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Warriors fans will still have to wait until July to see an NRL game played in Auckland, despite the government's decision to allow Australians into the country early.

Club chief executive Cameron… Audio

Families will soon be able to get rapid antigen tests from schools and early childhood centres.

The government is providing nearly a million RAT kits in a bid to keep education going as the Omicron… Audio

Bay of Islands businesses are getting ready to say haere mai to tourists.

In Paihia, where jobs and livelihoods are hanging by a thread, the earlier opening dates are just the news locals needed.

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Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.

The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.

In… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6300820251001 Video, Audio

The lights were out far and wide in the Thames-Coromandel district, and even part of the Hauraki district for several hours today, costing some businesses big time.

All because a chunk of wayward… Video, Audio

There's a glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conceded NATO membership is unlikely for his country.

He says peace talks with Russia are beginning to "sound more… Audio

A stark warning from GPs today - a visit to the clinic is going to get more difficult as they face a major shortage.

The Royal College of General Practitioners says more medical students need to be… Audio

The welcome mat is out for tourists but it could be another four years before Aotearoa's back to pre-Covid visitor numbers.

And the industry says it will need extra financial help despite today's… Video, Audio

New Zealand is ready to welcome the world back - that's the message from the Prime Ministerial podium - as the country's reopening is accelerated.

The timeline for easing border restrictions has… Audio

Tourism operators are hopeful the border could be open in time for Aussies to eat our hot cross buns this Easter.

The Prime Minister is due to announce plans to fast-track the reopening of the border… Audio

About 4000 Ukrainians could be offered safe haven in NZ under a special sponsorship scheme that would allow them to live here for two years.

From today so-called sponsors can apply to bring their… Video, Audio

As is where is: one dilapidated former America's Cup yacht abandoned on Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu.

Queenstown Lakes District Council is looking for someone to get rid of 'NZL14', which was… Video, Audio

Three years since the Christchurch terror attacks left 51 worshippers dead and dozens injured, one survivor has completed a remarkable journey.

Temel Atacocugu has walked from Dunedin to Christchurch… Video, Audio

Whangārei is on its own mission to bring people back into the CBD - its parking meters are out of action for the next six weeks in a bid to lure people back.

Omicron's keeping people away from… Video, Audio

Wellington businesses are being hit with another setback, just two weeks after the capital came to a standstill because of the anti-mandate protest at Parliament.

Locals told our reporter Soumya… Video, Audio

Auckland streets may be about to get a bit safer, with plans for lower speed limits on more than 1600 roads across the city.

Nearly a thousand of them are around 82 schools in the city.

It's a move… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6300703803001 Video, Audio

The stampede is on for passports, but beware you may have to wait.

After two years of border restrictions, New Zealanders can now travel off shore and return without having to isolate, as long as… Video, Audio

The cost of taking a train, bus or ferry will soon be temporarily halved to help counter the rising cost of living but not all commuters expect to rake in the savings.

Public transport fares across… Audio