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7:19 AM.Hundreds of Russian fishing crew at a Covid-19 isolation hotel in Christchurch are said to be in good spirits and those who have the virus are doing well.

Eighteen of the 237 foreign workers at the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Hundreds of Aucklanders who were at a packed North Shore pub on Friday night are being told to stay home, and get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible.

Health officials are urging anyone who was at… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Aucklanders who were at a packed North Shore pub on Friday night are being told to stay home, and get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible.

It has emerged that a person who's one of the two new… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:50 AM.A leading pain specialist says a huge group of New Zealanders are having their lives crippled because chronic pain services are being starved, and aren't provided at every DHB.

Any pain lasting… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.New Zealand's reputation for high standard produce helps it export more dairy, lamb and venison than any other country.

Some in the food industry say much of what we eat at home isn't always local… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Letting 250 international PhD and postgraduate back into the country has been welcomed as an important first step by the cash hungry education sector.

Universities admit they still don't know how… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Aucklanders who were at a packed North Shore pub on Friday night are being told to stay home, and get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible.

It has emerged that a person who's one of the two new… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Unknown vandals have purposefully and methodically damaged a large number of historical relics at three German museums.

More than 70 artefacts including Egyptian sarcophagi, nineteenth century… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A well-run and welcoming bookshop can be at the heart of a community.

That's the view of Louise Ward, co-owner of Wardini Books in Hawke's Bay, which has been crowned "Bookshop of the Year" at the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.NASA is possibly hours away from achieving a world first, when it attempts to land a space craft on an asteroid, collect a sample and then return to earth.

Just before midday, New Zealand time… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The aunty of a seasonal worker who died in a crash yesterday says she's worried about the wife and four children he left behind.

The accident between a van and truck happened on the Napier-Taupo… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Agricultural contractors fear maize, sileage and other crops might go unharvested because of bureaucratic delays in Wellington.

They say people who drive complex machinery like combine harvesters are… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Victoria may have finally achieved its first day of NO new cases of coronavirus.

A single case recorded in Melbourne on Tuesday is still being investigated but it could turn out to be an old… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Babies are consuming large amounts of microplastics through drinking from bottles, according to new research.

High heats used to sterilise bottles significantly increases microplastic release.

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8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Limiting the number of international ports in New Zealand could minimise the risk of Covid-19 spread, according to a medical officer of health.

The Ministry of Health is reviewing measures in place… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A big increase in school enrolment zones is being touted as a way to slow white flight from low-decile schools.

The Education Ministry is introducing or altering 135 enrolment zones in Auckland over… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The lawyer for the New Zealand Democratic People's Republic of Korea Society is demanding answers from the government after two society members had their homes raided by police.

Matt Robson has… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The new Highlanders head coach Tony Brown hopes to put the team in a position where assistant coach Clarke Dermody can take over after the 2022 Super Rugby season. Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Anti-poverty campaigners are urging Labour to move fast and use its massive electoral support to forcefully tackle inequality.

The Child Poverty Action Group is one of several advocating for the new… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.On average, one third of all managed isolation spaces - 2000 hotel rooms - have been empty each day since July.

Foreigners waiting to be allowed into the country say the figures show border… Read more Audio