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Coronavirus: Health officials ramp up presence at airports as self-isolation begins
Monday, 16 March 2020, 10:26 am | RNZ
From today every traveller who lands in New Zealand is being met by a health official at the airport with instructions on how to manage two weeks in isolation. More >>
Coronavirus: More large events likely to be cancelled - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Monday, 16 March 2020, 10:18 am | RNZ
Jacinda Ardern said the government was acting on advice quickly and taking difficult decisions early to protect New Zealanders' health. More >>
Reserve Bank announces emergency official cash rate cut
Monday, 16 March 2020, 10:10 am | RNZ
The Reserve Bank has cut its official cash rate to a record low of 0.25 percent. More >>
Ardern Says NZ Is To Impose Toughest Border Controls In World
Saturday, 14 March 2020, 5:16 pm | RNZ
As of midnight tomorrow every person arriving in New Zealand apart from those coming from the Pacific islands will have to self- isolate, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
NZ First MP Tracey Martin self-isolating, being tested for Covid-19
Saturday, 14 March 2020, 4:27 pm | RNZ
Cabinet minister Tracey Martin will be tested for Covid-19 today, after coming into contact with the virus. More >>
Further gun law changes stall as mosque attacks anniversary nears
Friday, 13 March 2020, 3:46 pm | RNZ
Gun owners are at odds with the government over proposals for the newest tranche of changes revamping firearms legislation. More >>
PM on mosque attacks anniversary: 'A year on gives us a chance as a nation to reflect'
Friday, 13 March 2020, 2:50 pm | RNZ
Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand and its people have fundamentally changed after the Christchurch mosque attacks. More >>
Coronavirus: More travel restrictions are on the way - PM
Friday, 13 March 2020, 2:18 pm | RNZ
The PM says there will be further border restrictions as NZ responds to Covid-19, with the Cabinet Committee meeting over the weekend to decide on what they will be. More >>
All travel from Europe to US suspended for 30 days
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 3:01 pm | RNZ
The US will suspend all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days because of the Covid-19 coronavirus. More >>
Covid-19 : Robertson tempers expectations over stimulus package
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:55 pm | RNZ
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is tempering expectations about whether he will follow Australia in rolling out a major Covid-19 stimulus package, saying his focus right now is on targeted support. More >>
Toxic waste protesters tell council: 'You're all we have left'
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:33 pm | RNZ
Protesters wearing masks and hazmat suits have marched into the Christchurch City Council today, in opposition to a proposed waste plant expansion in their town. More >>
Simon Bridges: Reducing regulation important for strong economy
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:26 pm | RNZ
National Party leader Simon Bridges is defending policies unveiled earlier this week intended to cut red tape. More >>
Labour shrugs after abortion clinic safe-zones vote misfire
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:14 pm | RNZ
MPs were caught out in a verbal vote against abortion clinic safe zones last night, but Labour's Jacinda Ardern and Andrew Little seem to want to just put it behind them. More >>
Bill passed to fund disabled election candidates
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:05 pm | RNZ
A bill establishing a fund to help support disabled general and local election candidates has passed its final reading. More >>
Don't panic - a recession may not be what you think
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 3:26 pm | RNZ
Opinion - A recession caused by the coronavirus would be relatively short-lived for most of us, and the government has the capacity to respond smartly for those hit hard, Shamubeel Eaqub writes. More >>
Coronavirus: Businesses call for speed, clarity on Covid-19 assistance
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 10:48 am | RNZ
The government is facing criticism for not moving fast enough on a package to help businesses affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus. More >>
MPs vote to remove abortion clinic safe zones from Bill
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 10:45 am | RNZ
Confusion reigns as MPs do away with sections of the Abortion Legislation Bill that would have made legally protected 'safe areas' possible outside clinics. More >>
Mataura dross: Environment Minister targets smelter company in letter
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 10:32 am | RNZ
Environment Minister David Parker has written a forthright letter to the owner of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, accusing it of passing the buck rather than dealing with its hazardous waste. More >>
Government says top of South Island economy 'in good shape' amid Covid-19 worries
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 10:00 am | RNZ
Industry leaders and government ministers say this year's Marlborough vintage is adding a rosy glow to the economic outlook in the top of the south. More >>
RNZ Concert and new RNZ music station documents revealed
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 9:58 am | RNZ
Fresh details have come to light detailing RNZ's multi-media youth radio station that had been proposed to replace RNZ Concert on FM. More >>
