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8:10 AM.New Zealand's security intelligence agency, the SIS, carried out multiple clandestine raids, breaking into foreign embassies in Wellington in the latter part of the 1980s, in breach of the Vienna… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand driver Scott Dixon believes his team's simulator work during lockdown played a big part in his victory in the return of Indycars. Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Principals say some families have simply disappeared since the lockdown and the Education Ministry has stepped in to help.

Some parents are keeping children home because they remain fearful of… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.As the nation considers a move to level one, spare a thought for those who shopped online during lockdown and still haven't received what they ordered.

That's been the experience of hundreds of… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Bars and restaurants still having to turn people away under level two are crossing their fingers for a loosening of restrictions.

Cabinet will decide today if the country moves to level one, which… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.It's been another weekend of unrest across the US, with thousands of people in cities across the country turning out to protest racism.

As the two week anniversary of the death of George Floyd nears… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Māori mothers of newborns dealing with Oranga Tamariki say the child welfare system is dangerous, brutal and racist. 

Their experiences have been detailed in a report from the Children's… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the former Russian double agent spy and his daughter who were poisoned with the deadly nerve agent Novichok, are now reportedly living in New Zealand.

Two years ago the pair… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.New Zealand's security intelligence agency, the SIS, carried out multiple clandestine raids, breaking into foreign embassies in Wellington in the latter part of the 1980s, in breach of the Vienna… Read more Audio

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

6:52 AM.People with disabilities are hoping flexible working conditions adopted under Covid-19 will make it easier for them to get work.

Tanya Harrison who lives in Kapiti north of Wellington has been on the… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Mental health workers are expecting a surge in anxiety cases as people return to a more hectic lifestyle.

Cabinet will decide on Monday whether to move down to Alert Level 1 which has no restrictions… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.An Auckland business leader can see no reason why the country shouldn't move to level one this week.

Cabinet is today considering the move and the country should know by this afternoon whether almost… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.From Stuttgart to Seoul, from Paris to Pretoria, people have turned out to protest the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer two weeks ago.

Following on from widespread action… Read more Audio

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

6:24 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The Education Ministry has stepped in to help schools track down students who have not returned to class since the lockdown ended.

It says attendance is pretty much back to normal, but there are a… 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

8:53 AM.While Covid-19 slowed the country to a standstill, one rehab centre has been kept busy.

The Central Energy Trust Wildbase recovery in Palmerston North has finally reopened its doors to the public -… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.A long-time campaigner is bewildered that the forever-promised Katikati bypass has not made the cut for a shovel-ready project.

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has had success in getting… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.There's been good news and bad for key players in the tourism sector this week. The government has announced support for strategic tourist assets.

It will provide $4m to Discover Waitomo and up to… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Gisborne iwi Rongowhakaata is welcoming the opportunity to have their say on the instalment of two new replicas of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour in the city.

The district council came under fire… Read more Audio