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Looking through the fog of an ongoing pandemic, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has proposed a billion dollars to fight what he says will have a much greater impact than Covid.

His climate change-centred… Audio

Optimistic but not over the moon - that's how Auckland business group Heart of the City feels about the new summer support package for Tāmaki Makaurau.

A $37 million package has been announced by the… Video, Audio

4G wireless broadband, mobile voice, data and text services; a new satellite link, satellite dish and five cell sites have been installed around the Chatham Islands.

The system went live on… Video, Audio

World Rugby is shaking up the rules next year. Countries will be able to "pick and choose" from 10 different rule variations to introduce at the grassroots level of the game.

The tweaks are being… Audio

It looked like a hard sell - land stuck next to a noisy neighbour - an international airport, with high voltage cables directly overhead.

But Christchurch Airport has found a solution, devoting 400… Audio

National's reset means a reshuffle, as Chris Luxon seeks to make his mark on the Opposition Party.

The new leader now has some big decisions ahead of him as his opposition MPs head home after… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6284613868001 Video, Audio

Covid vaccines will be rolled out to children aged between five and 11 years old by the end of January, with vaccine supplies ready and waiting.

The government's already secured the paediatric doses… Audio

The police are now investigating self-styled justice campaigner Scott Guthrie, after another inquiry found he breached numerous regulations.

The Department of Corrections started investigating after… Video, Audio

After months in lockdown - the government's hoping it can bring Tāmaki Makaurau back to life with a $37.5 million injection. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, discusses the… Video, Audio

The government has announced a $37.5 million support package to put the sizzle back into Auckland's venues and events, but some in hospitality are not happy.

The government will subsidise 100,000… Video, Audio

In Northland, Aucklanders' bookings are being cancelled and Waitangi commemorations at the Treaty Grounds have been scrapped.

From December 15, unvaccinated people can travel north if they return a… Audio

Claire Concannon joins a group from Te Herenga Waka as they deploy a seismic sensor on the Alpine Fault, part of a project to better understand how a slip on one part will impact ground shaking… Video, Audio

Journalist Jude Stewart says access to many memories, and even information about our health, is right under our nose. Audio

The Spinoff's head of data Harkanwal Singh joins us for Bookmarks to share some of his favourite things. Audio

To mark 100 years on radio, listeners have been sharing their special memories with us. Jesse speaks with Nancy Croad about what she remembers. Audio