Checkpoint for Monday 14 September 2020

5:08 PM.Police have arrested six men as part of an investigation into historical offending at Dilworth School in Auckland.

The men, have been charged with at least 20 serious offences that allegedly occurred… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.New Zealand's alert levels are staying as they are for at least another week. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that while the plan is working more time is needed.

Cabinet will review Auckland's… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.New Zealand will stay in current Covid-19 alert levels for another week.

Next Monday, Cabinet will reconsider the alert levels. and as long as Covid-19 cases are tracking as they are now, the country… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.Auckland Council has launched an independent review to find out if there is a "pattern of failure" in health and safety at its ports.

Mayor Phil Goff says two deaths in recent years and one serious… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:42 PM.The National Party is promising a $1.9 billion education package if elected into government.

That includes almost half a billion dollars for students who need extra learning support.

Political… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A storm is brewing over when and where next month's Bledisloe Cup tests will be played.

The Wallabies have cried foul over New Zealand's quarantining restrictions, saying they won't play before 17… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A haunted hotel in Otago, which was built in 1882, has closed for the first time after a business deal went awry.

The Vulcan Hotel has been an iconic tourist attraction in the once bustling gold… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.More than a million New Zealanders took up the challenge of using te reo Māori for the first ever national Māori language moment.

With Covid-19 restrictions putting a stop to the annual Māori… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.Councils are frustrated that a loophole in the current Litter Act is allowing most illegal dumpers to get away with it.

And the agency Keep New Zealand Beautiful is warning that with rubbish disposal… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Social distancing restrictions on public transport have been ditched effectively immediately, meaning airlines can fill their planes to capacity as can buses, in time for the school holidays.

And all… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.It's been confirmed the person who attended three gym classes in Auckland before testing positive for Covid-19 is a healthcare worker at the country's only quarantine hotel.

It's likely the worker… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.Aucklanders will be forced to tolerate strict gathering rules for at least another week, with the extension of level 2.5 restrictions.

The rules mean gatherings in the region are limited to 10… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.The quick action of some nearby fishers helped to save boats docked in Milford Sound after a vessel caught on fire early this morning.

A recreational fishing boat used for accomodation has been… Read more Video, Audio