Drone footage shows the remains left behind after a Cooks Beach house fire. Video / Mike Scott

Visual journalist Cameron Pitney hits the streets to ask whether everyone has lost their manners. Are people ruder on buses and trains than they used to be? And what are the unspoken rules of public transport? Video / Ben Dickens / Cameron Pitney / NZ Herald

Coromandel locals party in the streets as holidaymakers return, Nicola Willis holds the former finance minister accountable and disposable vapes go up in smoke under new regulations in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Three people have been arrested after several fires were reported on Māngere Mountain on Wednesday afternoon. Video / Todd Murray

Talking about her Government's tax plan to be announced next year, Willis told the House, "What New Zealanders care about is the size of the sausage not how its delivered". Video / Parliament TV

The person killed in a shooting at a Lower Hutt birthday party in the early hours of Saturday morning was Rawiri Zane Wharerau. Video / NZHerald

Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlines the Government's mini-Budget. Video / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is greeted as he arrives in Sydney. Video / Adam Pearse

Emergency services are in attendance at a serious incident in Northcote involving a child and a vehicle on Onewa Rd. Video / Michael Craig

Blockhouse Bay business owner Matt Borsos along with other businesses are up in arms over Auckland Transport plans for safety improvements for buses in the main shopping strip including a new bus station in front of the green space located dead centre of the village. Video / Dean Purcell

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon answered questions on Kāinga Ora, which he said was performing 'well short of expectations'. Video / Marty Melville

MetService National Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService Wellington Weather: December 20th - 22nd. Video / MetService

MetService Auckland Weather: December 20th - 22nd. Video / MetService

MetService Christchurch Weather: December 20th - 22nd. Video / MetService

You can feel nostalgic at the Generations of Fun exhibition, the newest display at the Faraday Museum of Technology, Napier. Reporter Mitchell Hageman talks with Faraday manager Sharyn Phillips. Video / Warren Buckland

Chris Bishop announces independent review of Kāinga Ora, New Zealand's fifth Covid wave may not have peaked and questions are raised over how Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will get to Sydney tomorrow. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald

Mustering in the remote and beautiful Cascade Valley in South Westland can come with its challenges. Video / Otago Daily Times

MetService Christchurch Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService Wellington Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService Auckland Weather: December 19th - 21st. Video / MetService

MetService National Weather: December 18th - 20th. Video / MetService

People have been seriously injured in a crash on Te Ngae Rd, State Highway 30. Video / Maryana Garcia

Hawke's Bay Police dog handler Cole Devenport and his dog Lacey are ready to go on the beat. Video / Warren Buckland

The Government enters its final week of the year, a shake-up for the capital’s transport plans and 30C-plus temperatures expected across the country in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Emergency services responded to a serious incident in a park in the Auckland suburb of Massey overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward

Despite being fined for working without a dental technician qualification, Māori in Northland support the woman known as 'the Tooth Fairy.' Video / Te Ao Māori News

Junior Fa on his Day of Reckoning bout v Frank Sanchez and sparring with Deontay Wilder. Video / NZ Herald

Economists say key factors of the global economy are improving, storms continue battering North Queensland and a Save the Children report outlines the most concerning issue for children worldwide. Video / Newstalk ZB/ AP / Getty / NZ Herald

A man was in critical condition after a serious assault outside Auckland's Shakespeare Tavern. Video / Supplied