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8:12 AM.Imagining what the New Zealand economy might look like when it staggers out of lockdown is difficult when detailed information on its effects is still being developed.

ANZ's survey of business… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Genetic scientists mapping the spread of Covid-19 say that they have so far found 35 cases that may have led to the outbreak here.

ESR has been analysing virus samples to try to build a comprehensive… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.A long held plan to change rules around high-interest loans was accelerated through Parliament yesterday, forming part of a Covid-19 Response bill that becomes law once it is granted Royal Assent.

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7:49 AM.GPs are worried that patients are mistakenly deleting text messages about upcoming appointments. Many health services use texts to remind people about scheduled procedures.

But some patients are… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A Contact Tracing Assurance Committee has been set-up to strengthen oversight on what the Health Minister David Clark is describing as a crucial part of the Covid-19 response.

Strategies to ease… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Women at an Auckland prison have been routinely confined to their cells for periods of up to 29 hours at a stretch - well outside a law which says they should get at least one hour out of their cells… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Countdown has installed temperature scanners at all of its national distribution centres as part of its Covid-19 response.

Those working in processing and distribution could be sent home - and stand… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Vulnerable fast food workers are speaking up about feeling unsafe but are afraid to challenge breaches of Covid-19 rules at their restaurants.

The Government says it hopes workers will speak up, but… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.To get the trans-Tasman economies restarted, both the Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers have said they will consider reopening the borders to form a two country bubble.

Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The tourism industry is warning that if travel rules under Alert Level 2 aren't changed, thousands more jobs will be lost.

People are still advised to avoid non-essential inter-regional travel under… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The government is being urged to include the Pacific Islands in any proposed trans-Tasman bubble.

The leaders of both New Zealand and Australia have talked up the possibility of axing border… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The British Prime Minister says the United Kingdom has passed the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The UK has recorded the third highest death rate from the coronavirus in the world with over 26,000… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.The tourism industry is warning thousands more jobs are at risk if there's no change to travel rules under Alert Level 2.

The country could be at Level 2 in less than a fortnight but under the… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Wellington councillors are being urged to stop their squabbling and come together to assist with the region's economic recovery.

Fighting between Wellington City councillors has been revealed by a… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Family harm is on the rise as women find it harder to escape their abusers during Covid-19 restrictions.

For 40 years, Mike Baker carried the pain of being sexually and physically abused as a child… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.International netballers are among those trapped in and locked out of New Zealand due to Covid-19.

As borders closed quickly around the world in response to the pandemic import players in premiere… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.School around the country are getting used to the new Covid-19 normal - juggling tiny classes with online teaching.

Almost 12,000 students returned to school yesterday, far fewer than expected under… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:30 AM.Business and trade experts are calling for caution as Winston Peters told parliament "if we can grow it or make it" we should.

But they also say the idea has some merit and is worthy of… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.As the health system reels in the face of Covid-19, doctors say the time is right for serious reform.

This morning we're reporting the plight of a terminal cancer patient who spent days in a… Read more Audio