A Rotorua mum was told by her neighbour's landlord to lock her door after a strange man was seen peeping through her kitchen window.

Footage has emerged of former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman allegedly stealing a designer handbag from a Ponsonby boutique. Video / Supplied

Police at the scene of a crash on Oregon Drive in Murupara where a motocyclist died. Photo / NZME

"We've caught a marlin every day this year": William Andrews, 11, and his mate Elliot Mobberley, 12, celebrated new years day with their first ever marlin catches. Video / Supplied

Golriz Ghahraman has resigned after allegations of shoplifting. The Green MP said that her mental health had been “badly affected” by the stress of her work as an MP. Video / Supplied / NZ Herald

Green Party speaks about Golriz Ghahraman's resignation

Embattled Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is now being linked to a third alleged incident of shoplifting. The alleged incident took place at Cre8iveworx, a store in Wellington. Video / NZ Herald

Scott Brown loaned $10 for petrol to a Napier woman who hours later won Lotto. Reporter Michaela Gower / Video Warren Buckland

Golriz Ghahraman faces a third shoplifting allegation, school’s radical 40-thousand-dollar gamble to fix attendance and why public transport prices in Auckland are getting hiked in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP / Getty

MetService National Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

MetService Christchurch Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

MetService Auckland Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

MetService Wellington Weather: January 16th - 18th. Video / Metservice

Saxophonist Eliott Allemand playing the iconic Coldplay track 'Viva La Vida' in Queenstown. Video / Eliot Allemand

Auckland Light Rail gets officially scrapped, a look at how well new strangulation laws are working in New Zealand and taps run dry as water restrictions loom in Wellington in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Tainui and the Crown sign the Waikato River Deed of Settlement. Video / Te Ara

Blaze in the playground at Rotorua's Malfroy School.

The owner of a boutique lodge in Awatuna says she considers her “extremely lucky” after a waterspout that was heading towards the property changed course and hit only the side of the house. Video / Supplied

Rotorua's Atticus Finch team members on how chefs working in hot kitchens manage in summer.

Andrea Kelly's 18-year-old son Daniel drowned at Karioitahi Beach last year. Video / Alex Cairns

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern married partner Clarke Gayford in a ceremony at Craggy Range in Hawke's Bay. Video / NZHerald

A shark was captured in the waves at Papamoa Beach. Video / Supplied

A 'good Samaritan' has stolen an e-scooter after the rider fell off in Stokes Valley Video / Supplied

The UK and Us have launched counter-offensive strikes against the Houthi rebels, Papua New Guinea declares a state of emergency and the heat arrives for summer.

Lady Jane's Ice Cream Parlour senior staff member Haylee Fraser, 18, gives her top tips for rolling ice cream with ease.

A costly upgrade to the iconic Ellerslie racecourse track is being called nothing short of a miracle. CEO Paul Wilcox explains why. Video / NZ Herald

Fire crews and police have blocked traffic around Carlton Gore Rd in Newmarket. Video / Shayne Currie

Rachel Haydon has written a book of 99 beach activities. She is also a qualified primary school teacher, Zoology degree scientist and general manager of the National Aquarium of New Zealand, Napier. Reporter Michaela Gowen / Video Warren Buckland

MetService National Weather: January 12th - 15th Video / MetService

A logging truck rolled in Taupō, around 1pm on 12 January 2024. Video / Supplied