Checkpoint for Friday 28 May 2021

5:06 PM.The government is introducing pre-departure testing for anyone who was in Victoria in the days leading up to the travel pause.

A freeze on quarantine free flights between New Zealand and Victoria is… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen from Parliament with the details of Scott Morrison's visit.

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5:16 PM.The extended pause to the travel bubble with Victoria has forced some people to make changes to their plans.

With Victoria in lockdown the government here has decided to maintain a pause on… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Radiation therapy for cancer patients is likely to be back on at the Waikato DHB by the middle of next week as it starts restoring its IT services.

It comes with a caveat though. It will not be at… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.New Zealand's recycling practices are under scrutiny amid revelations that hundreds of tonnes of plastic are still being sent to countries like Malaysia and Thailand.

Concerns have been raised for… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Cantabrians, get the gumboots out and batten down the hatches - significant heavy rain is expected in the region this weekend.

MetService is warning Canterbury is in for a drenching, with downpours… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6256372481001 Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Some vulnerable rest home residents who were supposed to start getting their Covid-19 vaccinations from March are still waiting in the queue.

Earlier this week the government revealed its roll-out of… Read more Video, Audio

7:48 PM.Fancy the thought of lying on a sun-soaked beach, sipping a cocktail and getting a Covid-19 jab while you're at it?

Well, a growing number of countries are offering just that with Guam, the Maldives… Read more Audio

7:53 PM.No swim warnings are closer to becoming a thing of the past for Aucklanders - as a $1 billion WaterCare project moves to the next step.

With construction on the Central Interceptor now well underway… Read more Video, Audio

5:57 PM.Cash, holidays, full university scholarships - those are just some of the things being dangled in front of Americans to encourage them to get vaccinated.

Worldwatch's Perlina Lau has the details. Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The Covid-19 Response Minister says further limitations on travel from Australia will ensure a spike of Covid-19 cases in Melbourne remains 'low risk' to New Zealand.

The government's also bringing… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.A cyber-security expert says the ransom demand for Waikato DHB's hacked data would likely be in the millions or even tens of millions of dollars, and only payable by cryptocurrency.

Stuff is… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.Principals are demanding the Ministry of Education do more to support schools who are forced to enrol violent pupils.

Currently, if a child is excluded or expelled from one school, the Ministry can… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Midwives are asking for stricter limits on the amount of polluting nitrates allowed in people's drinking water.

It is in response to new research showing the risk of premature births can increase… Read more Video, Audio

6:22 PM.A pair of New Zealanders loom large, as petrolheads around the world gear up for one of the biggest days on the global motorsport calendar.

Despite entering the Indy 500 at opposite ends of the… Read more Audio

7:25 PM.Now to Dunedin, and a cacophony of cheeps, chirps, cackles and crows at the National Bird Show.

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