Checkpoint for Friday 18 September 2020

5:06 PM.Lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge could be out of action for several weeks, after a freak gust of wind toppled two trucks, causing damage to the bridge's superstructure.

The incident closed lanes… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.National has unveiled a plan for what it calls a "massive short term stimulis" - in other words, tax cuts.

The party's promising more than $4.5 billion in temporary tax breaks starting in December… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Nearly 100 people were tested for Covid-19 in a three hour period at a south Auckland school on Friday.

Chapel Downs School notified parents on Wednesday that a student had tested positive on Monday.

5:26 PM.Dunedin Pizza parlour Biggies is turning away customers who've been in Auckland because of concerns over the spread of Covid-19 but says it is not a blanket ban.

A couple posting on social media… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.The dairy giant Fonterra has turned its fortunes around, producing a big profit after two years in the doldrums.

It's also announced a strong result for the 10-thousand farmers who own it, and supply… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Backpackers in New Zealand who bought visas from companies connected with STA travel are pleading with immigration officials to let them access the jobs they were promised.

At least one of them… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Queenstown hoteliers are lining up to welcome sport teams for bespoke isolation as they - and the teams - await some indication from the government about whether they'll be allowed in.

The resort… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Traffic in parts of the supercity are moving super slow this evening after a freak accident on Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

Some lanes on the bridge could be out of action for several weeks, after a… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Tax cuts have now become a major election issue with National unveiling a massive - but short term - package.

It's worth about $4.5 billion and would run from this December to March 2022 - delivering… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Covid-19 border restrictions have had a silver lining for cancer patients who were receiving treatment in Australia.

The Ministry of Health, Auckland District Health Board and other agencies have… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.To the US state of Oregan now where a group of more than a thousand volunteers known as the 'Hillbilly Brigade' have come together to fight one of the biggest fires in more than a century.

Nine… Read more Video, Audio