There were 113 cases of Covid-19 in the community today, down from yesterday’s record high of 206 - New Zealand’s highest number since the pandemic began. Video / NZ Herald

Three school buses owned by Paeroa Private Hire have been destroyed. Video / Deane Olsen

What is normally the fortress of New Zealand rugby has transformed into a dotting domain all weekend long as Tāmaki Makaurau's Got ya Dot campaign kicks off at Eden Park. Video / Jed Bradley

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a boost in Working for Families payments for those on low incomes, and a top-up to the Best Start payment for parents of new babies.

As COP 26 takes place in Glasgow, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to us about New Zealand's commitment to emissions reduction in an extended joint interview with the Herald, US broadcaster NBC and news agency AFP as part of Covering Climate Now, a coalition of international media reporting climate change. Video / NZ Herald

At age 13, Matty Paparoa broke into a tomb and slept on a concrete slab inside at night. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Useful Media

Matty Paparoa had the toughest of starts. At Waitangi, he finds acceptance and aroha. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Useful Media

The new MARS-L assault rifle can be fitted with a number of ancillaries on the rail system and can be configured for any specific mission. Video / New Zealand Army

Years after his old life in gangs, prison and hip hop, Matty Paparoa is sleeping rough in Titirangi. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Useful Media

After years of homelessness, former hip-hop star KD Lok is back in the spotlight. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Useful Media

Matty Paparoa had left gang life behind, but he couldn't outrun his past. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Useful Media

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

November 5 2021 There are a record 163 new cases of Covid-19 today. 159 are in Auckland and four are in Waikato. A second person isolating at home with Covid has died. Paramedics were called to a Mt Eden address.

Drone images taken on Thursday show the scale of the damage at the wastewater treatment plant in Bromley, Christchucrh. Video / Christchurch City Council

Watch: Attempted aggravated robbery in Napier South. Video / Police Ten 7

Eke Panuku - Auckland's Future in Progress. Video / Auckland Council

The sudden death of a 40-year-old man with COVID-19, who was isolating at his home in Mangere has been referred to the Coroner to determine whether it was coronavirus-related. Video / Alex Burton / Dean Purcell / Jason Oxenham / Michael Craig / Mark Mitchell

MetService Severe weather: November 3rd-4th.

Inspector Matt Srhoj on serious firearms incident in Māngere. Video / NZ Herald

Auckland shooting: Shots fired into innocent Māngere family's home. Video / Dean Purcell

Dr Ashley Bloomfield on the newly secured 4.7 million new Pfizer jabs. Video / Newstalk ZB

Police rammed a vehicle at a West Auckland petrol station before chasing a person on foot. Video / Simon Baker

Pasifika sports stars throw support behind upcoming vaccination events. Video / Dean Purcell

Tangi procession heading north on SH1 at Plimmerton. Video / B Hayward

November 3 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern on vaccine mandates as protesters gather outside vaccination centre in Whanganui. Video / Bevan Conley

MetService Christchurch weather: November 4th. Video / Metservice

MetService Wellington weather: November 4th. Video / Metservice

MetService National weather: November 3rd-5th. Video / Metservice

Anti-vaccine protesters in Whanganui force PM Jacinda Ardern's press conference to be rescheduled. Video / Ethan Griffiths / Bevan Conley