There were 173 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday. 90 people were in hospital with the virus. Video / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell / Alex Burton

WWll veteran Les Morice has a peaceful recipe for a long and healthy life.

"I don't think it's struck home how deadly this is," says Commission Chair Anne Tolley.

How Hawke's Bay Farmers' Markets are adapting to Covid restrictions.

New Zealand marked a major vaccination milestone today, with 90 percent of eligible Kiwis having now received at least one dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Video / NZ Herald

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made her first visit to Auckland today after three months into lockdown. Video / NZ Herald

Thousands of protesters swamped Parliament's grounds as rallys broke out across the country today in a challenge to the Covid response. Video / NZ Herald

Auckland moves to level 3.2 tomorrow night, Far North to level 2 on Thursday; more freedoms likely from Nov 29. Video / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell

A then-record 163 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the community on Friday. Video / Alex Burton / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell

Yoga has been part of learning at Henry Hill School for years. Recently the school won an excellence in wellbeing education award. Video / Warren Buckland

November 3 2021 There are 100 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - 97 are in Auckland and three are in the Waikato. There are no new cases in Northland.

The Northern part of Northland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm tonight until at least next Monday night. Video / Mike Dinsdale / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig

House fire on Marine Parade, Napier. Video / Doug Laing

Auckland and Waikato are set to see an easing of Covid-19 restrictions, moving to level three step two. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell / Jason Oxenham / Alex Burton

There were 143 Covid-19 cases announced in the community but there was some good news for Christchurch and vaccination numbers across Aotearoa. Video / NZ Herald

A Napier 10-year-old videoing a storm captured the moment a lightning bolt erupted right outside her Poraiti home. Video / Leah Te Whata

Covid-19 spreads further in Auckland plus breaking news of two additional unlinked cases in Northland and a positive case in Tonga that arrived on a flight from Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald

Micro-premmie baby Elijah finally comes home

Jerry Hapuku, Ngati Kahungunu kaumatua, chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter Shea Jefferson about the treasured rock that sits on State Highway 2 near the Pekapeka wetlands South of Hastings.

Covid-19 made a return to the South Island on Saturday as 104 community cases of Covid-19 were reported including two under 12's in Northland. Video / NZ Herald

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled the government's traffic light system on Friday. intended to replace Alert Level when a vaccination threshold has been reached. Video / Mark Mitchell / Alex Burton / Jed Bradley / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig

New Zealand Defence Force’s Headquarters Deployable Joint Inter-Agency Task Force (involving personnel from the New Zealand Army, the Air Force, and the Navy) arrived via Hercules aircraft on Monday for four days in their makeshift Hawke's Bay office. They left on Friday.

There were 102 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Thursday, the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. Video / Alex Burton / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell

Flaxmere New World is building a bigger shopping centre.

There were 60 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Wednesday. Video / Alex Burton / Jed Bradley / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell

Tuesday's 94 cases represent the biggest number of daily COVID-19 cases in New Zealand since the outbreak started in March 2020. Video / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig / Jason Oxenham / Sylvie Whinray

There were 60 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday. Auckland will stay in Alert Level 3 for at least another two weeks. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Jason Oxenham

There were 51 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Sunday. 47 in Auckland and 4 in Waikato. Video / Dean Purcell / Jason Oxenham / Sylvie Whinray / Michael Craig

Kiwis smashed the government's 'Super Saturday' goal of 100,000, reaching almost 130,000 by 8pm Saturday. Video / NZ Herald

There were 65 community cases of Covid-19 all in Auckland on Friday ahead of Super Saturday’s “Vaxathon” with experts predicting cases will rise into the hundreds as soon as November. Video / NZ Herald