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Professional domestic sport is back on under alert level 2 - but the stands will be empty.

Rules banning mass gatherings will still apply, so fans will have to head to their couches.

Sport and… Audio

Auckland Council will impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time in more than 25 years as the city faces its worst drought in history.

The past four months have been the driest on record… Audio

Restaurateur Al Brown is champing at the bit to reopen when New Zealand's Covid-19 level 3 lockdown eases to level 2.

Brown's three Auckland businesses - Depot, Federal Delicatessen and Best Ugly… Video, Audio

Chow restaurant is a well-known casual dining spot in central Wellington and employs 35 staff.

The booths and tables at Chow can usually seat up to 176 people, but takeaways have kept the business… Video, Audio

Young Act's former Vice President has labelled the youth wing an unsafe place for women, after her complaints of sexual harassment were ignored.

Ali Gammeter has told RNZ she resigned from her role… Audio

A Facebook page for Hawke's Bay farmers struggling with severe drought is being credited with saving lives.

The lack of rain, lack of feed and trouble selling, or sending stock to the meat works… Video, Audio

Thousands of tourism workers have been made redundant as businesses scramble for capital and cut their size.

Many are entering hibernation. This is an industry that previously supported close to… Audio

A 'staging post' for New Zealand's recovery from Covid-19 - that's how the Finance Minister described Budget 2020 in a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce - given via video link on Thursday.

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Courier drivers may be able to argue for better pay, holiday and sick leave and generally better working conditions following a ruling by the Employment Court on Thursday.

The court has found an… Audio

If level 2 gets the green light, hairdressers, restaurants, domestic travel, gyms, home cleaners and more are all go.

The Reserve Bank estimates the four-and-a-half-week lockdown under level 4 cost… Video, Audio

New Zealand has been promised a "safer version of normal" under Level Two - as the Prime Minister signals what life might look like when restrictions relax.

The country is on track to drop out of… Audio

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

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

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… Audio

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

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

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

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

It seems to be becoming increasingly popular for celebrities to choose unusual - or sometimes downright strange - names for their children. This has just been highlighted by the name tech entrepreneur… Audio

Financial journalist and author Mary Holm discusses how you play the markets to your favour. Audio

We speak to investigative reporter Donna Chisholm, who has covered the story in depth throughout the years. Audio

Dianne introduces us to British singer-songwriter Laura Marling's seventh studio album Song for Our Daughter. Audio

We speak to Perry Rush, the President of the New Zealand Principals Federation. Audio

We speak to Kirk Hope, the Chief Executive of Business New Zealand. Audio