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8:16 AM.Otago University has proposed no longer making psychological medicine, obstetrics or gynaecology compulsory for medical students in the sixth and final year.

The plans have alarmed many doctors -… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A group of 360 clinicians have written to the Director General of Health demanding progress be made on updating the country's hospital IT systems.

A recent stocktake of DHBs found $2.3 billion is… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The World Anti-Doping Agency has begun an investigation into doping violations after an inquiry led by Richard McLaren uncovered 40 positive tests hidden in the records of the International… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Borders across Europe have opened up to each other for the first time in three months.

European citizens are now able to travel across the continent as border restrictions, put in place to contain… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The public housing agency, Kainga Ora, doesn't know how many of its properties meet design standards that ensure anyone with a disability can live in them.

There are close to 900 people on the state… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A Ngaruawāhia hapū is demanding to know why they were not properly consulted about a decision to destroy 300-year-old food pits. 

Excavation of the rua, which give the town its name, stopped in early… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Minister for the Environment is promising safeguards will be in place as he moves to fast track major infrastructure plans.

Eleven projects are being rushed through the consent process to speed… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Labour Party has unveiled its full list of candidates for the election and it includes one of the key voices advising the government during the Covid-19 crisis.

Dr Ayesha Verrall - who is an… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.England has relaxed its rules after a three month lockdown to try and limit the spread of coronavirus.

Over 41,000 people have died from the disease in Britain. EasyJet aircraft took to the skies for… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Important health subjects are in line to be dropped from the final year of Otago University's medical degree.

The university has proposed no longer making psychological medicine, obstetrics or… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The US Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling to recognise the rights of LGBTQ workers this morning.

The ruling means the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also protects gay and transgender employees… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Nearly 400 health specialists are telling government it must invest in rundown GP and hospital IT systems.

A national health stocktake has revealed that data systems are outdated, poorly managed and… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The United States Tennis Association will repeatedly hold the U.S. Open this year without fans. Read more Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Disability advocates say the public housing agency, Kainga Ora, needs to set its sights higher when it comes to making more houses accessible.

The agency has set a target to ensure at least 15… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Picton ferry redevelopment has been earmarked for fast-tracked consent as part of the government's plan to boost the economy and create jobs.

It is one of eleven projects named in the COVID-19… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Environmentalists are suspicious that the true impact of fast-tracking infrastructure projects is being underestimated.

Minister for the Environment David Parker has announced eleven projects to be… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

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

6:11 AM.One of the projects the government is fast tracking to help kick start the economy is facing continued backlash over the demolition of homes.

The Northern Pathway cycleway or "Sky Path" on Auckland's… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A South Island community is on a mission to spread "the joy of Christmas" yes, in June to people in need of some cheer in a town struck hard by Covid-19.

The Wanaka community is hosting a mid-winter… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Boutique Canterbury skifields are fearful for their future as new Transport Agency rules around snow and State Highway 73 take effect.

A new system has been introduced for the southern alpine passes… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Christchurch's New Brighton community is sick of delays in a long promised revamp to its run-down local shopping area, and is calling on the council to dump the group it's given the job to.

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