We sat down with Head Weather Forecaster Phillip Duncan from weatherwatch.co.nz and asked him about what we can expect in the coming months. Video / NZME

A car crashed on Auckland's Southern Motorway on Friday, spinning around and landing atop a side barrier. Video / Craig Kapitan

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti announces a $5.7 million boost to employ additional security staff in 32 hospitals across New Zealand. Video / Michael Craig

Chereè Kinnear travels to the Coromandel Peninsula to meet with the locals who were most impacted by State Highway 25A's closure. Video / Ben Dickens and Chereè Kinnear Additional Cinematography / Corey Fleming Additional Cinematography / Mike Scott

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a person died in a fatal stabbing in Christchurch in the early hours of today. Video / Pierre Nixon

Middlemore Hospital’s public plea, Christmas mayhem hits Auckland airport and why Christmas dessert might be a bit pricier this year in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / NZHerald

Drone footage shows the remains left behind after a Cooks Beach house fire. Video / Mike Scott

Visual journalist Cameron Pitney hits the streets to ask whether everyone has lost their manners. Are people ruder on buses and trains than they used to be? And what are the unspoken rules of public transport? Video / Ben Dickens / Cameron Pitney / NZ Herald

Coromandel locals party in the streets as holidaymakers return, Nicola Willis holds the former finance minister accountable and disposable vapes go up in smoke under new regulations in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The person killed in a shooting at a Lower Hutt birthday party in the early hours of Saturday morning was Rawiri Zane Wharerau. Video / NZHerald

Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlines the Government's mini-Budget. Video / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is greeted as he arrives in Sydney. Video / Adam Pearse

Emergency services are in attendance at a serious incident in Northcote involving a child and a vehicle on Onewa Rd. Video / Michael Craig

State Highway 25A re-opens, the moment of truth for finance minister Nicola Willis and Auckland Transport’s costly plans for Blockhouse Bay in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

A dense veil of fog has settled and spread across the Upper Harbour region in Auckland. Video / NZHerald

Blockhouse Bay business owner Matt Borsos along with other businesses are up in arms over Auckland Transport plans for safety improvements for buses in the main shopping strip including a new bus station in front of the green space located dead centre of the village. Video / Dean Purcell

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon answered questions on Kāinga Ora, which he said was performing 'well short of expectations'. Video / Marty Melville

MetService National Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService Christchurch Weather: December 20th - 22nd. Video / MetService

You can feel nostalgic at the Generations of Fun exhibition, the newest display at the Faraday Museum of Technology, Napier. Reporter Mitchell Hageman talks with Faraday manager Sharyn Phillips. Video / Warren Buckland

Chris Bishop announces independent review of Kāinga Ora, New Zealand's fifth Covid wave may not have peaked and questions are raised over how Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will get to Sydney tomorrow. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald

Mustering in the remote and beautiful Cascade Valley in South Westland can come with its challenges. Video / Otago Daily Times

Blue Mountain College Head Boy, Harry Dynes received a standing ovation following his powerful leaving speech. Video / Supplied

Graham Tipene's new multi-sensory artwork named Waimahara is designed to evoke the memory of Te Waihorotiu stream, which flowed above the ground more than a hundred years ago and is now piped below the installation in Myers Park. Video / Michael Craig

MetService Christchurch Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService Wellington Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService Auckland Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService National Weather: December 18th - 20th. Video / MetService

People have been seriously injured in a crash on Te Ngae Rd, State Highway 30. Video / Maryana Garcia

Hawke's Bay Police dog handler Cole Devenport and his dog Lacey are ready to go on the beat. Video / Warren Buckland