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7:28 AM.Patients are spending as long as 36 hours in emergency departments - often waiting hours in corridors.

Corridor waits were supposed to be abolished years ago but doctors say the problem is hitting… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.To the UK, where Queen Elizabeth has tested postive for Covid-19.

A statement from Buckingham Palace says she is experiencing mild symptoms and that the 95-year-old Monarch will still try to attend… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently spoke to Susie Ferguson about an anti-vaccination mandate protest convoy.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A handful of people have been arrested as police block off streets in a bid to contain the protest at Parliament and free up Wellington streets.

About 300 police staff and trucks and forklifts were… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Jacinda Ardern says the protestors have had their time, it’s time for them to go home, and police are now taking action to ensure the protest doesn’t grow.

The Prime Minister says a police operation… Read more Video, Audio

6:51 AM.The man who started the "Go Home" petition aimed at the anti-mandate protestors at Parliament says he has been receiving violent threats.

But James Black - not his real name - says the support he's… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.As an illegal occupation in Wellington of about 1000 people hits day 14, the city's mayor is getting angry about the disruption it's causing.

The police say they are engaging with key protest leaders… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.There are scenes of confrontation at Parliament this morning as Police and forklift workers arrive with concrete blocks to reinforce the perimeter of the occupation.

Videos and photos from the scene… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.Security guards are escorting children to schools near Parliament this morning; and one primary school says it is planning on practising lockdown drills this week.

Victoria University of Wellington… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.From today, Aucklanders who turn up to community Covid testing centres might be given a rapid antigen test, or RAT, instead of a PCR.

It's hoped the move will ease pressure on PCR testing and… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Fears of an invasion have heightened further after Russia extended military drills in Belarus that were due to end overnight.

US secretary of State Antony Blinken said the move made him even more… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.There are scenes of confrontation at Parliament this morning as Police and forklift workers arrive with concrete blocks to reinforce the perimeter of the occupation.

Videos and photos from the scene… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The darkest chapter for the Catholic Church in this country, a place of horrendous child sexual abuse, a sanctioned brothel and a haven for criminals.

These are just some of the ways victims have… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Matt Henry has made the most of a rare test chance, firing the Black Caps into control on the opening day of the first test against South Africa in Christchurch.

Revelling in green conditions on his… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.The number of new Covid-19 cases in the community is still rising, hitting a new daily record yesterday of 1573.

Sixty-three people are now in hospital; none in intensive care.

On the other side of… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Thirty years in the making - Whangarei's Hundertwasser Arts Centre opens this Sunday.

The world-famous Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasserspent his final years living in the Bay of Islands… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A deal struck between New Zealand Rugby and US equity firm Silver Lake is worth up to $300 million.

The deal has a belated seal of approval from David Moffett, a former chief executive of New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The protest at Parliament is beginning its 11th day.

Susie Ferguson got an update. Read more Audio