Checkpoint for Thursday 18 June 2020

5:07 PM.There have been promises to do better but no apology from the Prime Minister for the latest bungle at the border.

The blame game is heating up after the revelation two women were allowed to leave… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Another case of Covid-19 has been caught at the border: this time a man in his 60s who has returned home from Pakistan.

The Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, says the man didn't have any… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Meanwhile there is confusion over whether passengers will be required to wear masks on trans-Tasman flights or not.

Two sisters who tested positive for Covid-19 this week transitted through Brisbane… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Revelations in the House today that National MP Christopher Bishop advocated for the early release of two women who have brought Covid 19 back in to the country has rasied more questions than answers… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The government has pushed through its second tranche of firearm reforms, fifteen months since a gunman killed 51 people in Christchurch.

The legislation, which has been mired in delay, passed its… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Auckland is on the cusp of an emergency water crisis as it stares down the barrel of the region's worst drought in 25 years with reservoirs at just 43 percent. The Auckland Council is scrambling to… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.The confirmation of new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand - and the associated administrative bungles - has dampened some enthusiasm for a travel bubble with the Pacific.

But it's also further… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.There is some confusion about whether or not masks will be compulsory on inbound flights from Australia.

It comes as two New Zealand sisters from the UK tested positive for Covid-19 after transiting… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.The number of people being denied benefits because their partner earns too much has skyrocketed.

Jobseeker benefits can be cut to nothing depending on partners' incomes - despite recommendations that… Read more Audio

6:21 PM.It's men's health week and mental health continues to be a focus, as the country tries to tackle appalling rates of suicide and smash the stigma attached to mental illness.

Athletes are playing a… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.In breaking news, it's been revealed the military official who was yesterday announced as the new head of our border controls has in fact been in charge of isolation facilities and repatriation for at… Read more Audio