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7:40 AM.The Health Minister, Andrew Little, says there's surge capacity to fill crucial nursing gaps on short notice if the delta outbreak escalates.

Specialists say nurses are already stretched and there is… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Midwives are warning pregnant people could be left in lurch if their maternity carers can't work because of the vaccination mandate.

All high risk health workers must be fully vaccinated by December… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A school principal says they may face teacher shortages in some areas if even a small number refuse to be vaccinated.

By the start of next year all school staff who have contact with students must be… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.School principals are confident their staff will comply with the government's order to get vaccinated before 1 January.

They are also relieved Cabinet did not push ahead with plans to reopen… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The woman who went into hiding after travelling around Northland with an individual who tested positive for covid-19 was symptomatic when found by police.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The woman who went into hiding after travelling around Northland with an individual who tested positive for Covid-19 has been found by police.

She was located at a west Auckland house and taken into… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Everybody who wants to remain in the education sector, and who hasn't already, is in for a couple of short, sharp jabs before year's end.

The PPTA president Melanie Webber says the sector remains… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Mandatory vaccinations have been introduced for health and education workers but there has been no change to alert levels in the latest government response to our Covid-19 outbreak.

The opposition… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A huge fire at an oil facility in Lebanon has taken three hours to contain, and has been called a near catastrophe.

It follows the devastating blast in Beirut last year, which killed over 200 people.

6:15 AM.The education sector supports the new vaccine mandate, but says it is still worried about the possible impact it might yet have on staffing levels.

New Zealand Educational Institute national… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The Waikato region had its first 24 hours without a new community case since it went into a snap lockdown last week.

There are currently 31 active cases in the community, with the highest number - 16… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.A Northland couple who were at a location of interest at the same time as a woman who tested positive for Covid-19 say the woman's actions are causing stress for the community.

The woman, who tested… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A vegan oats recipe has made it to the Top of the Pots in the World Porridge Making Championships.

Food blogger Miriam Groot's "Oatmeal Arancini", deep fried balls of oaty risotto with mushrooms and… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.It was a bumper weekend for provincial rugby, with Hawke's Bay locking away the Ranfurly Shield for the summer and All Blacks captain Sam Cane making a guest appearance for Heartland union King… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.There's been some disagreement about Covid-19 case rates in Singapore.

Rod Jackson, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Auckland, spoke to Kim Hill. Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Across the Tasman, Sydneysiders are waking up to Freedom Day. Australia's largest city ended it's 108-day lockdown at the stroke of midnight.

But the state's premier Dominic Perrottet says the fight… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Up to 10,000 people will be allowed to attend the Melbourne Cup in Australia next month.

Melbourne is on track to come out of lockdown by October 26, once the state reaches its 70 percent double… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Silver Ferns have beaten the Aotearoa Men's team in the first of three matches.

The final score saw the Ferns win 58-47 at the game in Wellington last night.

Netball correspondent Bridget… Read more Audio