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7:46 AM.Leaked emails show the police and Crown Law shared concerned officers had no power to enforce the lockdown.

The emails - which were shared with the New Zealand Herald - from Deputy Commissioner Mike… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Hospitals are being told to consider putting off surgery for older or seriously overweight patients as they start to resume their normal work.

In a memo to DHBs, the Ministry of Health urges them to… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Cranes have cranked up on construction sites around the country in a sign that building activity is up and running.

Crane owners and operators are encouraged by the busy start at Alert Level 3 after… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.During the country's first weekend at Alert Level 3 police received almost 700 reports of parties being held and took action against 112 people.

Police are warning that this behaviour could "waste… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, assault-style firearms, like the AR-15, are to be banned.

The Canadian government has drawn up a list of about 1500 models that… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Wellington's billion dollar Transmission Gully highway is facing new delays as work on the four lane highway is drastically curtailed.

Many of the roading sub-contractors are no longer employed and… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Cabinet has agreed to put a rocket under the resource consent process to fast-track building projects, but not all three governing parties are on board.

The Green Party is only supporting the changes… Read more Audio

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

6:49 AM.A gang leader suggests some of the recent lockdown breaches by gang members could have been prevented.

It comes as the police released a statement warning they would not "tolerate gang breaches"… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A woman was contacted by the Ministry of Health's tracing team four and a half weeks after she came into contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case. 

She took a regional flight on 17 March and ten days… Read more Audio

6:39 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 legislation, to be introduced to… 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.Dunedin and Invercargill hospitals would have been turning patients away from their intensive care units by the end of this month, if the worst case scenario for Covid-19 had played out.

Modeling… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.The Greens will only give limited support to plans to fast-track consents for 'shovel ready', large scale building projects, over concerns the public is losing its say.

New legislation would remove… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Hundreds of unwanted pets are getting the chance to find new homes under level 3 lockdown, with the SPCA now offering "contactless adoptions".

The SPCA currently has 2,411 animals in foster homes… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.As New Zealand's elite sports teams and athletes grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, concern is also surfacing at the community level of the sports sector.

A significant financial hit… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Outbreaks of dysentry, dengue fever and malaria have been reported in parts of Vanuatu devastated by Cyclone Harold.

The cases are in the country's north, where entire villages were flattened by… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Life in lockdown has led many Kiwi to take to the internet for inspiration about keeping active while stuck at home.

Older New Zealanders, however, are less likely to access these resources, and in… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.With the lockdown in place and few flights running, aviation security officers have been redeployed to help the police patrol supermarkets and do quarantine and isolation checks.

Officers from… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:27 AM.At the beginning of lockdown, family harm reports spiked as women found it harder to escape their abusers.

Police figures comparing the week before the lockdown to the first full week of restricted… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Tourism operators in Whakatāne already struggling in the wake of the deadly Whakaari eruption say the Covid-19 pandemic has forced them to lay-off staff and consider closing down. 

Despite receiving… Read more Audio