Checkpoint for Monday 8 March 2021

5:07 PM.The Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive was "incredibly diligent" in taking precautions during a layover, the airline's chief medical officer says.

The government has revealed it is… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest purchase of 8.5 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Claims of suicidal thoughts, racism, and confirmation the royal coffers snapped shut for Prince Harry and Meghan a year ago.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex laid bare their version of events in a… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6237850323001 Video, Audio

5:40 PM.The Air New Zealand member who tested positive for Covid-19 days after getting the vaccine says there is no reason to fear the vaccine.

The Ministry of Health says the person cannot have caught the… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Fiji's government is beginning to focus on its public vaccination campaign.

Over the weekend,12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine touched down, making Fiji the first Pacific island country to get… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Wellington pedestrians and cyclists are disproportionately injured and killed on the city's roads, according to official statistics.

The data from Wellington City Council shows nearly half of all… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The marine sector is warning it's at crisis point - with few superyacht owners booking refits because they can't travel to New Zealand to do them.

Currently the only way to get a foreign vessel here… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.In the highly anticipated two hour sit down interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have laid bare their version of events over the past three years.

It includes claims of… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.The government has secured enough of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the entire country.

An advance purchase agreement for another 8.5 million doses has been signed. The original agreement with… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.A group of health practitioners who conscientiously object to abortion are suing the Crown over new legislation.

Health professionals who object to abortion now have to refer the patient to a doctor… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.Hundreds of boaties are expected to be out on Tāmaki Makaurau's Hauraki Gulf and Waitemata Harbour this week, for the America's Cup.

Racing will get underway on Wednesday after a week-long delay… Read more Audio