Spark store Takanini was hit by ramraid thieves overnight causing significant damage. Video / Hayden Woodward

Dec 31, 2021: Today's update comes as Auckland prepares for large New Year's Eve crowds to be allowed to gather for the first time since August. Video / NZ Herald

Three-time Rugby World Cup winning Black Ferns captain Dame Farah Palmer has been made a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for 2023. Video / NZ Herald / Photosport

The man who led NZ's Covid-19 response in a pandemic has now been knighted to become Sir Ashley Bloomfield. Video / Marty Melville

120kg of ham, 60kg of potato salad and 120 litres of jelly are just some of the numbers bringing joy to hundreds of people in need as the Auckland City Mission hosts its annual Christmas lunch. Video / Brett Phibbs

Police responded to reports of the serious incident in Takanini around 12.40am. Video / Hayden Woodward

Scenes from 'Love Actually' are playing out at airports across Aotearoa as families reunite after years of Covid disruptions. Video / NZ Herald

Adam's end-of-year interview with Act leader David Seymour. Video / NZ Herald

Clinical immunologist Dr Anthony Jordan gives advice on how to stay Covid safe this summer, while also enjoying the holidays after a 'rough three years'. Video / NZ Herald

A man has been arrested following the death of a woman in West Auckland on Monday evening. Video / Hayden Woodward

West Auckland resident Ethan Smith has been retrieving trolleys dumped in his local creek for months, and while some retailers have been grateful, he claims Countdown have shown no effort to curb the issue. Video / NZ Herald

Indulge festival chefs Sean Connolly, Nic Watt, Michael Dearth, Aki Nakamura, Croydon Cole, Jess Granada and Richard Highnam reveal what their Christmas Day plans are, and more importantly what’s on the menu. Video / NZ Herald

NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino reveals what weather is in store across Aotearoa this Christmas, plus what’s ahead for the rest of summer. Video / NZ Herald / NIWA

Auckland’s mayor sends shudder through the share market, damning editorial on New Zealand’s study into mental health and Russia’s warning to the US in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Restore Passenger Rail protesters cover Government offices in fake blood. Video / Mark Mitchell

Portage Cars in New Lynn have gone viral on TikTok using comedy to sell cars. Video / NZ Herald

Family involved in Manukau Habour boating tragedy speak, major cutbacks on the way for Auckland and big wins in last night’s Lotto draw in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

About 1.7 hectares of land at Wellington’s Shelly Bay will be returned to Taranaki Whānui as construction on a housing development there finally gets underway, the Herald can reveal. Video / NZ Herald

Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced an extension to some cost of living support measures. Video / Mark Mitchell

Indulge festival chefs Sean Connolly, Nic Watt, Michael Dearth, Aki Nakamura, Croydon Cole, Jess Granada and Richard Highnam reveal some clues as to what they will be bringing to wow guests from the 2nd - 5th of March 2023. Video / NZ Herald

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the New Zealand House of Representatives. Video / Parliament TV

The mother who was extradited from South Korea after the bodies of her two children were discovered in suitcases following an online storage unit sale has plead not guilty, and a trial date has been set in 2024. Video / NZ Herald

Three men accused of participating in the robbery at the Rose Cottage Superette that left Janak Patel, 34, fatally stabbed appear in the High Court at Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

Parliament prepares for rare address, more than 50 people seek compensation over sticky road drama and heavy rain on the horizon in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Act leader David Seymour responding to the PM calling him an arrogant little prick. Video / NZ Herald

The Prime Minister said she has confidence in Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta, and Mahuta herself defended her actions to the media. Video / Mark Mitchell

Senior Labour Cabinet minister Poto Williams on why she is retiring from politics. Video / Mark Mitchell

Three Waters advice exposed, tobacco giant’s legal threat and six dead in Queensland shooting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The PM is asked why nurses are now allowed on the Green list. Video / Mark Mitchell