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Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on the Five Eyes relationship

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks to US Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Myron Brilliant about the Five Eyes relationship.

Focus Live: NZ's Covid-19 vaccine rollout 3% ahead of schedule

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is three per cent ahead of schedule, except in Northland where a big push to use available vaccine is underway.

Focus Live: Banned flights - Government to target 'very high risk' countries

The Government is creating a new category of "very high risk country" to reduce the number of infected people coming into New Zealand.

Focus Live: Transtasman foreign affairs ministers face Five Eyes questions

Australian Foreign Affairs Ministers Marise Payne said Australia sees in Five Eyes a vital strategic alliance that is key to issues of intelligence. Countries will address concerns in whatever forum they choose, Payne said.

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 cases linked to airport worker

The Auckland airport worker who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday despite being fully vaccinated cleaned a plane that brought a returnee with the virus back to New Zealand on April 10.

Focus Live: 'Reckless' health shake-up could create two-tier health system – says the National Party

National is already taking aim at the Government's major health sector reform, calling it a "reckless" move that will see regions lose their autonomy.

Focus Live: Major health overhaul - All DHBs to be scrapped for one national authority

All of New Zealand's 20 district health boards will be replaced by one, single national health body responsible for the running of all hospitals, the Government has revealed. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern says vaccinated Covid-19 case was cleaning 'high-risk' planes

The newly identified Covid-positive border worker was cleaning a plane from a "high-risk" country and was fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern welcomes 'our Tasman cousins'

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described today's travel bubble opening as an "important milestone" in New Zealand's economic recovery. Ardern thanked everyone who has come to New Zealand from Australia - "welcome".

Focus Live: Government introduces new counter-terrorism legislation

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi unveils a new bill that the Government has introduced to strengthen how it can respond to threats of terrorism.

MetService: Severe weather warning for April 13th

MetService: Severe weather warning for April 13th. Video / MetService

Focus Live: 20 per cent of border staff yet to get Covid-19 jab

The latest MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 wasn't also vaccinated. It comes amid revelations that 20 per cent of border staff have yet to get the jab protecting them against coronavirus.

Focus Live: 90,200 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

There have been 90,200 vaccines administered to date. A total of 19,273 people have received both doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Focus Live: MP Kiri Allan diagnosed with cancer

Labour MP Kiri Allan has been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. PM Jacinda Ardern answered questions from the media on Tuesday morning. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: Easter weekend traffic update

Barney Irvine from AA gives advice for the long weekend.

Focus Live: Easter weekend weather report

Jake Cope from Metservice gives the forecast for the long weekend.

Focus Live: Emotional scenes as EMT recalls not being able to aid Floyd

Day two of the trial saw emotional scenes from off duty Minneapolis firefighter Genevieve Hansen as she recalled what she could have done to save Floyd’s life. Video / Court TV via AP

Focus Live: Government puts Auckland light rail back on track

Focus Live: The Government is getting light rail back on track by involving Aucklanders in a six-month process to come up with a city-shaping project.