Holidaymakers are urged to take extra care when they head to the beach this summer.

Starting this summer, $35m will be spent to make Dome Valley safer.

'Just by walking in you'll feel cared for and loved and that's what it's all about.'

Auckland City Missioner, Chris Farrelly, talks about the Mission’s Christmas lunch.

Former All White leading $2 billion retail company Allbirds has sights set on a NZ store.

If he calls dogs "good boys" and puts you ahead of his Holden, those are good signs.

Nick Vigar, the Safeswim Programme Manager at Cheltenham Beach, presents Auckland's best beaches to soak up the sun. Video / Doug Sherring

Preparations in the Spark Arena kitchens for the Auckland City Mission Christmas lunch speaking with City Mission fundraising team leader Alexis Sawyers.

Baby Isabelle is finally going home ... just in time for Christmas.

EDITORIAL: There's surely not much better than a Kiwi Xmas holiday.

A year ago Kaiaua was devastated by a monster storm.

A year on from the flooding at Kaiaua, Lynn Yeager, owner of The Pink Shop and local resident Bonnie Campbell talk about the aftermath.

Nilani Suhinthan couldn't conjure the words to explain to her daughter Bumikka why she wasn't granted a visa to live in New Zealand, but the rest of her family were.

90-year-old Valerie May believes a SH1 median barrier saved her life after a crash. / Video by Alan Gibson

Tina Jennen speaks about her head-on crash on SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi, a section of road where 42 people have been killed since 2000. / Video by Alan Gibson

Rob Thomson and Hikurangi Hemp managing director Manu Caddie talk about the new cannabis industry taking-off in Ruatoria. / Video by Alan Gibson

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EDITORIAL: Drive safely and have a happy Christmas.

CCTV cameras have proven their worth time and again, former police investigator says.

Workers on Queen St shops report routine abuse, assault and even public defecation.

The teenaged driver who ran down and killed Nathan Kraatskow has broken her silence.

Kiwi Property chief Clive Mackenzie wants to solve NZ's housing crisis.

Warehouse founder's surprising reaction as a Swedish giant invades his turf.

The summer holiday official road toll period started at 4pm.

Nick Tupara, Ngāti Oneone representative speaks to The New Zealand Herald about the removal of the statue of Captain Cook from Kaiti Hill above Gisborne.

Stephen Tindall admits Ikea will create competition for The Warehouse but not initially.

Kerry Sargent was killed in the crash, which happened on October 22.

Why former All Black Pita Alatini chose to stay and help rebuild the devastated city of Kamaishi.

Westfield Newmarket to open later next year

The red shed has thrown some not-so-subtle shade at Swedish Ikea.