Severe thunderstorms have lashed the Auckland region causing flooding and damage to property. Video / Supplied

Toa Samoa fans show their pride in central Napier. Video / Neil Reid

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urges China's president to use influential powers to de-escalate North Korea and Russia tensions. Video / Claire Trevett / Ella Wilks

'It's very lonely' - Loyd Doron's dream was to start his career in New Zealand but the journey so far has been far from a fairytale. Video / Mark Mitchell

Zakariye Hussein appeared in the Christchurch High Court for sentencing for the murder of Laisa Tunidau Waka. Video / Supplied

For the first time ever, the National Aquarium partnered with Kohupatiki marae releasing a large long-fin tuna, eel into Ngaruroro River and, with help from iwi, retrieved more to take back to the aquarium. Video Warren Buckland

In the Loop podcast hosts Cheree Kinnear and Katie Harris discuss why this blast, which killed two people, caused such large shockwaves across the globe. Video / ITL

PM Jacinda Ardern on National leader, Luxon's, bootcamp policy for young offenders. Video / NZ Herald

Thieves were seen throwing food into a car as they fled Countdown Pt. Chevalier. Video / @DoriJay

National deputy leader Nicola Willis, DPM Grant Robertson and Justice Minister Kiri Allan on the Nat's boot camp policy. Video / Mark Mitchell

National education spokeswoman Erica Stanford defending the party's stance on ankle bracelets for young offenders. Video / Mark Mitchell

Kiwis will soon have a new way to discover whether they’ve unknowingly had Covid-19, with a simple blood-based test. Video / Supplied

The Shane Jones Podcast: Co-Governance in New Zealand. Video / New Zealand First

Video shows a car upside down after a crash on Auckland's North Shore. Video / Supplied

Napier SPCA has six cuddly kittens that were found living in a van that was destined to be crushed. Video / Warren Buckland

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Replay from 17 November 2022. National party leader, ChristopherLuxon on National's plan for youth offenders Video / NZ Herald

NATO rules out deliberate mistle attack, our Prime Minister locks in big meetings and the new retailer to hit Wellington's CBD in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Wellington City Council is doing remedial work on a section of cycleway on Oriental Parade to improve drainage and stop surface flooding in heavy rain. Video / Nick James

Act leader David Seymour and DPM Grant Robertson both describe Luxon's u-turn- on-a-u-turn on the clean car discount as a doughnut. Video / Mark Mitchell

Director-General and lead of the Public Health Agency Dr Andrew Old, Ministry of Health Chief Science Advisor Dr Ian Town and Te Whatu Ora Interim National Medical Director Dr Pete Watson give a COVID-19 update. Video / NZ Herald

The Prime Minister's trade delegation visit to Vietnam has opened the door for Vietnam to export 'green gold' to New Zealand. Video / NZ Herald

Christchurch police manhunt continues, the world’s population grows and Donald Trump's big announcement looms in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Watch live: Donald Trump expected to announce 2024 presidential bid. Video / AP

In 2015 the All Blacks each received a $150k bonus for winning the World Cup, so will the Black Ferns get the same? Video / Claire Trevett

Police are investigating a death at a property in Silverdale, Auckland today. Video / Hayden Woodward

A yacht that washed ashore in Devonport after coming free from its moorings has been removed from the beach. Video / Aja Lethaby

National leader Christopher Luxon and Act leader David Seymour are both critical of the Govt's resource management reforms, saying it is too bureaucratic, and will require interpretation from the courts. Video / Mark Mitchell

West of Wellington climate change projections. Video / NIWA