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7:06 AM.The United States Tennis Association will repeatedly hold the U.S. Open this year without fans. Read more Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Disability advocates say the public housing agency, Kainga Ora, needs to set its sights higher when it comes to making more houses accessible.

The agency has set a target to ensure at least 15… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Picton ferry redevelopment has been earmarked for fast-tracked consent as part of the government's plan to boost the economy and create jobs.

It is one of eleven projects named in the COVID-19… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Environmentalists are suspicious that the true impact of fast-tracking infrastructure projects is being underestimated.

Minister for the Environment David Parker has announced eleven projects to be… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:11 AM.One of the projects the government is fast tracking to help kick start the economy is facing continued backlash over the demolition of homes.

The Northern Pathway cycleway or "Sky Path" on Auckland's… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A South Island community is on a mission to spread "the joy of Christmas" yes, in June to people in need of some cheer in a town struck hard by Covid-19.

The Wanaka community is hosting a mid-winter… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Boutique Canterbury skifields are fearful for their future as new Transport Agency rules around snow and State Highway 73 take effect.

A new system has been introduced for the southern alpine passes… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Christchurch's New Brighton community is sick of delays in a long promised revamp to its run-down local shopping area, and is calling on the council to dump the group it's given the job to.

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8:43 AM.An injection of money into cash-strapped community health care services is expected to cover most of the immediate extra costs from Covid-19 but anxiety over long-term funding remains.

More than $92… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A full house of 43,000 fans gathered at Eden Park to watch some rugby, and celebrate the end of coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions.

It's the largest crowd the Blues have played in front of for 15… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.A Chinese New Zealander says she's struggling to reopen her Auckland business because her mother has been stranded in Fiji for almost three months.

Her mother flew to Fiji to renew her New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.We've just had the first weekend under Alert Level 1 and the impact was felt in hospital emergency departments across the country.

Stabbings, assaults and car crashes were just some of the reasons… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A community advocate says Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend were just as much about systemic racism in New Zealand, as it was about police brutality in the US.

Protests were held in… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Wellington Phoenix are ready to go for a resumption of football's A-league, but they'll need official clearance to cross the Tasman before the team can start training again. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Around $60 million is being allocated from the Provincial Growth Fund to create jobs throughout the country. Almost half the funding will support local roading projects, while $26 million is going to… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Rugby fans flocked in as professional sport made its return in New Zealand over the weekend.

More than 60,000 attended Super Rugby Aotearoa matches in Auckland and Dunedin - the competition one of… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.National's new leader Todd Muller has laid out how he intends to steer the National Party towards the general election just three months away.

Speaking on his home turf at the Te Puna Rugby Clubrooms… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Consulting engineers are calling for government support to stave off big job losses. Around 2000 jobs could go and it is expected many who lose their jobs will head off to Australia for work.

An… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.It's official - today is Elimination Day.

It's been 28 days since the last case of community transmission of Covid-19.

That means the chain of transmission has been broken and we've eliminated the… Read more Audio