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New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.
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Focus: NZ's first weekend of Level 2: Here's what you need to do
As New Zealanders head into the first weekend of Level 2, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield shares what we all have to do. Video / Supplied
Local Focus: Tim Tams in the air - council support likely for Air Chathams
Passenger service and Tim Tams back soon. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Community impact as Lotto feels lockdown crunch
Sales fell as we stayed home to fight Covid-19.
Focus: As water reserves run low, Auckland Council restricts use
The Upper Nihotupu Reservoir is running at critically low levels, as Auckland water restrictions are put into place from Saturday. Video / Brett Phibbs
Focus: Restaurant uses mannequins to meet social distancing requirements
Besos Latinos, a Latin American restaurant in Wynyard Quarter has seated mannequins at every second table to meet social distancing requirements under Cover 19 alert level 2. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Local Focus: Mauao reopens to the public
“It was like a three-hour therapy session.” Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Level 2: Happiness tinged with worry as cafes reopen
Cafes are open - but are customers returning?
Focus: Welcome to level 2: Shoppers starting to take to streets, malls
Shops have opened their doors - but many are not as busy as they might have hoped on the first morning of alert level 2. Video / Supplied
Local Focus: Rotorua hopes to keep locals 'in their element'
The stay-local campaign encourages keeping local tourism alive. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Focus: Midnight mass as barbers back in business
More than a dozen Aucklanders were waiting patiently in line on the North Shore's Birkenhead Avenue to get a fresh haircut early today. Video / Brett Phibbs
Local Focus: Tongariro crossing now an opportunity for Kiwis
COVID 19 puts NZ walks in a time warp. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Record numbers for the Hawke's Bay Trails not what they seemed
Record numbers for the Hawke's Bay Trails during lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: John is spearheading to get international students back to study in NZ
John Chisholm, director Campus Books at Massey University, is spearheading to get international students back to study in NZ before the start of the second semester. Video / Dean Purcell
Local Focus: End of the road for Our Place?
Council votes to close pop-up container site. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: How a Kiwi ad agency got free 'bagels for life'
Kiwi ad agency Federation used their skills to help out a small bagel business navigate through the challenges of COVID-19.
Focus: Gym owners put measures in place for level 2
Snap fitness centres get measures in place before opening in Covid-19 level 2 this Thursday. VIDEO / Dean Purcell
Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern address attending funerals in Level 2
Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern address attending funerals in Level 2. VIDEO / Mark Mitchell
Focus: Winston Peters talks about restrictions on numbers at funerals under Level 2
Deputy PM Winston Peters called for 'common sense' when it comes to the limit of ten people at a funeral under Level 2. Video / Mark Mitchell
Local Focus: May is ME awareness month, so what is it?
ME affects up to 20,000 people across New Zealand. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Focus: Auckland water restrictions threatens jobs
Supercity Property Services director Murray Robertson said the easing of restrictions was a "welcome relief" for exterior cleaning businesses like his. Video / Brett Phibbs
Focus: SkyCity slash another 700 jobs amid coronavirus fallout
Focus: SkyCity has revealed the ‘incredibly difficult’ decision to slash 700 jobs as the Covid-19 fallout hits. Video / File
Focus: Explosive fire calls off greyhound meeting in South Auckland
An explosive fire in a maintenance shed bought a shock end to today's greyhound racing meeting in South Auckland. Video / Supplied
Local Focus: Pubs prepare for level 2
Not a party but landlords want their 'family' back. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Foodbanks and commercial kitchens to the rescue
Fresh veg and restaurant quality food for those in need. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: Little Richard, flamboyant rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 87
Little Richard, flamboyant rock 'n' roll pioneer, died from bone cancer at age 87. Video / Twitter / AP / File
Local Focus: Rotorua business owner positive amidst trials
Vandalism and love in Rotorua. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
A celebration of our special mums: 'Our mother's love has no boundaries'
The best hair, the best lipstick, the best attitude and, most of all, the best love.
Focus: Before Netflix had Tiger King, New Zealand had The Lion Man
Two big-cat men, different countries, different times. Uncanny similarities. Video / TVNZ / MediaWorks / Netflix
Focus: Police narcotics and currency detector dog Tas retires after 5 years of service
Focus: Police dog Tas was lucky to escape death row at a Nelson pound, now after 5 years of service as a narcotics and currency detector in the Police Dog Section she is retiring. Video / Mark Mitchell
Mandatory isolation review too late for one applicant
The Ministry of Health has come under fire for its handling of exemption requests.
Focus: Massive fire engulfs Penrose industrial building
Focus: More than a dozen fire appliances have been battling a huge blaze that broke out in one of Auckland's industrial areas. Video / Will Trafford
Focus: Aston Norwood Cafe, Wedding and Function Centre re-invented because of Covid-19
Focus: Aston Norwood Cafe, Wedding and Function Centre, Kotoke has needed to be re-invented in response to Covid-19. Video / Mark Mitchell