Checkpoint for Tuesday 31 March 2020

6:10 PM.Scientists around the world have been racing to develop treatments, cures and a vaccine for Covid-19, and are getting closer by the day.

Jacob Glanville, who's one of the stars of Netflix documentary… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.Despite the drop in Covid-19 cases over the past week, the Director-General of Health says they will continue to rise.

Today the numbers jumped to 647 total after 58 new confirmed and probable cases… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Walkers out for their daily exercise are getting to grips with the new etiquette of social distancing.

But it is not all as easy as it seems. From being shouted at by neighbours, to avoiding the… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Home support workers are relieved they're in line to get essential protective equipment when visiting clients.

The government has announced District Health Boards will be distributing stocks to front… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Despite calls from the Law Society to defer property settlements, some sellers are still trying to force buyers to pay up, even though they can't move house for the next few weeks.

With almost 6,000… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.New Zealanders living in Australia are over the moon they'll be able to access emergency payments being provided amid job losses due to Covid-19.

It follows a plea last week from Jacinda Ardern for… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.New Zealand's largest company is emerging as a bright spot in the economic gloom.

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says the co-op is in good financial heart and expecting to stay that way… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.Up to five million dollars of chilled meat is headed to landfill if independent butchers are not allowed to reopen within the next five days.

Group principal at the Aussie Butcher, Keith Oddy, says… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:16 PM.What is it like on the front line of New Zealand’s supermarkets during the Covid-19 lockdown? 

There have been daily tears, racial abuse, and in some cases violence, a checkout staff member told… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.Thousands of Air New Zealand workers are fighting to keep their jobs as the airline struggles with a massive drop in income.

The national carrier expects income to slump by $5 billion after slashing… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Testing and tracing needs to be ramped up and more effort needs to be made to ensure New Zealanders returning from overseas are strictly quarantined.

Senior government officials and the Health… Read more Audio