Israel launched new air strikes targeting Iran and expanded its assault to include attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Tehran said it launched a new wave of missiles that had "opened the great gates of fire" on Israel.

The Prime Minister says only the US and Israel have the intelligence to back up their attacks on Iran - and New Zealand won't be asking to see it.

Two people had their therapeutic methadone doses changed by Te Whatu Ora against their will, with one man dying of an overdose only six weeks later.

Demonstrations against the US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran turned violent in Pakistan and Iraq, while elsewhere Iranian exiles took to the streets to celebrate the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Labour remains ahead on most of the key issues in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor, but National has improved its ratings on the economy and the cost of living.