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8:25 AM.The small isolated communities along Tairāwhiti's East Coast say they're putting in the hard mahi as Covid-19 cases rise.

Hours away from any pharmacy and with doctors a rare commodity, they've come… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A rule change allowing unvaccinated New Zealanders to dodge MIQ has the National Party questioning the government's other health orders.

The government quietly changed the rules on Friday.

National… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Waikato police are investigating an attack on a milk tanker at the weekend, in which the cab's windscreen was smashed with a hammer, and milk was poured across the road.

The police say it happened… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.A "significant rescue operation" is underway off North Cape.

Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The White Ferns' have only a slim mathematical chance of reaching the Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals after their heart-breaking loss to England.

New Zealand were on the brink of victory after… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A pregnant nurse hospitalised with Covid-19 has described her fear as the virus hit - she was so sick she was vomiting blood.

She's one of several thousand people hospitalised in the Omicron… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Auckland University epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson says calls to remove vaccine passes now are "political nonsense", and wants them to stay for weeks longer.

Jackson said NZ is currently at the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.In Ukraine the south-eastern port city of Mariupol continues to bear the brunt of a sustained Russian bombardment.

Each day seems to brings its own fresh horror for the surrounded city, where more… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.New Zealand police kill at 11 times the rate of police in England and Wales.

Licence to Kill, an RNZ investigative series on police shootings launched today, shows New Zealand police have killed 39… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.A woman is in police custody and will appear in the Manukau District Court today after five people were hit by a car at the Westfield mall on Sunday.

One person is in a critical condition, and three… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern just spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Political editor Jane Patterson had some analysis. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister says Covid-19 mandates and vaccine passes are no longer as necessary as they once were.

Today, Cabinet will discuss potential changes to restrictions - with announcements to come… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.The Metservice has issued a Severe Thunderstorms Warning for the areas of Kaipara, Far North, Whangaeri and Rodney, with risks of localised tornadoes and flash floods.

The National Emergency… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Covid-19 restrictions look set to be relaxed in the coming weeks as the Omicron outbreak plateaus and the border begins to reopen.

Cabinet is meeting today to review mandates, vaccine passes and the… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Cabinet is reviewing Covid-19 mandates this afternoon and it's likely some restrictions will be relaxed soon.

This comes as daily Omicron numbers fall and the borders are set to re-open. Some in the… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Ukraine's south-eastern port city of Mariupol continues to bear the brunt of a sustained Russian bombardment.

Each day seems to brings its own fresh horror for the surrounded city, where more than… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A Pacific health and social service provider in Auckland says it's run off its feet keeping up with the demands of a Covid-hit community.

While the government says case numbers in Tamaki Makaurau are… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Health officials say the sharp rise in Covid cases in Tairawhiti may be the result of poverty in action.

The region, which includes Gisborne and East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid in… Read more Audio