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Focus Live: Government makes it illegal for 'high-risk people' to own firearms

The Government will make it illegal for "high-risk people" including gang members and criminals to own firearms.

Focus Live: 500 extra MIQ spaces for skilled, critical workers

The Government has announced 500 spaces a fortnight in managed isolation will be allocated over the next 10 months - the majority for skilled and critical workers.

Focus Live: Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivers pre-Budget speech

Finance Minister Grant Robertson told attendees that securing the recovery and investing in the wellbeing of New Zealanders would be the focus of next week's May 20 Budget.

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: 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: '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: Pharmac review to focus on speed and transparency

A review of the government's drug buyer Pharmac will focus on the timeliness and transparency of its decisions.

PM Jacinda Ardern says 15 calls made to KFC worker's family

Case L, the sister of a Papatoetoe High School student, wasn't isolating at home and went to work at KFC Botany three days before she tested positive for the virus. PM Jacinda Ardern said about 15 texts and phone calls were made to the family.

Focus Live: 'The judgment of the entire nation' - PM on Covid rulebreakers

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she knows many New Zealanders were upset, frustrated and angry about the Covid rulebreakers which plunged Auckland into lockdown.

Focus Live: Auckland will move to alert level 1 at midnight tonight

Auckland will move to alert level 1 at midnight tonight and masks will continue to be mandatory on public transport.

Focus Live: PM told about Covid outbreak just 90 minutes before public

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was only informed about the new Covid community cases about 90 minutes before the public was told.

Focus Live: No new community cases today, first vaccine doses have arrived

PM Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield this afternoon gave an update on the three Valentine's Day cases, all of which are within one family.

Focus Live: Covid-19 vaccine arrives in NZ next week

The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.

Focus Live: Covid-19 vaccine clears final NZ hurdle

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has jumped its final approval hurdle and after being given the tick by ministers.