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12:55 PM.After nearly two years of closed borders, Fiji will be opening its doors to international travellers from the 11th of November.

A list of countries will be on the "green list" and includes, New… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.First there were vaccine clinics, then buses.

Now, Māori health providers in South Auckland are adding 44 vaccine campervans (campervaxxes?) to their covid-fighting fleet. 

Māni Dunlop talks to the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The National Iwi Chairs Pandemic Response Group wants everyone to stick to the travel restrictions and are pushing for all Maori to get vaccinated.

Border control checkpoints went into full swing in… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector including a major farming company that says it may need to place restrictions on unvaccinated staff in the future. Audio

12:26 PM.The Aotearoa Men's netball team are expecting an improved performance in tonight's second game against the Silver Ferns in Wellington. Audio

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

12:19 PM.Medical professionals are warning the health system would be ill-equipped to deal with escalating Delta cases outside of Auckland.

Dr Michael Howard, an emergency consultant at Whangarei Hospital… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the elimination strategy for Covid-19 will remain outside of Auckland.

Public health experts say that means the border surrounding the super city will… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Locations of interest are popping up in Northland, after a positive case travelled there.

But locals are frustrated at reports the woman isn't being forthcoming with public health teams, who're… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Calls to tighten Auckland's borders ahead of Cabinet decision and Northland locals concerned there was a second traveller. Audio

12:57 PM.Ni sa bula! It's Fijian language week in Aotearoa.

The Ministry for Pacific Peoples has been marking the week with live Facebook videos and Instagram stories of Fijians sharing stories of their… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Murupara in the Bay of Plenty has the lowest vaccination uptake of any town in the country.

Less than one-third of Murupara residents have gotten even one jab, and just sixteen percent are fully… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The Prime Minister continues her whirlwind tour of Eastern North Island centres today - trying to put a rocket under the vaccination uptake.

Data released yesterday show vaccination levels in wealthy… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Supplies are looking very tight as winegrowers here grapple with two seasons of low grape yields, as well as shipping and labour problems. Audio

12:28 PM.Heat is a big problem as the All Whites prepare to play in Bahrain. Audio

12:20 PM.We find out which sectors dominate wage subsidy applications. Audio

12:17 PM.Experts from a variety of disciplines are warning Covid-19 is a threat multiplier exploiting the cracks in our social infrastructure.

In Aotearoa, we first saw the Delta variant take hold in… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Northlanders are bracing for a possible shift to Alert Level 3, after confirmation that a Delta-positive essential worker went through Whangārei. 

National's Dr Shane Reti talks to Māni Dunlop about… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Northlanders are bracing for a possible shift to Alert Level 3, after confirmation that a Delta-positive essential worker went through Whangārei.

So far, there are no locations of interest listed for… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Northland prepares for a possible alert level upgrade. And the Prime Minister hits the road to try supercharge the vaccination uptake. Audio

12:46 PM.The vaccine rollout is bumping up against those who might be hesitant or so-called anti-vaxxers.

So how can we tackle those difficult conversations with whanau and friends who're reluctant to get the… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.In another blow for the events sector the South Island's largest springtime event, the Canterbury A and P show has been cancelled.

Due to take place next month the event usually attracts a hundred… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmlands, which has about 80 stores around the country, recently trialed two pop up vaccination clinics at its stores and now more are in the pipeline. Audio

12:28 PM.Auckland-based rugby teams are forced out of the NPC. Audio

12:20 PM.The regulator tells an investment firm to halt its adverts. Audio