Schools and a hospital are in lockdown and residents have been told to stay away while police respond to a suspected hostage situation in Nelson. Video / Tim Cuff

Convicted killers Gail Maney and Stephen Stone head to court 35 years after disappearance of Deane-Fuller-Sandys. Video / NZHerald

"IT ENDS WITH US" follows Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she faces love and trauma in Boston, torn between neurosurgeon Ryle and ex Atlas. Video / Sony Pictures Entertainment

Search and Rescue dogs have been brought in to search for a missing 5-year-old autistic boy in Gisborne who is believed to have gone missing at 2.15pm yesterday. Video / Gizzy Live

MetService Severe Weather: 12th August. Video / Metservice

Dame Lisa Carrington’s feats in Paris have added a new chapter to her already incredible legacy. Video / NZ Herald

Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced that the government has agreed to policy settings that will allow time of use schemes to be proposed. Video / NZ Herald

In today's headlines with Wilhelmina Shrimpton, NZ’s history-making Olympics, ChCh cathedral blow for businesses and Wellington’s slow economic recovery.

Auckland is falling behind other similar cities and needs to “shift gear” or it will not prosper. Video / Jason Oxenham

Elliott Smith and Liam Napier review the All Blacks' rugby test loss to Argentina last night, and look ahead to next week's clash at Eden Park. Video / Mark Mitchell

The Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to Level 3 at White Island following minor eruptions on Friday and Sunday. Video / Geoff Mackley, youtube.com/@geoffmackley

Lydia Ko made history on day 15 of the Games before confirming it would be her last time wearing the Olympic rings. Video / NZ Herald

All blacks coach Scott Robertson speaks to the media in Wellington following a historic loss to Argentina. Video / NZ Herald

Lydia Ko completed her Olympics set with a gold while Dame Lisa Carrington made it three from three. Video / Chereè Kinnear / Getty / Photosport

Police want to make it an offence to download or possess blueprints for 3D-printed firearms amid rising manufacturing. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah / Mark Mitchell

According to one of the few Kiwi athletes who knows the feeling, it will take time for Alicia Hoskin to realise what she has achieved. Video / NZ Herald

Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin take gold in the K2 women’s final, NZ tourism takes on new challenges and banks begin to lower their interest rates. Video / NZ Herald

The Auckland Cannabis Museum is re-opening today after being saved by a rich-lister donor, bringing its founder one step closer to his goal of making weed the new alcohol.

Jury in murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne visits home where Pauline Hanna died.

Willie and Laura Akers talk about farming after Cyclone Gabrielle and why they’re still optimistic about wool. Video / Alan Gibson

Sky Originals NZ presents Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line, a three-part documentary series following New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team the Wheel Blacks. Video / Sky Sport

Christ's College First XV complete preparations for clash with the old enemy, CBHS. Video / George Heard

Romance steals the show as Disney on Ice returns

Elliott Smith and Liam Napier discuss the All Blacks team announcement ahead of Saturday's test match against Argentina. Video / Mark Mitchell

Air New Zealand Chief Operational Integrity and Safety Officer explains the CEET service and safety training simulator for Cabin Crew. Video / Michael Craig

The recording made of Hanna by a relative when she visited their Hawkes Bay property, in which Hanna describes Polkinghorne as a 'sex fiend', was played to the jury in court.

A wreath-laying ceremony took place in Stratford, Taranaki on August 8, marking the anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair. Video / Ilona Hanne

Photographer Larn Berge talks about his journey to take a 180-degree panorama of the Milky Way over the snowy caps of Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngāuruhoe. Video / Larn Berge

The Government has unveiled changes to allow new council-owned water companies to be able to access more cheap borrowing from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA)