Day three of lockdown and the covid testing station chaos continues. Video / NZ Herald

Focus: Sir Michael Cullen on taxes and the health care system

Essential workers Joshua van Wyk and Megan Flatt arrived at the Northcote testing centre at 7.10am to find about 200 cars in front of them in the queue. Video / Adam Pearse

A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald

Immediate focus on supporting each other and following health guidelines, principal says.

19-08-2021 Queues at testing stations around Auckland are snaking up to 5km with police diverting traffic around some centres. Video / NZ Herald

More than 260,000 children aged 12 to 15 in New Zealand can now receive the vaccine.

Flowers bound for dump were given away by florist spreading sunshine as lockdown loomed.

A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald

August 17 2021. Auckland and Coromandel will go into level 4 lockdown for seven days – and the rest of the country for three days – following news of a community Covid-19 case in NZ's biggest city. Video / NZ Herald / Getty

PM Jacinda Ardern responded to questions about donations made by Troy Bowker back in 2017. Video / Mark Mitchell

Detective Inspector Scott Anderson reveals details of the fatal stabbing at an Airbnb party in Fendalton, Christchurch. Video / George Heard

Violent crime offending has starkly grown since the 2020 Covid lockdowns. Video / Mike Scott

Watch: Synthony performing Jubel at NZME. Video / NZ Herald

Energy Minister Megan Woods is asked for any updates on Monday night's power outage. Video / Mark Mitchell

Sports Minister Grant Robertson responds to Hurricanes board member Troy Bowker's anti-Māori comments. Video / Mark Mitchell

The National Party will vote in favour of a bill that makes it easier for people to change their gender on a birth certificate. Video / Mark Mitchell

National leader Judith Collins has come to the rescue of a painting of Sir Winston Churchill, which was taken down from the public area on Level 2 of Parliament House, at the request of the Greens. Video / Mark Mitchell

PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister on unvaccinated Tauranga Port workers exposed to crew members aboard the container ship Rio de la Plata. Video / Mark Mitchell

Javarney's father Stephen Drummond talks about the loss of his son. Video / George Heard

Timaru crash scene witness, Melissa Bryce shares her experience. Video / George Heard

Demi Hunziker (Ngāpuhi), passionate about being of service to Māori communities alleges she was fired from her day job after her employer discovered her on OnlyFans, a platform popularised by sexual content. Video / Dean Purcell

Friend of Timaru crash victims speaks out. Video / George Heard

Timaru fatal crash: Family and friends remember 'sweet, funny, cool' teens killed. Video / George Heard

National Party leader Judith Collins addresses the National Party annual conference at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau. Video / Dean Purcell

Timaru crash: Five dead, driver stable - all local teenage boys. Video / George Heard

Bernadette Casey, founder of Wellington company Usedfully, who recycle material such as old cotton clothing into useful products such as roading material. Video / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on latest public housing developments. Video / George Heard

'Soften Up Bro' is a mental health campaign which targets Māori and Pasifika men, normalising vulnerable conversations and going against the grain of telling fellow men to 'harden up bro.' Video / Dean Purcell

No infected children succumbed; RSV may not have been cause of deaths, says ADHB.