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8:10 AM.The memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis has now been going for more than an hour and a half.

Noted civil rights leader, Reverend Al Sharpton gave the eulogy.

He told the crowd that Mr… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Gardeners in Christchurch are up in arms about the prospect of having to pay for water.

The Christchurch City Council says 20 percent of households use more than than half of the city's water and… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The public will get to have its say on proposed changes to the lawyers' code of conduct that aims to tackle bullying and sexual harassment in the legal community.

The Law Society has launched a… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A former Australian Prime Minister is warning the world is sliding towards anarchy as the United States abandons its global leadership position in the Covid-19 crisis.

Kevin Rudd made the comments in… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A slight bounce in the economy is brightening the outlook as the country heads into the winter months and alert level one.

Retail spending is up and New Zealand shares rose for a third day yesterday.

7:35 AM.As the country turns its eyes to life under level one, confusion remains over the rules around contact tracing.

Hospitality businesses say the government needs to be more clear about what it expects… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.A blueprint for a trans-Tasman travel bubble is now on the desks of both the New Zealand and Australian prime ministers.

The safe border group, made up of business and government representatives from… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Police on Armed Response Teams failed to record their call outs properly on almost every occasion during the trial's first two months.

The six month experiment , which equipped officers with guns on… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A memorial service for George Floyd is underway in Minneapolis.

It is takings place as three more officers have been charged over his death, and the charge against the officer directly responsible… Read more Audio

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

6:48 AM.The introduction of cameras on commercial fishing boats has been delayed for 15 months, with no explanation. National introduced legislation requiring cameras that was finally passed a year and a half… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The public will get to have its say on proposed changes to the lawyers' code of conduct that aims to tackle bullying and sexual harassment in the legal community.

The Law Society has launched a… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The lack of reporting by police on its own Armed Response Teams has been blamed for undermining any permanent roll-out.

Police documents show the teams reported on just 17 percent of the events they… 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.German public prosecutors are investigating a 43-year-old German man on suspicion of murdering Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007.

Overnight, investigators said… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.First there was 'quake brain', now there might be 'Covid brain'.

Researchers found people who experienced trauma - like the Christchurch quake - had significantly poorer visual memory than others who… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Queenstown's new welfare hub opens its doors to the community today.

Thousands of people have sought welfare in the resort town as job losses pile up.

Reporter Tess Brunton is in Queenstown and… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.As we reported earlier this week, Labour's Māori electorate MPs are returning to the party list this year after a bold play in 2017 saw them sweep all seven seats.

Last election's decision to stay… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.English language schools are warning their 500-million-dollar-a-year industry is in a critical state because of dwindling student numbers.

School managers say they cannot wait until next year for the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Whisking a child abroad, away from one of its parents, looks set to be treated differently by the courts from now on.

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a mother who argued that forcing her… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.We've banned single-use plastic bags and now Greenpeace wants New Zealand to become the first country in the world to ban plastic drink bottles.

Greenpeace estimates New Zealand produces close to one… Read more Audio