Checkpoint for Friday 19 June 2020

5:08 PM.A large manhunt is underway in Auckland on Friday night after a police officer was shot and killed in West Auckland.

Two police officers were shot - and a member of the public hit by a car - during a… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.The Housing Minister Megan Woods is stepping in to take charge of the managed isolation and quarantine, after a series of failures.

This week it was revealed that two Covid-19 positive women were… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.A woman who's just left managed isolation at Novotel Auckland Airport says the Government is lying about the adequacy of its border testing regime.

The woman, who Checkpoint has agreed not to… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Hotels being used for quarantine will no longer be able to be used for other functions, after a large wedding at Auckland's Pullman over the weekend.

The Pullman is one of 15 across the country being… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A major cyber attack has hit the Australian government and private sector in what's being described as a "massive" breach of security.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says organisations are… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says incident which left one police officer dead was fast moving and unpredictable.

He says the offender fired multiple shots at officers. Both officers were struck… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:50 PM.Air New Zealand says it will be giving out masks on all international flights and strongly recommending passengers wear them following new advice from the Director General of Health.

But the national… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.Some hospitality businesses are so busy they're turning away bookings, while others are still feeling the effects of Covid-19.

That's what a new survey by the The Restaurant Association shows… Read more Audio

6:09 PM.Flags are at half mast tonight following the shooting death of a police officer in the West Auckland suburb of Massey this morning.

The officer was killed after police tried to unsuccessfully stop a… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.The 'Fix It' Minister, Megan Woods, is taking charge of managed isolation and quarantine for international arrivals after a series of bungles, and says no one will leave any of the facilities without… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.There is some concern on Friday from residents living in a mixed residential/hotel building in central Auckland following news that from tomorrow the hotel part of the complex will become a managed… Read more Audio