A house fire has been spotted on Cooks Beach in the coromandel. Video / CFM / Brent LittleJohn

Witness the grand chariot procession of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra. This vibrant street festival exemplifies unity, and the Divine's journey touches hearts along the way. Video / NZ Herald

Prince Harry has won 15 counts in his caught case, the mosque inquest continues and people are warned to get their Covid 19 booster in time for summer. Video / NZ Herald

Meteor lights up the sky for people living between Whangārei and Dargaville. Video / Supplied

The Ward triplets come home for Christmas. Video / Jason Oxenham

Do you like the sound of Lamb and mint, honey, figs and fish and chips? Try it as a flavour in ice cream. Reporter Michaela Gower went along to taste test. Video Warren Buckland

Colin Crawford from the Auckland Police Impairment Prevention Team and his team have established a checkpoint on Saleyards Rd Otahuhu. Video / Hayden Woodward

State Highway 25A will open in the coming days, reconnected by a new 124-meter bridge. Video / NZ Herald

What makes a world record shearer? A look inside the shed with Megan and Hannah. Video / Olivia Caldwell

Almost a year after the devastating floods bought on by Cyclone Gabrielle a church has been reborn. Eskdale Church hosted it's first service carol singing since being inundated with flood water and silt. Video / Warren Buckland

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media at Parliament today Video / Marty Melville

Nicola Willis talking on the bridge at Parliament today. Video / Marty Melville

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The wild green honeycreeper has the plumage of both genders and was discovered in Colombia. Video / ODT

Five fire trucks and two ladder trucks attended the fire in Tōtara Vale this morning, which destroyed a three-storey building under construction. Video / Hayden Woodward

Parliament works under urgency while protests take over its lawns, safety concerns after mega-ferries project gets scrapped and why Israel’s becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / Getty / NZHerald

Stardome's Josh Aoraki offers tip for viewing the meteor shower early Friday. Video / Michael Craig

A fire has broken out on Te Rapa Rd in Hamilton. Video / Supplied

Car in Rotorua crashes into fence, parked van and house.

Doctors/health specialists marches in both Auckland against the smokefree law repeals. Video / Finn Little

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s return to Question Time has begun with Green MP Chloe Swarbrick refusing to apologise for calling statements made by Luxon about the government's climate policy a “demonstrable lie”.

The occupants of a 40-foot boat in distress off the coast of Māhia were safely transferred to a Coastguard boat amid three-meter swells and windy conditions on Tuesday night. Video / Coastguard Hawke's Bay

Prime Minister Chrisopher Luxon speaking at Parliament today Video / Marty Melville.

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