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6:18 AM.An immigration adviser is challenging the Government's travel restrictions, under which visitors from China are still completely banned.

Harris Gu says there is no basis for allowing European… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The deputy prime minister says the 80,000 New Zealanders overseas need to hurry up if they want to get home before flights start grinding to a halt in response to Covid-19.

On woman RNZ spoke to is… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Super Rugby sides the Crusaders and Chiefs have entered voluntary self-isolation, choosing to follow .New Zealand Government guidelines around the coronavirus Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's St Patricks' Day in Ireland, but the streets are empty and all of the pubs are closed.

Parades were called off too as part of efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Ronan McGreevy is an Irish… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Dozens of volunteers have been working to nurse back to health gulls that survived a mass poisoning near Wellington this month.

About 150 black-backed gulls have been found dead on beaches from… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A new emergency mental health team in Wellington aims to keep people out of hospital beds and police cells if they don't need to be there.

The 12 month trial, launched yesterday, is a joint effort… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Struggling Chinese businesses in Auckland hit hard by the coronavirus are hoping to get a slice of the government's massive wage subsidy package.

Employers who can prove their revenue has dropped by… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Fonterra has delivered its interim financial year results.

Gyles Beckford speaks to Susie Ferguson about it. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.House sales could grind to a halt as a recession from the coronavirus outbreak edges closer.

Economists and real estate agents are predicting a drop in prices and sales over the next six months as… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Logan Park High School in Dunedin is closed today and tomorrow after a student tested positive for Covid-19 - the country's 12th case.

The teenager is one of two family members tested after his… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Student Army is mobilising to help people who are staying in isolation due to the coronavirus or who are struggling with loneliness during social distancing.

The Welly Student Volunteer Army has… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Instead of scaremongering, people in Canada are 'caremongering' - spreading acts of kindness.

It started with one Facebook group and has grown like topsy.

Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan speaks… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Schools and universities are figuring out how to teach students from home if they are shut down because of the Covid-19 virus.

They say it is not easy to set up an online course and one Wellington… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Doctors will be able to test more people for Covid-19 and keep people safe at their clinics thanks to a boost from the government.

A cash injection of $500 million will mean those who need tests can… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Hospitals are planning to cancel operations and convert theatres to intensive care units if needed to keep people alive in a Covid-19 outbreak.

Some intensive care wards in countries like Italy have… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Sanzaar rugby officials have confirmed that they are looking at a regionalised version of Super Rugby. Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Kicking a tennis ball around the living room, watching Netflix, wiping down the communal fridge door handle.

All things our reporter Max Towle is doing as he stays isolated after returning from… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Club and community rugby has been cancelled until next month due to coronavirus.

School Sports New Zealand has also suspended all events on its national calendar.

Both School Sports NZ and New… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Elderly living in rest homes around the country are facing the prospect of not being able to leave their villages for outings.

Visitors are also likely to be more limited, except for those who are… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.A Dunedin family has gone into isolation for two weeks as they anxiously wait to find out if more people at Logan Park High School may be infected with coronavirus.

The school is closed today and… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.The National Party leader is accusing the Government of getting its priorities wrong in its emergency economic package.

Simon Bridges says the Covid-19 package puts money in the pockets of… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Government is promising to keep spending as and when required to get New Zealand through a recession that's now almost certain.

It says its $12.1 billion economic package to support businesses and… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The government is promising to keep spending as and when required to get New Zealand through a recession that's now almost certain.

It says its $12.1 billion economic package to support businesses… Read more Audio