Waiheke marine reserve proposal enters NZ Herald's weekend bulletins
National's fisheries announcement shares a fifteen-upload week with media appearances by Chris Hipkins and Qiulae Wong.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Saturday, October 10, 2026
NZ Herald drew a larger weekly audience than fellow New Zealand broadcaster RNZ, with about 1.3 million views across its channel. Subscribers grew modestly, too, while daily viewing is currently above its usual pace.
The biggest new upload was "NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Saturday, October 10, 2026", pairing National's promise of a new Waiheke marine reserve with news of the earthquake in Panama. It offered the compact bulletin version of a policy story that also received a standalone upload: Christopher Luxon and fisheries spokesperson Todd McClay making their announcement on Auckland's North Shore.
The week's political coverage gave other leaders room to speak as well. Labour leader Chris Hipkins addressed media from the Auckland Asia Festival, while Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong appeared in a separate live video. Saturday's morning bulletin turned to the investigation following a fire at Thames Racecourse.
Among the channel's videos, the freshest bulletins have the most momentum. Sunday's morning headlines, featuring Donald Trump's call for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be replaced, currently draws the most daily views. Saturday's afternoon edition comes next, with the fisheries announcement also keeping the Waiheke policy story active beyond the headline roundup.
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on nzherald.co.nz right now
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Sunday, October 11, 20265,373 views · 2026-10-10
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, October 10, 20265,126 views · 2026-10-09
NZ Herald Live: Qiulae Wong speaks to media4,790 views · 2026-10-09
Christopher Luxon and Todd McClay announce National's fisheries policy3,954 views · 2026-10-10
Hipkins speaks to the media from the Auckland Asia Festival3,607 views · 2026-10-10
- Channel
- nzherald.co.nz
- Subscribers
- 221,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,257,534
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- October 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 9,751
- Views on its first day
- 9,540
The numbers
Here is the channel's week in views and subscribers.
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