MetService Auckland weather: January 6th

Onboard the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter as they respond to a boat that flipped on the Tairua-Pauanui bar. Video / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust / Supplied

Water Safety NZ’s Rob Hewitt tells Newstalk ZB's Tim Beverage how Kiwis can stay safe in the water this summer. Audio / Newstalk ZB

Video taken from another angle of a bodyboarder engaging with a protected wild Sea Lion at Dunedin's St Clair beach. Video / Simon Weekes

Seventeen-year-old Joshua Wayne Hartner, a student at Auckland Grammar School, was run over and killed in Omaha in the early hours of New Year's morning. Video / NZ Herald

There are a total of 31 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. 14 are in Auckland, one is in Waikato, 12 are in Bay of Plenty and four in Lakes. Video / NZ Herald

A beachgoer confronted the juvenile New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin beach. Video / Darryl Jones

There are 27 new cases of Covid in the community and 24 new cases in MIQ today but none are the Omicron variant. Video / NZ Herald

One person has died and several people are in hospital after a number of serious car crashes early this morning. Video / NZ Herald

Kiwis share what they love most about their utes. Video / George Heard

Best of Summer: Your chance to vote for classic Kiwi favourites in our nationwide campaign. Video / Jed Bradley / Annaleise Shortland

Auckland welcomes in the new year with a light show. Video / Auckland Unlimited / Vector

MetService National weather: January 1st

A large group of motorcyclists have swarmed the streets of Auckland's CBD, prompting a large police response. Video / Supplied

The Herald's Tim McCready looks back at the stories and headlines that shaped the front pages of the NZ Herald this year.

Newly appointed Dame Sophie Pascoe opens up to NZME's Jason Pine about how she found out about her new title and what's ahead for the Paralympic champion. Video / NZ Herald / Photosport

Newly appointed Dame Lisa Carrington opens up to NZ Herald Focus' Cheree Kinnear on a hectic 2021, reconnecting with family after Tokyo plus what's ahead for her as she commits for another Olympic cycle. Video / Andrew Warner / Photosport

MetService Christchurch weather: December 31st

MetService Wellington weather: December 31st

MetService Auckland weather: December 31st

MetService National weather: December 31st - January 2nd

Queenstown residents escape fiery blast in apartment explosion. Video / James Allan

Emergency services rushed to Countdown Te Atatū Thursday morning after a woman was pinned to the wall by a car. Video / Supplied

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says that up to 100 people could be isolating after British DJ Dimension tested positive and had been active in the Auckland community for two days. Video / Mark Mitchell

There were 46 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, according to the Ministry of Health. Video / NZ Herald

MetService Wellington weather: December 30th

MetService Auckland weather: December 30th

MetService National weather: December 30th - January 1st

A car has burst into flames on Auckland's Southern Motorway. Video / Jane Phare