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Retailers across Auckland washed their store front windows, dusted off their tills and welcomed in the public yesterday. After 12 long weeks of lockdown, Aucklanders were able to head out for a bit of… Audio

Sylvia Park mall spokesperson Linda Trainer tells Checkpoint it was 'a great day' as shops reopened to customers on the first day of level 3 step 2 restrictions.

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The Prime Minister visited Auckland for the first time since Delta arrived in the region, for a few hours on Wednesday.

The decision not to visit battling retailers, cafes and bars did not go down… Video, Audio

Panellists Alexia Russell and David Cormack discuss the living wage, spelling and maths in the workplace, a native bird spotted in Auckland after 100 years, and Big Bird. Audio

Many people in Auckland are making the most of their new-found freedoms today, now the city is at Alert Level 3, step 2.

Shops have re-opened, and some outdoor gathering sizes have increased to 25.

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It's Auckand's first day of level 3, step 2.

Shops are once again opening their doors but with extra pandemic measures in place.

Reporter Chen Liu was out and about, and spoke to Guyon Espiner about… Audio

It's the first day of level 3, step 2, in Auckland and shops are once again opening their doors but with extra pandemic measures in place.

Ōtara store owners are gearing up to welcome customers, but… Audio

We're joined now by the Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff Audio

Party People returns with a deep dive into the government’s Delta response. Mihingarangi, Tau, and Shane dip their toes into the Three Waters reform. Video, Audio

Panellists Sally Wenley and Allan Blackman discuss comfort food in lockdown, parklets, and an asteroid passing near earth.  Audio

Iwi leaders in Northland say the gates into the region should stay shut until its population is at least 95 percent vaccinated.

The northern part of Te Tai Tokerau will move back down to Alert Level… Audio

Waikato District's mayor is frustrated the region wasn't considered for a shift down in Covid-19 alert levels.

The region is currently at Alert Level 3, step 2 with restrictions to be reviewed next… Audio

Auckland will join Waikato at Alert level 3.2 from midnight tonight meaning shops, zoos, libraries and a number of other venues can open again with limits of the number of patrons and with mandatory… Audio

A six-week-old baby with Covid-19 has been admitted to Whangārei Hospital as infections in Northland climbed by five.

Despite that, Cabinet has agreed to move the top of Te Tai Tokerau out of… Audio

Chief executive of Swimtastic Swim School Mark Bone told Checkpoint the last minute rule change to exclude swimming pools from being able to open under level 3 step 2 has been very confusing.

“CDC… Audio

No more window shopping, Auckland stores can swing the doors again on Wednesday.

At level 3 step 2, shops can reopen - so long as social distancing is in place and facemasks are in use.

Glenfield… Video, Audio

For more on the alert level decision in Auckland Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is in Takapuna. Audio

Panellists Penny Ashton and Stephen Franks discuss calls to ban appliances that can't be repaired, baseball-style caps for police, and unexpected tax bills for parents helping their children get into… Audio

This episode showcases 3 the Hard Way's debut single "Hip Hop Holiday," the first NZ On Air–funded video to reach #1, where it remained for three weeks in early 1994. Video

In 1995, OMC's biggest track, "How Bizarre," was released and shot to the top of the charts in at least five countries. Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson collaborated on this classic Kiwi track. Video

Self-proclaimed "pioneers of hori-fied hip-hop," Dam Native released their award-winning track "Behold My Kool Style" in 1995 with the aim of provoking reactions and conversations. Video

MOS was brought to life after an unexpected meeting between Yudhi and Steve in a clothes store in Auckland in 2000. In 2004, they released their life-changing single, "Fools Love." Video

Tha Feelstyle created an abstract way of rhyming and rapping in both English and Samoan. The music video of his award-winning single "Su-amalie/Ain’t Mad at You" was filmed back in Samoa. Video

SWIDT are a collective of mates who grew up together in Onehunga, known as the voice of Onehunga. "312" is named after the bus from their 'hood of Onehunga, the main focal point of their tracks. Video

JessB is a half-Kenyan, half-Pākehā rapper from Auckland. Before rap, she was a professional netballer, and she calls it "fate" that she was dropped from her team as it pushed her to focus on rap. Video