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7:47 AM.The Ministry of Health is defending the government's new Covid-19 records website and app, which an IT security expert has raised questions about.

By the end of the year, people will be able to… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.RNZ podcast 'The Unthinkable' has taken out gold at the prestigious New York Festivals Radio Awards at the same time the government promises to do more for families who lose a baby. Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Skiers were unknowingly a "knife edge" away from catastrophe on bus trips down Mt Ruapehu, but the risk was only revealed after a crash that killed 11-year-old Hannah Francis.

The details are in a… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Star Trek star William Shatner has finally been where no 90-year-old has been before.

The launch took place just before 4am, NZ time, aboard the rocket of American billionaire Jeff Bezos - who… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Thames-Coromandel mayor is refusing to get the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

Sandra Goudie is waiting to have the Novavax jab instead, but Medsafe is yet to approve it in Aotearoa.

Sam Olley reports:

7:15 AM.A Pasifika health leader says getting some Covid-19 positive people to isolate at home could work - but not for everyone.

Collin Tukuitonga, who's a public health associate professor at the… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The government is on the verge of allowing Covid-infected people who are deemed low-risk to isolate at home.

Experts say the move indicates health authorities are expecting cases to escalate and that… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.Mayor John Carter is "fuming and frustrated" at the actions of two women, who he says are effectively holding the Far North to ransom.

Te Tai Tokerau will remain at alert level 3 until at least… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The National Party is backing plans to allow some low risk Covid-19 cases to isolate at home, but spokesperson Chris Bishop is worried about how much planning has been done.

Covid-19 Response… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The government is changing tack to allow Covid-19 infected people to quarantine at home, as modelling suggests cases could overwhelm managed isolation spaces.

A worst case scenario model, based on 90… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Māori climate change advocates are urging the government to be more ambitious after the release of a consultation document which it says will help shape the plan to reduce emissions. 

The document… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The Thames-Coromandel mayor is refusing to get the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

Sandra Goudie wants the Novavax shot instead.

The government has made a pre-purchase agreement for 10.7 million doses of… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The ACT Party's fully in support of moving towards quarantining people at home, and in fact would like it extended further.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says low risk cases who can… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Lego is removing gender stereotypes from its toys - and it means no more pink just for girls.

It comes as a global survey reveals attitudes to play is inequal, and restrictive.

Girls are becoming… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Māori health services in Te Tauihu - the top of the South Island - are connecting with youth through social media in the drive to improve vaccination rates.

In Nelson Marlborough, 16 percent of Maori… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The Silver Ferns showed signs of a tumultuous netball year catching up on them - as they faded to a four-goal loss to Aotearoa men in Wellington last night.

In what was almost certainly their last… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Parents of immigrants seeking residency say they feel invisible after they were left out of the latest immigration reprieve.

It's five years since the immigration parent category was suspended.

Two… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Schools in Tāmaki Makaurau were supposed to open for term four next week but distance learning will continue for the forseeable future.

Auckland mum Farheen Hajira works from home and for eight weeks… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Political leaders in the South Island say there is little appetite to break away from the team of five million, and getting the nation vaccinated is top priority.

However MPs do want to know why the… Read more Audio