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7:20 AM.Bungy jumping, hot pools, jet-boat riding, mud baths or a quiet walk around a lake.

Top tourist towns Queenstown and Rotorua are expecting an influx of home-grown visitors this weekend, all looking… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.It's the first long weekend since lockdown restrictions were eased, and roads are expected to be crowded.

After weeks of less-than-usual congestion, police are warning drivers to be careful.

Acting… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Regional towns are expected to come alive this long weekend as people get out and about and travel.

With international visitors locked out - tourism businesses are looking forward to a cash injection… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Government ministers aren't receiving up to date figures on businesses that breach the $10 billion wage subsidy scheme, and one Minister's office says "it's not something we're interested in".

The… Read more Audio

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

6:44 AM.Up to six people will now be allowed to meet up from Monday in the UK and children up to the age of 10 will be able to return to school and early learning centres; and some retail stores will re-open.

6:41 AM.From midday today gatherings are back up to 100 people.

But Covid-19 nervousness is still simmering, and lots people appear reluctant to leave their bubble.

In Auckland's Newmarket last night few… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.National is astonished a spokesperson for the Minister of Social Development has said the office is not interested in knowing how often employers are ripping off the ten billion dollar wage subsidy… 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

6:12 AM.More than 100,000 people have now died from Covid-19 in the US. In a tweet, President Donald Trump described the figure as a "very sad milestone". 

The White House's chief medical expert, Doctor… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Te Papa is reopening to the public for the first time in two months this morning, albeit under strict condtions.

The national museum was one of many institutions shut down as the country struggled to… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Proponents of an idea to build massive offshore windfarms off the coast of Taranaki are being warned its internationally-renowned surf breaks are protected and cannot be disturbed.

A Venture Taranaki… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Health worker unions are furious Worksafe is refusing to investigate how seven Waitakere Hospital nurses were infected with Covid-19.

Worksafe says the Waitemataa DHB has already investigated and… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Property developers and sellers are being urged to find a fair solution if a buyer suddenly finds themselves in financial hardship because of Covid-19.

Legally, the developer or vendor can keep the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.At least seven companies have been forced to change or take down advertisements referencing Covid-19 following complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.

The action follows a flurry of… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.InternetNZ has slammed the government's proposal to set up a nationwide internet filter which would block out harmful content online.

The filter is being considered as part of the government's wider… Read more Audio

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

8:24 AM.A new report out this morning says New Zealand needs to do more to create large exporting companies.

The report - prepared for the Productivity Commission by Dr David Skilling, a Kiwi economist based… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Opposition has sought to drive a wedge between the Greens and their government partners, saying they've once again been forced to swallow a dead rat.

The Government pushed a proposed law through… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The missing trampers rescued from a remote spot in north-west Nelson survived almost two weeks without food during their ordeal.

Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor, both 23, were tramping in the… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The social media site, Twitter, has for the first time ever, fact-checked a tweet by Donald Trump.

The tweet-in-question was posted yesterday - in it, the President falsely accused the governor of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Protesters in Minneapolis have clashed with the police, demanding answers after an African American man was killed by officers on Monday.

A video of the incident shows George Floyd being held down by… Read more Audio