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7:20 AM.President Trump says as many as 100,000 Americans could die from Covid-19. In a virtual 'Town Hall' on Fox News, the President revised earlier statements where he said 60,000 lives would be lost.

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7:16 AM.Zero cases might be a cause for celebration but it'll be the tamest party on the block if health experts have their way.

They say New Zealanders can pat themselves on the back for reaching the first… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The secretive US data firm Palantir has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner, as well as pitching its pandemic-tracking software to the Health Ministry.

Palantir - co-owned by New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The country has been hammered with the message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors for weeks.

With economic pressure growing the Government is seriously considering opening up New Zealand's… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Mayors around the country have filed shopping lists of 'shovel ready' projects they hope will get a share of government cash aimed at boosting the post-Covid economy.

They want funding for water… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Monday marked the beginning of a new way of life for many people around the world, as a number of countries eased their restrictions.

In Italy, a country with one of the highest death tolls in the… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's national cabinet meeting at midday today to discuss whether a trans-Tasman bubble is a possibility.

For weeks New Zealanders have been… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The leader of the occupation movement at Ihumātao is concerned if legislation is passed to fast track resource consents, significant Māori heritage sites may be destroyed. 

Cabinet has approved a new… 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

6:10 AM.Germany is slowly returning to normality as it eases restrictions on its lockdowns.

As of this week, Germany has allowed the reopening of churches, museums, galleries, zoos, parks, botanical gardens… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.There are conflicting accounts about the state of New Zealand's supply of the flu vaccine.

The government says there is sufficient stock, but a leaked e-mail from the Ministry of Health suggests… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Maori health experts and industry leaders have largely been excluded from parliament's epidemic response committee, leaving many feeling extremely frustrated and left-out. The committee is tasked with… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.New figures show the number of international students in the country is even lower than first thought.

Immigration New Zealand says there are just 51,500 people with valid study visas in the country… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.The National Party wants the government to be more upfront about the status of Kurdish Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani.

The journalist and author arrived in New Zealand last year to attend a… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.Travellers returning to New Zealand to see a family member who is dying are not being allowed out of managed isolation.

So far all 24 people who have applied for an exemption to visit a relative who… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The situation is expected to worsen for farmers in drought-hit areas over the next few months, with hopes of any decent grass growth before winter quickly diminishing.

Parts of Northland, Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The government plans to fast-track consents for 'shovel ready', large scale building projects, sidestepping mechanisms for the community to have a stay.

The temporary changes will speed up the… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.Cabinet has approved the introduction of law changes that could fast-track consent under the Resource Management Act.

The Government says it doesn't want the RMA to stand in the way of the timely… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The dairy industry wants New Zealanders to fall back in love with life on the farm.

With Covid-19 meaning the migrant workforce isn't available, it's predicted the sector will need to fill 1000 jobs… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Could the lockdown signal the end of rough sleeping? Former rough sleepers and community housing groups think it could.

More than 1000 people have been housed in last five weeks and the government… Read more Audio