The Front Bench panel discusses National's $4 billion blunder - how much damage will it do?

Auckland will move to alert level 2 on Wednesday night and the rest of the country moves to alert level 1 from late tonight, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.

National launched their campaign today - but the lead-up was blighted by a Labour torpedo.

As traffic crawls through central Auckland today Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency General Manager Transport Services, Brett Gliddon, revealed there was severe damage to the bridge’s centre span. Video / Sylvie Whinray

Labour Workplace Relations & Safety spokesperson Andrew Little promised to double sick leave to 10 days and increase the minimum wage to $20 by 2021 if re-elected. Video / Labour Party

This $240,000 machine claims to eliminate 100 per cent of Covid-19. Video / Dean Purcell

PM Jacinda Ardern, Phil Twyford and Grant Robertson all hit out at National's tax cuts policy while campaigning in Featherston. Video / Mark Mitchell

National Party leader Judith Collins and finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith reveal National's $10 billion economic and fiscal plan. Video / Mark Mitchell

National Party leader Judith Collins said that today's figures placed NZ in 'the deepest economic recession in living memory'. Video / National Party

National are claiming Finance Minister Grant Robertson is taking a rose-tinted view of a "dreadful" and "catastrophic" economic picture. Video / Mark Mitchell

Coach driver killed in Bunnythorpe incident, north of Palmerston North. Video / Supplied

National health spokesman Dr Shane Reti announces a number of policies as part of a health package. Video / Mark Mitchell

Eighteen fire engines and other vehicles from across Auckland battled to control a blaze in Rosedale, near Albany. Video / Keith Nelson

A 60-year-old man has been charged today after six other people were arrested yesterday.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced an extra $600m for childcare teachers and promised to replace the decile system with a system based on an "equity index". Video / Mark Mitchell

PM Jacinda Ardern revealed the Cabinet decision to maintain the current Alert Level settings across the country until they are reconsidered on September 21. Video / Pool

Police have made six arrests as part of an investigation into historical offending.

Winston Peters questioned why Australia is set to host the Rugby Championship, given New Zealand has a better handle on Covid-19. Video / Mark Mitchell

EVs would also be exempt from fringe benefit tax, National says.

PM Jacinda Ardern told attendees at the Business NZ leaders' address 'now is the time to sell our story to the world'. Video / Greg Bowker

PM Jacinda Ardern unveils Labour's energy policy that aims to have 100 per cent renewable electricity generation in New Zealand now by 2030. Video / Rotorua Daily Post

'Repeated, deliberate and malicious spread of misinformation' was threatening to block a move to alert level 1, says Health Minister Chris Hipkins. Video / Pool

National leader Judith Collins spoke to media at a steel fabrication workshop in Palmerston North.

National is promising to create a single Crown-owned bank to streamline and fund infrastructure projects if elected into government.

There are six new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, all of which are linked to the Mt Roskill "mini-cluster", director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.

Labour is promising a new top tax rate of 39 per cent for people earning more than $180,000 a year – a tax which will only affect 2 per cent of New Zealanders. The new tax would impact those earning $200,000 a year roughly $23 a week – $1200 a year – but would generate up to $500 million a year.

Judith 'crusher' Collins opens up about nickname while speaking to the media. Video / HBT

On a visit to Hawke's Bay National Party Leader Judith Collins announced new plans to tackle the drug on a national and regional level. Video / HBT

Police have charged Phillips, missing since December 2021, with aggravated robbery, aggravated wounding and unlawfully possessing a firearm over the armed heist of ANZ Te Kūiti on Rora St.

As data shows fare spikes, Shane Jones is questioning the obligations of $900m bailout.