Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced almost 1000 firearms and $5m in cash has been seized with 800 people arrested in Operation Tauwhiro. Video / Marty Melville

Hawke's Bay Today reporter Shea Jefferson challenged a few locals to read aloud the 85-letter longest placename in the world. Video / Warren Buckland

There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - two of which remain unlinked to the outbreak. Video / NZ Herald

September 17 2021 There are 11 new cases in the community today taking us past the grim milestone of 1000 cases in the Delta outbreak. Two of today's cases are unlinked at this stage.

Police have confirmed three children, all aged under 10, have died at a property in Timaru. Detective Inspector Scott Anderson provided an update at 1pm and said the deceased were siblings. Two were 2 and the other was 6. Video / George Heard

Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer explains why she decided to get vaccinated. Video / Supplied

The 90% Project is an NZ Herald initiative that aims to reach all New Zealanders to get the word out about vaccination so we can save lives and restore freedoms. Video / NZ Herald

September 17 2021 There will be no changes to the timing of school holidays in Auckland from the beginning of October despite the region having been in lockdown for nearly five weeks.

Police investigate a suspicious Covid tent fire in Clover Park. Video / Hayden Woodward

13 new community cases are announced and the 'Shot Bro' vaccine buses hit the road to boost jab rates. Video / NZ Herald

Labour MP Willie Jackson and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff at the launch of the mobile pop-up covid vaccination buses. Video / Dean Purcell

There are 13 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - including a truck driver who left Auckland. The truck driver travelled to Hamilton, Cambridge and Tauranga but it's unclear if he was infectious during that time. There may be no locations of interest, Dr Ashley Bloomfield said.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster nails pronouncing Aotearoa's longest place name. Video / Eastern District Police

Act leader David Seymour talks to Mike Hosking about the latest political polls. Video / Newstalk ZB

Auckland Airport are running an incentive promotion encouraging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Video / Dean Purcell

Uncle Paul Thomas remains hopeful as the search continues for Thomas Philips and his three children. Video / Belinda Feek

There were 14 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, all linked to existing cases. Video / NZ Herald

September 15 2021 There are 14 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. All the new cases are linked to existing cases but three people were infectious while in the community, creating 10 new exposure events.

Police say they were 'dealing with people visibly going through the grieving process'. Video / Supplied

A disabled Napier woman in a wheelchair was assaulted by another woman on the weekend. Video Hawke's Bay Today.

A search is under way on a remote North Island west coast beach for an Otorohanga man and his three children. Video / NZ Herald / Google Earth

14 September 2021. There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - and all have been linked to other cases in the outbreak. Video / NZ Herald

September 14 2021 There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - and all have been linked to other cases in the outbreak.

Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield talks to Mike Hosking about Covid cases numbers and dropping drop alert levels. Video / Newstalk ZB

A truckload of orange pulp appears to have been spilled on State Highway 5. Video / Nigel Chapman

CCTV footage shows woman in wheelchair attacked in Onekawa. Video / Supplied

Moana New Zealand is providing food for Papa Honez' One Whānau At A Time. Video / Moana New Zealand

Auckland's level 4 lockdown has been extended but Cabinet has made an in-principle decision to shift the region down to level 3 at 11.59pm on September 21. Video / NZ Herald

PM Jacinda Ardern said that other Aucklanders would "take a very dim view of Aucklanders who aren't doing their bit" when asked about William Willis and Hannah Rawnsley who travelled to a holiday home in Wānaka. Video / Pool

September 13 2021 Auckland will remain at level 4 for another week, until 11.59pm on September 21. Level 2 will remain in place for the rest of New Zealand for another week, and Cabinet will review these settings on Monday next week.