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12:18 PM.South Auckland, where these positive Covid cases reside, has a large Māori population.

Māni Dunlop spoke to the Ministry of Health's Deputy Director General Māori Health, John Whaanga. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Thousands of people have been attempting to travel south out of Auckland this morning, with long queues reported at police border checkpoints.

Māni Dunlop spoke with RNZ reporter, Kate Gregan, from… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Thousands of Aucklanders have been queuing up to be swabbed for Covid-19 in Tamaki Makaurau this morning, following the news of the latest community cases.

RNZ's Health Correspondent, Rowan Quinn… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Anxiety levels are high in Tamaki Makaurau after news three members of the same South Auckland family have tested positive for Covid-19, causing the city to be moved to Alert Level 3.

The Prime… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Questions abound over the latest Covid-19 cases, thousands turn out at Auckland Covid testing centres, and long queues at the city's borders as people flee Tamaki Makaurau.

Nicola Wright has the… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Struggling newsrooms are set to receive a boost with the establishment of an $55-million public interest journalism fund.

The fund was announced by the Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.Police investigating the death of Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth Zhong have charged someone with her murder.

The 47-year-old man was arrested by police earlier today.

Meriana Johnsen spoke to… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.High freight costs have pushed passionfruit growers to focus more on the domestic market this season.

Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea believes it's time for him to step up and lead the Hurricanes.

Sports reporter Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The manufacturing sector has roared back to life, with activity at its strongest level in six months.

Business Editor, Gyles Beckford, has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.The Covid-19 vaccines will first go to the thousands of New Zealanders working in and around the border, followed by their household contacts such as flatmates and whānau.

The New Zealand Nurses… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.All border workers should get their first covid-19 immunoisations within two to three weeks, once the first batches of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arrive in the country next week..

Meriana Johnsen… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.New Zealand's border workers will begin being vaccinated against Covid-19 from next Saturday, with the first batch of immunisations arriving in the country within a week.

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Covid-19 vaccinations for border workers begins next weekend, The Prime Minister says MIQ cleaners need better recognition, and an arrest in the  Elizabeth Zhong murder case.

Nicola Wright has mo nga… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.In September, seven Chinese secret police officers suddenly turned up at Mike Smith's door in Shanghai.

Writing for the Australian Financial Review, he had been one of the last two Australian… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Infrastructure New Zealand is concerned the Resource Management Act reforms planned by the Government could complicate the planning process for some projects.

Yesterday the Environment Minister… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The man charged with a hit and run in Taita that left a local woman seriously injured has been named.

He is 27-year-old Jade Mark Harris from Naenae in Lower Hutt.

RNZ's reporter Hamish Cardwell was… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The state-owned farmer Pāmu has reported a small half-year profit.

Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.A thrilling 5-4 extra-time win over Tottenham has sent Everton into the quarterfinals of English football's FA Cup.

Sports reporter Clay Wilson, has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The local operations of the Australian based financial services company – AMP – has had a fall in its full year profit.

Business editor Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi.

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12:18 PM.The Victoria University Students' Association is hearing that some students are finding Wellington rents so expensive, they're enrolling in provincial universities instead.

Today, TradeMe released… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The Education Ministry is warning of a shortage of secondary teachers in Auckland for the next three years.

It has forecast a shortfall of 30 teachers in the city this year.

Emma Hatton spoke with… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Air New Zealand's chief executive has blamed a junior communications staff member for the delay in responding to queries about its contract work for the Royal Saudi Navy,

Greg Foran and the airline's… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Air New Zealand apologises again for working with the Saudi military. Auckland faces a shortage of secondary school teachers, and Wellington rents hit new highs.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:54 PM.Five Micronesian countries have signalled they'll be exiting the Pacific Islands Forum - throwing the Pacific's most influential regional body into chaos.

It follows the appointment of a Cook… Read more Audio