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Businesses left all at sea over restart of foreign travel
Friday, 15 May 2020, 1:38 pm | RNZ
Opinion - The lack of a road map to help businesses know when borders might reopen is one critical failure of Budget 2020, Brigitte Morten writes. More >>
Budget 2020: A massive spend-up but not transformational
Friday, 15 May 2020, 10:56 am | RNZ
Opinion - Budget 2020 maintained a careful balance of helping to wean us off an open cheque book, blunt the recession, and lay the building blocks of a recovery, Shamubeel Eaqub writes. More >>
What to expect from the 2020 Budget
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 10:01 am | RNZ
The Finance Minister will unveil a Budget today that will set this country's economic course for years, if not decades, to come. More >>
Watch live: No new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand for second day running
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 1:20 pm | RNZ
There have been no new cases of Covid-19 reported in NZ today for the second day in a row, with more than 200,000 tests now carried out. Watch the latest briefing live here. More >>
Employment of family members at council-owned firm raises questions
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 11:14 am | RNZ
A union and a former Nelson mayor have raised questions over the employment of three members of one family at a council-owned firm. More >>
5G Conspiracy Question Ignites Debate On Press Performance
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 10:45 am | RNZ
On Wednesday, prime minister Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Ashley Bloomfield were asked to respond to claims 5G is causing Covid-19. The prime minister flatly said the conspiracy theory wasn’t true, but Bloomfield’s wordless response ... More >>
Winston Peters not concerned about blowback from China after supporting Taiwan
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 10:40 am | RNZ
New Zealand's support for Taiwan joining a World Health Organisation meeting as an observer has prompted China berate Aotearoa. More >>
Video: Covid-19 press conference May 12 - No new cases to report today
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 1:08 pm | RNZ
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are giving today's Covid-19 update. More >>
District Health Boards to get $3.9b increase over four years in 2020 Budget
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 10:37 am | RNZ
District Health Boards are to get an extra $3.92 billion over four years and a one-off $282.5m to catch up on elective surgery after the Covid-19 disruption. More >>
Jacinda Ardern says group restrictions will be reviewed, alert levels could change if needed
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 10:21 am | RNZ
Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that even while the country will gradually ease into alert level 2, there are protocols in place if the alert level needs to go back up. More >>
Covid-19: PM Jacinda Ardern reveals whether New Zealand will move to alert level 2
Monday, 11 May 2020, 4:07 pm | RNZ
The government is announcing its decision on whether to reduce restrictions by moving to Covid-19 alert level 2, or stay in alert level 3 longer. More >>
Covid-19: Vodafone disconnects elderly customer during lockdown
Monday, 11 May 2020, 10:37 am | RNZ
An elderly woman had her phone line and internet disconnected by Vodafone during lockdown because of an overdue account - caused by the the company's own admin bungle. More >>
NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for $1
Monday, 11 May 2020, 10:34 am | RNZ
Media group NZME has made an offer to buy rival Stuff for a nominal $1. More >>
Covid-19: Government releases hundreds of documents on its response
Friday, 8 May 2020, 4:41 pm | RNZ
The government has released a wealth of material related to its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More >>
Households set internet consumption record in April
Friday, 8 May 2020, 1:46 pm | RNZ
Households set a new internet consumption record in April, each using almost 500 gigabytes of data. More >>
Two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand
Friday, 8 May 2020, 1:44 pm | RNZ
One of two new cases of Covid-19 confirmed today is a nurse who has been caring for St Margaret's cluster patients. Watch the latest briefing here. More >>
Covid-19: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveals alert level 2 rules
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 2:57 pm | RNZ
Jacinda Ardern has outlined what life will look like under level 2, including details on retailing, hospitality, sport, education and travel. Watch the briefing here. More >>
Rental shortage in Westport despite vacant properties, locals say
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 11:25 am | RNZ
Westport locals are describing a dire shortage of rental properties in their town, despite dozens of vacant houses and more than 100 rooms listed on Airbnb. More >>
Tasmanian Premier, NZ deputy PM excited about idea of flights to Hobart
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:15 am | RNZ
Tasmania's Premier and New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters are already talking about an idea for new direct flights to Hobart. More >>
Transmission Gully project a 'circus', sections to be re-laid
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:09 am | RNZ
The Transport Agency has admitted that sections of Wellington's billion-dollar project, Transmission Gully, need to be re-laid after an error. More >>
