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4:38 PM.It's only to be expected that many New Zealanders are delighted at the prospect of moving to level 2 after so many weeks in lockdown. However, some experts in the field remain cautious that people… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.After many weeks in lockdown, students can return to school Monday next week. We speak to New Zealand Principals' Federation Perry Rush about whether he thinks schools are ready. Audio

4:26 PM.The move to level two will no doubt come as a great relief to New Zealand business in what has been a very tough time. So many businesses are hurting but will this move be too late for some? We speak… Read more Audio

4:02 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a staggered move into level 2 starting on Thursday, with schools and bars reopening later and groups limited to 10 people. Audio

3:57 PM.Panellists Fatumata Bah and Phil O'Reilly share what they've been thinking about. Audio

3:50 PM.The stages of isolation and what we can learn from astronauts on the space station. Audio

4:50 PM.Going to the gym under alert level 2 rules will be very different from pre-COVID. Exercise NZ Chief Executive Richard Beddie explains. Audio

4:40 PM.The re-opening of ECE can be difficult task to keep both staff and children safe under alert level two. ChildForum Chief Executive Sarah Alexander talks about the challenges. Audio

4:34 PM.To mark Emile's last day as host, we play Time to Say Goodbye. Audio

4:20 PM.New Zealand puts its support behind Taiwan in its bid to have a role in the World Health Organisation, raising the ire of China. Richard Harman talks about what's happening. Audio

4:10 PM.Longer term mental health issues are likely to be a result of the pandemic and lock down. We speak to psychologist Karen Nimmo about what happens following crises such as these. Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Lavina Good and Rodney Hide share what they've been thinking about. Audio

3:47 PM.Researchers believe llamas could become unlikely "heroes" in the fight against Covid-19. It seems antibodies from a llama called Winter have shown promise in "neutralising" the new coronavirus and… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.Watercare CEO Raveen Jaduram speaks to the panel about water restrictions throughout the region from next week. Audio

4:46 PM.There's a call for essential workers who continued in their jobs during alert level four lockdown to be paid a living wage. Audio

4:43 PM.A couple of days ago the government announced that certain infrastructure projects will be sped through the consents process. Fundamentally the idea is to get projects started as soon as possible to… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Legal experts have raised questions about the legality of the lock down in New Zealand. Waikato University Professor of Law Al Gillespie joins the discussion. Audio

4:18 PM.Life under alert level 2 means a raft of new regulations for the hospitality sector to operate under. Hospitality NZ chief executive Julie White talks about how that will impact the industry. Audio

4:08 PM.The Prime Minister has unveiled guidelines for life at alert level 2. We go through what has been stipulated with RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Nalini Baruch and Steve McCabe share what they've been thinking about. Audio