Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 May 2021

5:10 PM.An urgent high level government meeting is taking place tonight, as the Waikato DHB continues to be in the grip of a massive cyber attack.

Health Minister Andrew Little says the government has… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for the wider public has been pushed back until the end of July - but the government denies it is a delay.

The initial schedule signalled the general population would… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins talks to Lisa Owen about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

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5:25 PM.A New Zealander who is associated with Islamic State will return to New Zealand after their passport or citizenship of another nation was revoked.

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5:28 PM.Health officials are asking more than 10,000 people who've arrived here from Melbourne to check whether they've been at Covid-19 hotspots in the city.

It comes as Victoria's Covid-19 cluster grows to… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.The Reserve Bank is keeping the economic ship steady, holding the Official Cash Rate at record low levels and carrying on its bond buying and cheap lending programmes.

But for the second time in a… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6256052516001 Video, Audio

5:40 PM.A mother looking after her severely disabled son 24/7 could be in line for significant compensation and lost wages after a court ruled she is an employee and her boss is the Ministry of Health.

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5:55 PM.The artwork of a top international artist - and well-known musical muse - is set to be unveiled in Whangarei this week, and it's all about fixing things. Yoko Ono, the renowned artist, peace activist… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.District Health Boards are being told to address any IT weaknesses or face possible prosecution.

An urgent and high-level meeting has been happening tonight in the wake of the Waikato DHB attack… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.A new trades training programe with a kaupapa Māori framework at its core is underway in West Auckland.

The first intake of students are on site at Auckland's Hoani Waititi Marae - where tikanga and… Read more Video, Audio