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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, 2026NZ 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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The facts
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.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
RTÉ News
1,943,818
5 News
1,504,998
RNZ
876,238
subscribers
221,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
112,370,919
views per day
198,492
typical day: 156,783
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
RTÉ News
253,000
RNZ
251,000
EU Insider
243,000
5 News
201,000
As of October 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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