Covid 19

More than 40 thousand people have received wage subsidy payouts from more than one employer - with several hundred people getting the payout from four employers or more. The Ministry for Social… Audio

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

Simon Bridges has boomeranged back into National's top twenty today taking the foreign affairs portfolio off senior MP Gerry Brownlee. The reshuffle was prompted by Paula Bennett's resignation on… Audio

Few supporters could be found in David Clark's electorate of Dunedin today - a seat he won by more than 11,000 votes in the last election. Labour has held the seat for decades with Dr Clark at the… Audio

As Simon Bridges was brought back into the fold, David Clark was literally gone by lunchtime. Mr Clark has formally resigned from the job, after both he and the Prime Minister concluded he's become… Audio

More than half the 41,000 homeless people in New Zealand are under the age of 25. The figure is from the 2013 census and is an estimate only. Audio

Police are now involved in a fast-moving scandal swirling around Team New Zealand and its events arm, America's Cup Events. Investigators are working with overseas authorities to get to the bottom of… Video, Audio

The fishing sector says it's feeling let down by its minister after comments comparing them to criminals surfaced last night. They were made by Stuart Nash in a recorded conversation in 2018, where he… Audio

The government's unveiled the first wave of funding for infrastructure projects it says will create 20,000 jobs. But how many are actually new? Video, Audio

The Chiefs are facing some uphill battles in the new Super Rugby season, but for some young players there are even tougher challenges on the home front. Twenty-year-old lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi has… Audio

The Wellington Council is telling residents on the city's south coast to make preparations in case they need to evacuate their homes tonight because of foul weather lashing the area. Audio

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

The Government has unveiled its multi-million screen sector recovery package to protect jobs and investment into New Zealand productions in the wake of covid-19. Video, Audio

In the midst of the worst water shortage in 25 years, Auckland now has a lifeline - its bid for more water from the Waikato River will be heard this year. Video, Audio

Maria Iatrou is the President of the Union Road Traders Association- a shopping strip in the Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale. She also runs the Espresso 155 Cafe which seats 100 patrons. Part of Union… Video, Audio

More than 30 Melbourne suburbs will go into a four-week lockdown tonight in an attempt to bring an outbreak of Covid-19 cases across the city back under control. Video, Audio

People searching for work in Taranaki have been offered a new platform to help find employment. Job Hop is a website that connects jobseekers to employers offering casual work -- all for a flat rate… Audio

New Zealand has abandoned plans to physically host APEC in 2021 - opting to 'go virtual' in the face of the global pandemic. Audio

"Depressing" "tragic," and "very frustrating" - those are just some of the words being used to described the state of the country's wool industry.While crossbred wool prices have been struggling for… Video, Audio

"There is no time left" - the words of an Australian epidemiologist who believes certain Melbourne neighourhoods need to be barricaded in to stop the spread of covid19. Video, Audio