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7:47 AM.New Zealanders trapped in countries where there are Covid-19 outbreaks are avoiding public transport, rationing their face masks, and even checking online to see if they've been in contact with… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The Muslim leader who became a symbol of the community's ability to forgive, Farid Ahmed, says he cries almost everyday over the death of his wife Husna when a gunman stormed into the Al Noor Mosque… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.An electoral law expert says the mayors of Auckland and Christchurch being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office is unprecedented.

The Serious Fraud Office revealed yesterday it is now looking… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Damien O'Connor has made drought declaration that covers the entire North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chatham Islands and has allocated $2 million to help those struggling to survive.

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7:26 AM.Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has made a drought declaration that covers the entire North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chatham Islands and has allocated $2 million to help those… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.

He was found guilty of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.

The charges were based… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Let's look at what markets are doing after hearing that declaration from the World Health Organisation that the Covid-19 outbreak is now a pandemic.

John Authers is the senior markets editor at… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The World Health Organisation has officially declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a pandemic.

Health Minister David Clark speaks to Susie Ferguson about how this affects New Zealand. Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An advisor to the National Rugby League says the Bulldogs players had no excuse for takign school girls back to their hotel during a preseason trip. Read more Audio

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

6:52 AM.An environmental group has been given the go-ahead to challenge the Thames-Coromandel District Council's decision not to sign on to a declaration on climate change in the High Court.

Last year, the… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Landlords say government figures show rents are at an all-time high, with the national average weekly rent reaching $480 last month.

The Property Investors' Federation says there is a shortage of… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The National Guard have been suburb of New York City which has seen an outbreak of coronavirus.

New Rochelle has had 108 cases of coronavirus making it the largest cluster of coronavirus cases in the… 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

6:15 AM.Call it Mini Super Tuesday, or Super Tuesday: The Sequel.

No matter the name, a week after Joe Biden surged into the front-runner position, he's consolidated his lead.

The race to be the Democratic… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has warned the two Canterbury players who have been stood down are facing significant sanctions if they have found to have taken part in the "completely unacceptable" conduct… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Canterbury DHB is expecting the anniversary of the March 15 massacre will trigger an increase in mental health problems.

It has already treated more than 50 people for trauma related to 15 March… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Northland hapū have been marking the 175th anniversary of the felling of the flagstaff at Kororāreka which kicked off the Northern Wars in 1845.

Before she headed up the maunga for the ceremony I… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Fresh details have come to light of what RNZ's new multi media youth radio station would look like.

Last month, after public outrage and government opprobrium, RNZ shelved the plans to automate… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Reserve Bank is preparing a tool kit of unconventional monetary policies to use if the official cash rate no longer proves effective.

The central bank has decided it could use tools such as… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The government's school donation scheme could open a floodgate of requests for tax rebates on payments to schools going back four years.

The scheme has made it clear payments many people thought were… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The South Island might still be free of confirmed Covid-19 cases, but the virus has slowed the number of tourists to its hotspots, to a trickle.

Tourist operators say their empty seats, vacant rooms… Read more Audio