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8:25 AM.A campaigner for free sanitary products in schools is delighted by a $2.6 million programme being rolled out by the government to tackle period poverty.

From term three, products will be available at… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Philip Wilson booked two trips through Air New Zealand, one to Brisbane with his wife in May, and another to Fiji in September for seven family members.

He wants his money back.

Wilson speaks to… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Two of country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's national contact tracing system. Auckland and Wellington say their own software is better.

Epidemiologist Professor… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The move to Alert Level 1 could happen next week if case numbers of Covid-19 stay low and tracable to existing clusters.

Rules for Level 1 were announced yesterday.

They end the physical distancing… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Students and teachers are delighted the government has eased NCEA and university entrance requirements this year.

Teachers can now grant up to eight or ten credits to recognise learning students have… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The skipper of the UK's America's Cup sailing team says he may not be able to prepare properly if the crew can't arrive in New Zealand soon.

Sir Ben Ainslie is just one of the world's top sailors… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Sources have confirmed to RNZ that the former Crusaders star will join the Blues for the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, which kicks off on Saturday week.

The 38-year-old's signing is expected to… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Three Hāwera police officers will appear in court again in three weeks on charges of manslaughter.

In a rare move, the officers have been charged with manslaughter after a 55-year-old man died in… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Within hours the Minnesota Attorney General is expected to announce whether additional charges will be laid against all of the police officers in the relation to the death that were present at the… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The consumer watchdog has taken its fight for Air New Zealand to refund flights cancelled during the pandemic to the Consumer Affairs Minister.

Yesterday Air New Zealand apologised to customers who… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Effective contact tracing is critical to keep on top of Covid-19, but it appears New Zealand has a two-tier system.

Two of country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Two of the country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's national contact tracing system and experts are warning this makes it harder to control a future outbreak of… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Small businesses unable to pay rent on commercial leases have just been given a lifeline.

From today, commercial tenants and their landlords who cannot reach agreement on how much rent to pay will go… Read more Audio

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

6:49 AM.America's Cup teams could be next off the block in visa exemptions being rolled out by the government.

Although the borders remain largely closed, Immigration New Zealand is fielding thousands of… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The Auckland mayor Phil Goff says he can't rule out the closure of public facilities as the city grapples with its Emergency Budget.

Swinging cuts are on the cards for Council, which is faced with… Read more Audio

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

6:21 AM.Teenagers are delighted the government has eased NCEA and University Entrance requirements this year.

Teachers can now grant up to eight or ten credits to recognise learning students have completed… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.Protests in solidarity with those taking place in the US have sprung up around the world.

Demonstrations here have been complicated by rules around mass gatherings. Today thousands gathered in… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Civil Defence Director Sarah Stuart-Black speaks to RNZ political reporter Jo Moir. Read more Audio

8:56 AM.New Zealand Super Rugby teams will have new rules, some of them contentious, when the country's domestic competition starts on Saturday week.

Rugby reporter Joe Porter has the details.

He speaks to… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A Christchurch gallery has apologised and pulled down controversial art after complaints the works appropriated Māori culture.

Yesterday, Windsor Gallery removed Rhonye McIlroy's art, which included… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Marine scientists are again butting heads over a plan to protect endangered Māui and Hector's dolphins.

A threat management plan for the dolphins was the subject of vicious debate when it was… Read more Audio