 19 Feb 11:30 PM [![Waitangi Day 2026 at Waitangi, Bay of Islands 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Across his tenure at TVNZ, he's worked on Newsnight, various news bulletins as well as fronting Agenda and Q+A before hosting the 6pm bulletin in 2006. 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