Interest rates are being cut with another Reserve Bank move expected this week, but how soon will it result in economic relief and recovery? Video / Cameron Pitney

Gisborne Ambassador Henare O’Keefe was raised in a “tin shack, with dirt floors and no power” in the remote East Coast settlement of Ruatoria. Video / NZ Herald

Reporter Reid is at the Beehive for a kōrero with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on growing up, living in style, and the beats that get her fired up for Parliament.

Parker says the forestry and wood manufacturing apprenticeship programme is 'invaluable'. Video / Megan Wilson

Auckland Airport is the first in the country to have LED lights for low visibility landings. Video / Auckland Airport

A video appears to show police officers wearing gang paraphernalia. Video / Supplied

At 2.30pm there will be a party in Aotea Square “filled with festive Christmas music and dance including the Bluey Live Christmas Experience. Video / NZ Herald

The All Blacks have defeated Italy in a sloppy match, 29-11. Video / Sky Sport

Police enforce new gang patch ban. Serious crash in Ōpōtiki. Tourists on edge in Laos after poisoning. Video / NZ Herald

This soba noodle platter looks spectacular for a shared lunch. Video / Fresh Media

A new documentary fronted by Herald journalist Jared Savage goes into the dark world of child sex abuse material with the Customs investigations team. Video / Greenstone TV

Shayne Currie continues his Great New Zealand Road Trip, travelling from Whakatāne to Gisborne. Video / NZ Herald

Christchurch documentarian Nadia Maxwell's TikTok experiment, posing as a 13-year-old girl, revealed shocking results as inappropriate content appeared almost immediately.

The magical world of Oz, where you can expect the unexpected. Watch the new #WickedMovie trailer now. Video / Universal Pictures

Six people have now been confirmed to have died in Laos from methanol poisoning, tensions flare at the Colt 29 Climate Summit. A new study shows fishing prompts happiness.

Toll rises from an apparent mass poisoning in Laos tourist town of Vang Vieng. Video / TVNZ

Growth in registration as Santa gears up to celebrate city’s 150th anniversary after a post-Covid slump. Video / Rafaella Melo

Sergio Williams argued the killing of Herbert Bradley was self-defence and a tragic accident, but failed to help the pensioner as he lay dying. Video / NZ Police

Turn your next BBQ into something special with these prawns and roast tomatoes. Video / Fresh Media

In Tairua, Riley Elliott combines shark conservation with family life, building a home and raising a family.Video / Mike Scott

The man is still fighting to keep his name permanently suppressed.  Video / TVNZ

Mayor Wayne Brown unveils the driver safety screens being rolled out on Auckland buses. Video / Carson Bluck

Members of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad were seen outside the Head Hunters pad in West Auckland on View Rd in Henderson. Video / NZME

Scott Robertson has resisted any temptation to rotate his side for the All Blacks’ year-ending test against Italy, naming as strong a side as possible for Sunday’s clash.

Resene Paints has been the business of colour for 78 years. But the family-owned business is now struggling to make a margin. Video / Mark Mitchell

Calls for the government needs to tackle knife crime after a security guard was stabbed in the neck in Auckland's Newmarket.

Ebony Lamb performs Successful Feelings. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Locals Only

Ebony Lamb performs Midnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Locals Only

Shayne Currie interviews beekeeper Liam Gavin and finds out how mānuka honey is finding its sweet spot again.

A former mushroom farm turned creative hub for local artists hosts its first night market. Video / Rafaella Melo

Matamata man Finn Higgins has been jailed for driving into road worker and former Olympian Dave Rodger at a work site at Waharoa in January this year. Video / Belinda Feek

UFC No 10-ranked light heavyweight Carlos Ulberg speaks with NZ Herald sports report Christopher Reive ahead of his clash against Volkan Oezdemir in Macau. Video / NZ Herald

The justice minister hopes the gang patch ban will eventually cut down on overall crime, new top cop says he's open to looking into bodycams for the country's police officers.

Te Pāti Māori has laid an official complaint against Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee after Tuesday’s hīkoi, Aotearoa’s biggest protest on Parliament grounds.

Late goal a heartbreaker, but Napier City Rovers ready to rise again in National League round-robin finale.

Shayne Currie interviews Pūhoi locals and finds out if a small village can overcome a baffling on-ramp. Video / John Fleming