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6:40 AM.The Health Ministry has been consulting with the state spy agency, the GCSB, about how best to trace people as it works to get its Covid-19 systems up to speed.

A tech industry leader says it's… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.Germany will start to ease some of its restrictions on Monday after declaring its coronavirus outbreak "under control".

The health minister Jens Spahn credits this to a lockdown imposed after an… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Secondary principals are worried that several more weeks of remote learning for senior students will be bad for those from poor families and those studying practical subjects.

Neil Watson from… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Scrolling through social media is one way to use up a few hours during lockdown, but are celebrities sharing their thoughts on Covid-19 relevant in the time of crises?

The thoughts of the famous are… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.While most of us have been queuing, sometimes for hours, to get into the supermarket during the lockdown, one Wellington man hasn't had to go once.

Richard Hovey says he has about six months worth of… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A stoush over the planned felling of native trees on Ōwairaka/Mt Albert has taken a new turn. 

Graffiti has been sprayed on public toilets in the area saying claims made about local protesters… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Ticket holders for live events indefinitely postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic are frustrated that they can't get a refund.

The Commerce Commission has issued guidelines after fielding complaints… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.The focus will still be on keeping contact with others to the bare minimum once the country moves to Alert Level 3, but some restrictions around travel, business and activities will be loosened.

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8:25 AM.The focus will still be on keeping contact with others to the bare minimum once the country moves to Alert Level 3, but some restrictions around travel, business and activites will be loosened.

Most… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Prime Minister has announced that once we are in Alert Level 3 children should stay at home in their bubbles where possible, but families can decide to send children back to schools and early… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Forestry will be restarting once we reach Alert Level 3, good news for an industry that began to feel the affects of the global pandemic weeks before the rest of New Zealand went into lockdown.

Prue… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The focus will still be on keeping contact with others to the bare minimum once the country moves to Alert Level 3, but some restrictions around travel, business and activites will be loosened.

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8:09 AM.The focus will still be on keeping contact with others to the bare minimum once the country moves to Alert Level 3, but some restrictions around travel, business and activites will be loosened.

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7:55 AM.A 99-year-old British war veteran has raised a staggering £13 million or NZ$27 million for NHS staff after reaching his goal of walking 100 laps of his garden.

Captain Tom Moore had hoped to achieve… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Elite rugby players will take a pay cut as the country's biggest game prepares to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

New Zealand Rugby and the NZ Rugby Players Association have agreed half of their… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Insurance companies are saving millions of dollars during the pandemic as the number of motor vehicle accidents falls with drivers stuck at home.

Overseas companies are dropping premiums to reflect… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.Insurance companies will save about $100 million on payouts for motor vehicles alone during the lockdown, given the dramatic drop in driving during the pandemic.

Consumer New Zealand is now urging… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Blood testing is the next step for keeping track of Covid-19 but New Zealand doesn't yet have a test that is up to the job.

Around the world, mass testing is starting to happen to see if people have… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Principals are warning the government's plans to partially reopen schools at Alert Level 3 could be a shambles.

Early childhood centres and schools will reopen for children up to Year 10 whose… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that some firms can start back to work when Alert Level 3 is enacted, but only if they can keep people safe.

The actual decision about whether to move down… Read more Audio