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From Thursday, vaccination buses will head out on Auckland streets as mobile clinics. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says six buses will initially be deployed in areas with low coverage, and it's hoped to expand the fleet to 12 in the next few weeks. Ms Ardern has urged people to go online if your booking isn't til October - and find a sooner date, especially if you're in Auckland. If you're in Manukau, though, there's a vaccine centre operating at the Bargain Chemist. Josh Levy is a team leader there and he's working hard to get more people to come in for their vaccinations.

A judge's son and his barrister partner are the couple who police say flouted lockdown rules by travelling to a Wanaka holiday home from Auckland. RNZ can reveal they are William Willis, a 35-year-old equestrian from Karaka, and his partner Hannah Rawnsley, a 26-year-old barrister from Pukekohe. In a statement, the couple say they're "deeply sorry" and unreservedly apologise to Wanaka and all of New Zealand. Bryan Crump talks to Wanaka resident and deputy mayor for Lakes District Callum McLeod.

And staying with the UK we talk now to Rich Preston from the BBC World Service

The UK government has announced it is unlikely England will ever return to lockdown despite rising covid cases in the country. It has also dropped a plan to make people in England show vaccine passports to enter crowded events such as nightclubs. That comes as a relief to London-based New Zealand restauranteur, Chantelle Robinson who owns Treadwells restaurant and pop-up eatery Alls Well.

The bells rang out in Otepoti, Dunedin today, to herald the arrival of a very special traveller. The first returning Endangered Northern Royal Albatross of the season has been welcomed at Taiaroa Head. The eco tourism manager at the Otago Peninsula Trust, Hoani Langsbury joins Bryan to talk about the teenage arrival

Helene Elliot, Sports columnist with the LA Times join us from New York, where sh'es covering the U.S. Open tennis tournament

Helene Elliot, Sports columnist with the LA Times join us from New York, where sh'es covering the U.S. Open tennis tournament

New South Wales Intensive Care Units are at peak capacity and struggling to cope with covid cases as health authorities say worse is yet to come. On top of that, over a thousand health care workers across the state are isolating at home, furthering the load on those working in ICU's and regular wards. New South Wales' nurses union general secretary, Brett Holmes, outlines how bad things are getting in the state's hospitals.

Teina Moetara joins us from Manutuke once again

A study of ACC claims from rugby players aged from just five years old, to 40 years old, has tallied up the number of injury claims in what's historically been the nation's favourite game. It's found a staggering 735,657 injury claims were made between 2005 and 2017. More than three-quarters were soft tissue injuries and just three percent were from concussions. It looks clear that concussion is under reported and the figures show some of the reasons why. Specialist emergency physician, Dr John Bonning, explains what the figures tell us about how head injuries are reported.