The Central Hawke’s Bay settlement of Waipukurau was hit by surface flooding after a heavy localised downpour on Thursday night. Video / Rural Accountants Hawke’s Bay Ltd

A group of pro-Palestine protesters outside the National Party's caucus retreat dinner. Video / Supplied

One person has been taken into custody after armed police responded to reports of a person becoming aggressive. Video / Supplied

Woolworths contacts thousands of staff over pay issues dating back nine years, the West Coast braces for deluge and Prince William visits Kate in hospital as she recovers from surgery in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP

Rush-hour police chase as car mounts footpath in Auckland. Video / Supplied

Urban Gusto co-owner Perry Singh believes noise constraints in the dining precinct are unreasonable.

Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside the Curators House Restaurant in Christchurch where National MPs are reportedly having dinner after their caucus retreat. Video / Supplied

A grass fire has broken out near Auckland International Airport. Video / Supplied

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Bad weather and low supply have seen watermelon prices go up while apples have disappeared from shelves this summer.  Video / Alyse Wright

MetService Severe Weather: January 17th - 19th. Video / Metservice

MetService National Weather: January 17th - 22nd. Video / Metservice

Former Otago Peninsula Trust marketing manager and councillor Sophie Barker defends the birds after claims from businesses gull aggression in the city is on the rise. Video / Otago Daily Times

Police visit Golriz Ghahraman’s home as investigations continue, the terrifying moment a prowler is caught on camera and Kiwis flock to book their next getaway in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

A Rotorua mum was told by her neighbour's landlord to lock her door after a strange man was seen peeping through her kitchen window.

Footage has emerged of former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman allegedly stealing a designer handbag from a Ponsonby boutique. Video / Supplied

Police at the scene of a crash on Oregon Drive in Murupara where a motocyclist died. Photo / NZME

"We've caught a marlin every day this year": William Andrews, 11, and his mate Elliot Mobberley, 12, celebrated new years day with their first ever marlin catches. Video / Supplied

Embattled Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is now being linked to a third alleged incident of shoplifting. The alleged incident took place at Cre8iveworx, a store in Wellington. Video / NZ Herald

Scott Brown loaned $10 for petrol to a Napier woman who hours later won Lotto. Reporter Michaela Gower / Video Warren Buckland

Golriz Ghahraman faces a third shoplifting allegation, school’s radical 40-thousand-dollar gamble to fix attendance and why public transport prices in Auckland are getting hiked in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP / Getty

MetService Severe Weather: January 15th. Video / Metservice

MetService National Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

MetService Christchurch Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

MetService Auckland Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

MetService Wellington Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

Saxophonist Eliott Allemand playing the iconic Coldplay track 'Viva La Vida' in Queenstown. Video / Eliot Allemand

Auckland Light Rail gets officially scrapped, a look at how well new strangulation laws are working in New Zealand and taps run dry as water restrictions loom in Wellington in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Tainui and the Crown sign the Waikato River Deed of Settlement. Video / Te Ara