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It has been revealed the maintenance worker at the Rydges Hotel isolation facility who contracted Covid 19 used a lift just minutes after a guest who later tested positive for the same strain.

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There has been a mass exodus from the Canterbury District Health Board with two more resignations from the executive team this morning, taking the total number to seven.

Dozens of masked health… Read more Audio

Much of the country has had a good dumping of rainfall today.

Severe weather warnings were in place for Northland and Auckland as strong gales and rain lashed the regions.

Anneke Smith has more. Read more Audio

The Attorney General says a High Court ruling that New Zealand's level 4 lockdown was unlawful for nine days, validates what it did in the early stages of the lockdown.

Lawyer Andrew Borrowdale had… Read more Audio

Auckland's Mayor has been warned businesses teetering on the edge of collapse during the first lockdown may go to the wall this time around.

The council's chief economist is expecting around 250 jobs… Read more Audio

The government has unveiled a high profile team of trouble shooters to help protect the country's border.

It is scaling back the use of private security guards at managed isolation facilities, opting… Read more Audio

Good news for book worms with time management problems - libraries in the Selwyn District, in Canterbury, have stopped charging fines for overdue books in an effort to entice people scared off by… Read more Audio

New Zealand Rugby is not in line for any special treatment to ensure its North-South match goes ahead next weekend.

Health Minister Chris Hipkins says it's unlikely 13 Auckland-based players will be… Read more Audio

In Australia, Victoria's had another drop in coronavirus cases - today reporting 216 new infections and 12 more deaths.

It's a slight improvement on yesterday's numbers which were the best the state… Read more Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

The boss of Air NZ believes covid safety measures for international aircrew are strict enough and sees no reason to change them.

The Minister of Health has signalled he's aiming to release an order… Read more Video, Audio