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7:48 AM.The Carillon bell tower at the National War Memorial is stronger on top and weaker at the bottom - exactly what engineers have warned could lead to a total collapse.

That's despite six years of… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.In the US, interstate travellers arriving in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut from states with spiking infections rates will be required to quarantine for 14 days.

The travel advisory currently… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Māori academics are questioning how a government funded research body selected five projects under its programme to promote Māori knowledge, yet none of them are led by tangata whenua. 

Science for… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.Prisoners serving a sentence of less than three years will now be able to vote in September's general election.

The prisoner voting bill passed its third and final reading last night, but after a… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Wellington's train commuters are being asked to work from home today if possible.

A piece of rail lying next to the tracks damaged a number of commuter trains yesterday causing chaos when all… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms have been lashing the upper North Island over night.

Sandra Goudie, mayor of Thames Coromandel, speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The Government is refusing to say how many foreigners have come into New Zealand under the essential worker exemption.

Several hundred people have given the okay to enter the country, but the… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.There's been a dramatic change to the criteria for having a covid-19 test  - and it means a lot fewer people will get one.

The Ministry of Health will no longer require people with any cold or cough… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.There's been a dramatic change to the criteria for having a Covid-19 test - and it means a lot fewer people will get one.

The Ministry of Health will no longer require people with any cold or cough… Read more Audio

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

6:49 AM.Te Ohu Kaimoana says it’s concerned for the wellbeing of fishers affected by the Government’s Hector’s and Māui Dolphin decision.

Ministers yesterday announced restrictions on methods of fishing in… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Immigrants who were tantalisingly close to gaining residence when coronavirus struck fear their dreams might be faltering at the final hurdle.

Among the 32,000 skilled migrants waiting for up to 18… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Those who work at the country's borders are in line to get tested for Covid-19 tests a lot more often, but they are yet to hear details of how the government's new regime will affect them.

The… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.There's been a dramatic change to the criteria for having a Covid-19 test - and it means a lot fewer people will get one.

The Ministry of Health will no longer require people with any cold or cough… 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

6:08 AM.St John Ambulance is cutting 100 jobs in a bid to save $30 million.

The service, which gets about 70 percent of its funding for the Government, says it was facing a large deficit for the coming year… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The future of the statue of Captain John Hamilton that was removed from the city's Civic Square will be discussed at a council meeting today, with a decision expected in August. 

The city council… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise has called in police as it battles to recover $200,000 from its former ticketing company, the Dunedin-based company, Ticket Rocket.

They're among thousands of New… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music claim to have spoilt a rally for US President Donald Trump by making thousands of fake ticket reservations.

K-pop fans - or, in the parlance of the internet… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A Whangarei GP says local doctors are being overwhelmed by the numbers of people seeking tests for Covid-19.

The region's Medical Officer of Health, Dr Jose Ortega, sought to ease fears yesterday by… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Former New Zealand First MP Tuariki Delamere has joined a fight to stop the Whakatohea Treaty Settlement - one of the biggest settlements in history - from being finalised.

The group negotiating the… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.New Zealanders were lonelier than ever during lockdown.

That's the finding of a new report from the Helen Clark Foundation think-tank, which also found a strong correlation between loneliness and… Read more Audio