1A dramatic rescue has saved ten fishermen trapped on rocks by massive waves at Port Waikato.

2The navy has joined in the efforts to recover the bodies of 2Degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife who died when their light plane crashed into the sea off the West Coast of the North Island. With Eric Hertz's premature death, what lies ahead for 2Degrees?

3Christchurch rapper Scribe has apologised after questioning whether cricketer Jesse Ryder may have provoked the attack which left hi in hospital.

4Neighbours have described the dogs who attacked and killed Auckland woman Chloe Matheson as "ticking time bombs".

5Police are generally pleased with driver behaviour this Easter but stress there are still twelve hours left before the end of the official holiday period. The official Easter road toll so far stands at three. Hannah Eaton, the wife of former Hurricanes rugby player Chris Eaton has been confirmed as one of the people killed on the roads this Easter.

6Compulsory 12% student loan repayments and higher Kiwisaver contributions have both come into effect today. However, the small increase in the minimum wage has not offset the increased costs on low income earners.

7Former South African President Nelson Mandela's condition is improving after a fourth night in hospital.

8North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has reaffirmed his country's commitment to nuclear arms.

9Seventy-five vehicles were involved in a massive highway pile up in extreme fog in Virginia.

10Pope Francis has delivered his first Easter Sunday Mass in front of quarter of a million people. However, it was his interaction with members of the crowd in St Peter's Square that has thrilled people.

11Thirty-one inmates at the American prison at Guantanamo Bay are into the 54th day of a hunger strike.

12New Zealand is bracing itself for a strain of influenza that has so far led to the deaths of 105 children in the United States. Consequently, there are calls for New Zealand to extend its free flu vaccination programme to all children under five years of age.

13A 20 foot yacht grounded on Sumner Beach in Christchurch will have to be removed by salvage crews.

14A look at Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf which is a diverse collection of conservation, farming history and education and is struggling with the drought like farmers elsewhere in New Zealand.

15The Government has launched The TV Take Back Programme, a national initiative to encourage the recycling of unwanted televisions.

16When a gangland feud left a five year old critically injured by a bullet, doctors told her she would never walk again. But the determined seven year old has refused to give up and has taken her first steps.