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Focus Live: PM Christopher Luxon takes questions in the House

PM Christopher Luxon takes questions in the House

Focus Live: PM Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

PM Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

How to keep Covid at bay during the summer holidays

With the summer holidays about to begin, we will all need to remain vigilant.

Focus Live: Government makes Ihumātao announcement

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announces a deal to settle the issue at Ihumātao with the Government buying the land from Fletchers for $29.9 million. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine plan

Every New Zealander will be able to get a Covid-19 vaccination with 15 million doses now secured with the roll-out planned to begin in the second half of next year.

Focus Live: Trevor Mallard makes statement before facing MP's questions

Speaker Trevor Mallard made a statement before facing MP's questions over spending $330,000 of taxpayer money settling a defamation case against him.

Focus Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Chris Hipkins reveal plan in case of summer Covid outbreak

The Government has unveiled its "worst-case scenario" plan on how New Zealand would respond to another Covid-19 outbreak if one occurred over the summer months.

Focus Live: America's Cup World Series and Christmas Cup opening ceremony

The official opening ceremony, in the heart of the America's Cup Race Village, gets underway ahead of the World Series and Christmas Cup regattas later this week.

Focus Live: Travel bubble with Australia could be early 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Government ministers have agreed in principle for a travel bubble with Australia early next year, depending on decisions by Australian ministers.

Focus Live: Six new cases in managed isolation, eight more recovered

There are six new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation today with eight recovering taking our total number of active cases to 54. Video / Will Trafford

Focus Live: Kmart wreath poses risk to NZ native plants

The Ministry of Primary Industries has recalled a Kmart 32cm Half Wicker Wreath with Berries. Video / Will Trafford

Focus Live: Christopher Luxon speaks to media

Christopher Luxon speaks to the media after a meeting with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Mayors.

Focus Live: 4.5 magnitude earthquake near Marlborough

Earthquake hits near Seddon south of Blenheim, felt by thousands.

Focus Live: COVID-19 media briefings reduced to four days per week

The number of ongoing COVID-19 media briefings is being reduced to four per week. There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation today.

Focus Live: MPs sworn in at Parliament

MPs are being sworn in as the new coalition Government gets underway.

Focus Live: Homeware giant Nido collapses into receivership

Magsons, trading under the Nido brand, collapsed into receivership on Friday. Video / Will Trafford

Focus Live: Police provide update into Elizabeth Zhong homicide case

Ying Zhong (known as Elizabeth Zhong), 55, was found dead in Sunnyhills on November 28. She's believed to have been murdered.

Focus: Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference.