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The coronavirus death toll in the United States has risen above 10,000 amid some preliminary signs that the crisis in New York may have reached its peak.

President Trump declared there is light at… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is demanding the Council put a freeze on a planned rates increase.

Mayor Phil Goff announced a 3.5 percent rates increase last year but the alliance says the… Audio

The Mad Butcher chain says government indecision has created strife for butchers.

They were told at the start of the lockdown they had to shut as they're not an essential service.

Yesterday it was… Audio

Non-food export manufacturers say they face irreversible market loss if they have to stay shut under the Covid-19 lockdown.

They are calling on the Government to put them on equal footing with food… Audio

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care after he was hospitalised with coronavirus symptoms yesterday.

A spokesperson for Downing Street said the Prime Minister's… Audio

The Health Minister David Clark says he's let New Zealand down by taking a trip to a beach during the Level 4 lockdown, in addition to other questionable movements while his Government urged Kiwis to… Audio

Moving out of level four is going to require intensive health surveillance and the government is starting to outline what that might look like. Plus, a small business owner shares his experience of… Audio

Immigrants say they are facing life on the breadline after losing their jobs and being unable to claim benefits or return home.

An advocacy group says it is hypocritical of the Government to… Audio

Maori health professionals say the government's response to Covid-19 has serious shortfalls and blindspots and it's putting Maori communities, and therefore New Zealand, at risk.

Dr Elana Curtis is… Audio

On the cusp of our third week of lockdown, public health researchers are working on how to identify if and when Covid-19 has been eliminated from the country.

They say increased testing is essential… Audio

New Zealand is racing to find other ways to produce and source chemicals and equipment critical for coronavirus testing.

Huge global demand is putting pressure on supplies and microbiologists… Audio

Cyclone Harold has been causing widespread damage as it lashes Vanuatu.

The cyclone made landfall on the north and west of the country yesterday, with sustained winds reaching up to 235 kilometres an… Audio

The government has announced it will charter a flight to get New Zealanders stranded in Peru home.

Meanwhile as Vanuatu suffers the effects of Cyclone Harold, New Zealand's military is ready to help.

The Health Minister David Clark has admitted he broke the lockdown rules more than once and offered the Prime Minister his resignation last night.

Jacinda Ardern has said in a statement this morning… Audio

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

Bottle stores in Invercargill and Gore are not following the example of west Auckland and pulling spirits off the shelves.

Aucklanders, knowing licensing trust zones in the West were the only place… Audio

A New Zealand couple living in Bali say they've no choice but to "hunker down" and wait out the Covid-19 crisis on the island as attempts to return home have failed.

They say even if they could… Audio

A leading Covid-19 scientist says travellers arriving in New Zealand once the lockdown ends might need to be forced to wear electronic bracelets to monitor their movements.

It is likely new arrivals… Audio

Health minister David Clark has offered to resign after admitting to more more breaches of the Level 4 lockdown.

He has admitted that in addition to driving to a mountain bike track on the first… Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Yadana Saw and Tami Neilson chat in the car on the first episode of Final Mix. Video

Heard enough Baby Shark to last a lifetime? Wishing you could escape into childhood right now? RNZ Concert has the answer. Here are the best pieces of classical music written with children in mind.