MetService Auckland weather: January 8th

Parents Mark and Lisa Gallagher lost their daughter Letitia to meningococcal C in 2012. Video / Ministry of Health

Thousands of Kiwis will be hitting the roads but Waka Kotahi NZTA has a few tools and tips to help you avoid the jams and keep stress levels at bay. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell

Daniel Woolley was driving his wife Rachel and 4-year-old daughter, Teegan to Whitianga on Christmas Eve when they were hit by a car on State Highway 1 in Motutere, south of Taupo, just after 7pm. The driver of the other car, Shaquille Dempsey, 24, of Turangi died at the scene. Video / Daniel Woolley

Great white shark spotted off the river mouth of Stillwater, Auckland. Video / Brodie Caddy

There are 19 new Covid-19 cases in the community today and 43 new cases at the border to report. Video / NZ Herald

A look at the stark death toll on New Zealand roads over the years. Video / NZ Herald

MetService National weather: January 7th - 8th

MetService Wellington weather: January 7th

MetService National weather: January 5th - 7th

MetService Christchurch weather: January 6th

MetService Wellington weather: January 6th

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

January 2 2022 There have been 105 new Covid-19 community cases over the past two days.

A man is in a critical condition after reportedly being stabbed during a brawl in central Auckland overnight. 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