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12:35 PM.The Rural Support Trust estimates $25 million in government funding is needed for flood recovery work. Audio

12:28 PM.We'll hear what India has had to say about losing to the Black Caps. Audio

12:20 PM.Westpac bank will stay in Australian hands. Audio

12:17 PM.The Corrections Minister is defending a decrease in the number of spaces available on drug and alcohol programmes in prisons. Kelvin Davis has appeared before parliament's Justice select committee… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Some experts want masks to be made mandatory in indoor public spaces, to minimise the chances of Covid-19 spreading. In Greater Sydney, they must now be worn in indoor areas such as supermarkets… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Testing is ramping up to meet soaring demand across Wellington, which is now at Alert Level 2. It's been five days since thousands of people were potentially exposed to Covid-19 at several venues in… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Thousands are being tested for Covid-19 in Wellington. The Black Caps are crowned World Test Champions. Audio

12:46 PM.RNZ understands a Cabinet meeting is now underway, as the government considers its response to a Covid-19 case in the capital at the weekend. RNZ's Wellington reporter Ben Strang tells Sarah Robson… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.There are a number of locations of interest in Wellington from the weekend. RNZ reporter Ruth Hill tells Sarah Robson what those places are. Audio

12:44 PM.The number of people using the Covid Tracer app has dropped again, after the Auckland outbreak earlier this year. Dr Andrew Chen is a digital technology expert and a research fellow at Auckland… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The capital is on high alert after a person who visited from Sydney over the weekend tested positive for Covid-19. A number of locations of interests have been identified - including a bar and several… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Costs to reinstate the Ashburton River are piling up. The Canterbury Regional Council says it needs financial help from central government in order to reinstate the river which flooded earlier this… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.With 600 international wickets under his belt, Black Caps bowler Tim Southee is hoping to add a few more on the last day of the World Test Championship Final against India. Audio

12:22 PM.Sydney's COVID-19 Bondi cluster has grown, and Queensland has closed its borders to COVID-19 hotspots. The Bondi cluster grew by ten cases yesterday - taking it to 21. Other states have started… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Experts are urging Wellingtonians to take a cautious approach over the coming days, as the extent of Covid-19 spread is ascertained. Professor Shaun Hendy is a Covid-19 data modelling expert and the… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.As the virus has spread around the world, it's been a case of survival of the fittest with the best mutations surviving and prospering. The positive case who was in Wellington at the weekend had… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The list of locations of interest has continued to grow throughout the morning. RNZ Wellington reporter Ruth Hill has the latest. 

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12:11 PM.All options are on the table as health officials begin testing, tracing, and responding to a trans-Tasman bubble incursion in the capital. A traveller from Sydney who arrived in Wellington on Saturday… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Covid-19's long weekend in Wellington? What happens next.... Genome sequencing, and contact tracing are underway. Audio

12:43 PM.A large shipment of flu vaccines has been ruined and thousands of Papatoetoe patients are without their medical clinic in another tale of destruction from the weekend's tornado. A large window and… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Councils, iwi and developers will soon be able to start pitching the government for funding under the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund. Criteria released today is focused on building multiple… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries says lessons have been learnt from its M bovis response, The clean-up is far from over in flood-hit South Canterbury and imports of fresh lychees and mangos from… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The new All Blacks are enjoying their selection for tests against Tonga and Fiji, as new prop Ethan de Groot says his selection shows players from outside the main regions can still get to the top. Audio

12:20 PM.The gap between the old and young continues to widen. Household confidence levels are on the rise, Demand for commercial property is booming in Nelson and Employers will need to start offering more… Read more Audio