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7:30 AM.The National Party says mixed messages from the government on Covid 19 alert levels are causing the public to get complacent about social distancing as evidenced in the Black Lives Matter rallies held… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.There has been continued outrage in Washington DC over yesterday's decision to forcibly remove peaceful protesters from a park in Washington DC so that the President could stage a photo-opp at a… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.New York has seen more looting in the wake of the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, despite a curfew designed to maintain order in the city.

It comes after Donald Trump threatened to deploy the… Read more Audio

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

6:51 AM.Hotels in the South Island are sacking staff and going into liquidation as a lack of business takes its toll.

The Methven Resort Hotel, first opened in the Canterbury region in 1985, was placed into… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.The National Party is raising further questions about whether refugee journalist Behrouz Boochani should have been allowed into New Zealand in the first place.

Boochani, who spent six years in… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Last night saw a relatively quiet night in Minneapolis, where George Floyd died.

Speaking to a crowd, Floyd's brother, Terrence Floyd, harrangued those engaged in violence and looting for pulling… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.America has experienced its seventh night of protests after the death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer.

This despite President Donald Trump warning if… 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

6:17 AM.More than half of a $30 million emergency welfare fund has been spent in just over a month, and many of those in need are foreigners and migrant workers who can't get home.

With the borders still… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The Warriors have made a near-perfect start to their return to the NRL on Saturday, four weeks after arriving in Australia.

The Auckland club completed 45 of their 46 sets - the first time an NRL… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.It's possibly New Zealand's smallest island, but it's still large enough for rats and other pests to colonise.

Haulashore Island, which has been a backdrop to Nelson's waterfront for 113 years, is… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Covid-19 is putting further pressure on some cities already struggling with squeezed rental property markets.

New Plymouth is experiencing unprecedented demand from prospective tenants In Whanganui… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A new report about the property market suggests New Zealanders are continuing their love affair with houses.

Data from the website RealEstate.co.nz shows asking prices in seven regions are at… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.Queenstown hotels finally had guests again for the first long weekend since lockdown.

Hotel owner Nik Kiddle says prices in the town are at rock bottom to encourage domestic tourists to return.

He… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Queen's Birthday weekend was the first holiday weekend after of lockdown and tourist hotspots were hoping New Zealanders would help fill the void left when foreign tourists were shut out.

Hobbiton… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Thousands turned out in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington yesterday to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon says the outpouring of anger… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister says the Government will look at moving to alert level one next week.

Her comments follow 10 days of no new Covid-19 cases.

Hospitality and retail groups say an urgent shift to… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.Sales of employee monitoring software have skyrocketed since the country went into lockdown, with tech companies reporting a 300 percent increase for New Zealand customers.

The software can track… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A woman applying for an urgent protection order during lockdown was told a police report she asked for was being treated as an Official Information Act request.

The woman - who RNZ is calling Trish -… Read more Audio