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7:46 AM.Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he is frustrated at the speed at which a trans-Tasman travel bubble is emerging, saying it should have been up and running already.

Prime Minister Jacinda… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Public health units confronting the pandemic are in crisis because they don't have enough doctors.

Funding for training new doctors is so limited, applicants have had to be turned away.

RNZ's Phil… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.More than 22,000 school teacher aides are looking at a substantial pay increase - as the Ministry of Education and union NZEI Te Riu Roa have agreed to a deal on their pay equity claim.

Along with… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.In just over an hour's time, two US astronauts will be sent into space, aboard the Crew Dragon capsule.

It's a launch of particular consequence - the first to happen off of US soil since 2011, and… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Bad debts and super-stressed household budgets are on the horizon.

The Reserve Bank says New Zealand's financial system is strong enough to withstand the impact of the Covid-19 virus.

Adrian Orr… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The discovery of two missing trampers alive and well after 19 days lost in bush north-west of Nelson is being described as miraculous. An intensive search and rescue operation has been underway to… Read more Audio

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

6:47 AM.Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets once more in Hong Kong, with 300 people arrested.

The protests have been staged in a response to two controversial laws being put through the… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Public health specialists are warning the pandemic has exposed a 'massive and hugely problematic shortfall' in investment.

This warning comes in a letter to the Prime Minister sent early this month… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.The pilot who winched up the missing trampers says he felt a mixture of relief and euphoria upon rescuing them.

Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor were located by search and rescue teams in Kahurangi… 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

6:14 AM.Waiheke Island residents fed up about a lack of social distancing on ferries and at the wharves have complained to the police and local politicians.

Ferry company Fullers reduced sailings to an… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.House sellers and buyers are being encouraged to work together to find a solution, if a buyer is suddenly unable to settle an agreement due to Covid-19 hardship.

Legally, the developer or vendor can… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The first results from a project that uses satellites to track thousands of penguins as they waddle across Antarctica have been published.

By studying the movement of Adélie penguins, scientists hope… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.One of the country's largest sporting events for school pupils has been cancelled for the first time in 17 years due to Covid-19.

The AIMS Games sees more than 11,000 students compete in a variety of… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A $1.1 billion budget promise aims to help rebuild the economy by creating thousands of what the government has labelled 'nature-based jobs'.

The cash is destined to fund 11,000 roles in areas such… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Surf Life Saving is calling for beachgoers to take care this weekend, as there will be no life guards on patrol.

Although the Surf Life Saving season ended in April, the organisation is expecting… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The Silver Ferns could end up playing the New Zealand men's team as a substitute to international Tests that have been put in doubt this year due to Covid-19.

With most international borders closed… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The Prime Minister says the priority is to get any trans-Tasman travel bubble right before possibly widening the arrangements to include Pacific Islands.

What does that mean for nations that rely… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.People wanting to find somewhere to tie the knot may face long waits and have to settle for a chilly winter wedding after the Covid-19 scuppered many couples' big day.

The wedding industry is… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.One of New Zealand's biggest hotel chains, Millennium and Copthorne Hotels, says it will shed more than 900 of its 1300 employees.

The news represents a grim reversal of the company's fortunes, after… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Covid-19 crisis forced GPs to quickly adapt their methods, with remote consultations the new standard practice. But as restrictions are eased, will we go back to visiting the doctor in person?

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