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On Friday December the 3rd the whole of New Zealand will move to the new traffic light system, including Auckland where hospitality venues will be able to reopen after three and a half months. The… Audio

Bars and restaurants are gearing up for a busy weekend in Hamilton - but as Covid restrictions squeeze serving space, they want bigger borders around where they can sell booze.

Waikato is back at… Video, Audio

Panelists Teuila Fuatai and Jock Anderson discuss IRD's complicated tax laws, decomposable apple stickers, and the Phoenix Palm tree. Audio

The discovery of human remains deep inside the Pike River Mine just two days out from the 11th anniversary of the disaster has caused an outpouring of emotion from the families of those who died… Audio

Hamiltonians are settling into their new freedoms with hairdressers, gyms and hospitality enjoying the return to level 2, some even doing so with balloons.

Parts of Waikato and King Country were in… Audio

Panellists Anna Dean and Nick Leggett discuss Rachel MacGregor 's win in the High Court, sunset clauses, and vet bills. Audio

There are long lines for the barber, and baristas are flat out making flat whites, as Hamilton welcomes back customers.

Today marks the first day that all of Waikato are back at level two after six… Audio

Tau, Shane, and Mihingarangi debate the latest political polls, delta decisions, and housing intensification. Video, Audio

Panellists Julia Hartley Moore and Jack Yan discuss superannuation, greenwashing, and commuting. Audio

Waikato will move to Covid-19 alert level two midnight tonight 16 November, after six weeks at alert alert level 3.

Cafes, bars, restaurants and schools can reopen their doors but with extra safety… Audio

Waikato is moving to alert level 2 at midnight - and local businesses are hoping people will be moving through their doors to make up for the past six weeks of virtual inactivity.

Nobody is feeling… Audio

Waikato, where 239 Covid-19 cases have been recorded during the current outbreak, moves to alert level 2 at midnight.

The region, which has the second-highest testing rate in the country, is also… Audio

Parts of Waikato will move to Alert Level 2 at midnight tomorrow - in what may be one of the last alert level changes before the new traffic light system comes into force. Audio

Panellists Livia Esterhazy and Tim Watkin discuss the gender pay gap in Aotearoa, the cricket final and speak to Kevin Wu from Free Britney LA. Audio

Panellists Nuwanthie Samarakone and Scott Campbell discuss a free fares campaign, dishwasher rules, and Whanganui's new status as a 'City of Design'. Audio

Iwi health providers in Northland are worried the region's move down to Alert Level 2 on Friday night is premature. 

They say the Ministry of Health is taking too long to tell them which Covid-19… Audio

Panellists Clare De Lore and Fete Taito discuss a win for NZ cricket, the decomissioning of the Waihopai spy domes, and a major win in the Employment Court for wharfies. Audio

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