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12:00 PM.Two Covid-19 cases detected in Christchurch. Audio

12:55 PM.New Zealand's Covid response minister, Chris Hipkins signalled yesterday there'll soon be changes to MIQ including shorter stays and eventually the whole system will be replaced with home isolation.

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12:46 PM.A new species of whale has been identified.

It's called the 'Ramari's beaked whale', and it's named after tohunga tohora - or whale expert - Ramari Stewart who helped identify the mammal as a… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Hunters want to help protect the country's conservation estate, but say they need to be included in conversations about culling deer, pigs and goats.

Forest & Bird has created a series of maps from… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:26 PM.The Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson has highlighted Pakistan's clinical efficiency in both their bowling and batting as the difference between the two sides in their T20 world cup match in Sharjah.

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:16 PM.Consumers are paying up to $200 more for power each year, subsidising a deal for the Tiwai Point smelter to continue.

An Electricity Authority review has focused on the smelter's role in electricity… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Government is pressing ahead with its nationwide three waters reforms, making them compulsory despite stiff opposition from local councils.

The government will now set up working groups to guide… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Government will force local councils to be part of its Three Waters reforms, as it pushes ahead with the major changes. The Christchurch Mayor says the Government's decision is robbing local… Read more Audio

12:51 PM.New Zealand's Council for International Development's annual conference has kicked off.

It's the umbrella organisation for the country's aid agencies.

The virtual conference has been focusing on… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Today cabinet faces some tough calls when it comes to mandatory vaccinations, targets and requests for Northland to return to lockdown.

The Government will hold a post-Cabinet press conference at 4pm… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.Farming towns are hoping to reap the rewards of one of Fonterra's biggest milk price payouts in the co-operative's history.

The dairy giant expects to pay between $7.90-8.90 per kilogram of milk… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:26 PM.Captain Kane Williamson says Pakistan's win over India will have them in a confident frame of mind going into their T20 cricket World Cup clash tomorrow morning. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:18 PM.The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is arguing that the health ministry's refusal to share Māori vaccine information is inconsistent and a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The agency is trying to… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Many of Auckland's senior High School students returned to class this morning - now wearing masks - more than two months after the first community case of the Delta variant of Covid-19 was detected in… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Senior students are back at school today, but with case numbers rising, the race to vaccinate continues.

The deputy prime minister Grant Robertson told Morning Report the Government expects to make… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Senior students returning to class in Auckland and much of Waikato this morning are relieved they can get on with their learning... but nervous about their safety. Audio

12:46 PM.It's Niuean language week in Aotearoa, and the theme is 'May the Niuean people thrive' - Kia Tupuolaola e Moui he Tagata Niue . 

The Auckland War Memorial Museum hosted an online showcase to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government's new traffic light system may be rolled out in the South Island ahead of the rest of the country, if its DHBs reach the 90 percent vaccination… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:26 PM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster says Sam Cane is simply not up to resuming captaincy duties. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio