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7:20 AM.School gates are open again today for the first time in weeks, but pupils won't be flooding in.

Children up to Year 10 whose parents can't work from home are allowed to return to class. So few are… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Two universities are asking staff to take pay cuts as they wrestle with multi-million-dollar deficits caused by the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown.

Victoria University is considering a 20 percent pay… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.Whether or not the country moves out of Alert Level 3 restrictions in two weeks is up to you.

That's the message from the Prime Minister as she warns people not to be complacent about the gains made… Read more Audio

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

6:50 AM.Restaurants and cafes are on a fast learning curve as they try to make the most of being back in business under Alert Level 3.

McDonald's for breakfast, a flat white in the morning, dumplings for… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.With 30,000 more people on the jobseeker benefit in just four weeks, the government is ramping up its efforts to get people who have found themselves out of work into jobs.

The Social Development… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Victoria University is considering slashing staff pay by a fifth or moving them to a four-day week to help it cope with a $50 million drop in income.

Its vice-chancellor Grant Guilford told RNZ… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.People with sexually transmitted infections are delaying seeking help under lockdown, leading to serious complications in some cases.

Sexual health providers say confusion about what services are… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Around 400,000 more people are expected to return to work from today, with many workplaces reopening under strict social distancing requirements.

So what might that look like in practice, and what is… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Fourteen people died and four were badly injured when they plunged 40 metres into the Cave Creek chasm, near Punakaiki on the West Coast 25 years ago.

The Noble Report into the disaster laid the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Covid-19 has made it's way across the globe and had an impact on everyone.

The commemoration of the Cave Creek disaster is no exception.

Today marks 25 years since the tragedy which killed 14 people… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.After a period of hibernating over the lockdown period, the housing market could pick up again.

The ability to finalise sales ground to a halt under Alert Level 4 but private property viewings have… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Cancer Society says 400 people could die from cancer unnecessarily if hospitals don't catch up quickly enough after the lockdown.

Urgent treatment and diagnosis has been happening under level… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Māori health services are concerned that the number of Māori with chronic health conditions contacting their GPs has dropped off since the lockdown. 

They say mixed messaging about whether patients… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.

However we're still being asked to stay… Read more Audio