Checkpoint for Monday 21 June 2021

5:07 PM.The New Zealand Olympics Committee is celebrating a landmark moment, with Laurel Hubbard set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the games.

Hubbard is part of the five-strong… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Former Olympic Weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs says she expected Laurel Hubbard to qualify for the Olympics; but the decision is not necessarily a fair one.

Lambrechs says prior to selection for the… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.New Zealand's medical regulator has given the all-clear for people as young as 12 to receive the Pfizer vaccine, but they cannot book in for a jab just yet.

At the moment, only people aged 16 and… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.South Aucklanders whose homes have been red stickered after Saturday's freak tornado are in limbo, saying they have no idea where they will be living long term. Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Gumboots, shovels, wheelbarrows and tractors were out in force on the East Cape today as the community began mopping up from flooding over the weekend.

At least eight homes were flooded and large… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6259813097001 Video, Audio

5:38 PM.A woman admitted to an overcrowded Taranaki mental health unit says felt dehumanised and unsafe when she was forced to sleep on a mattress on the floor of a lounge, as all the bedrooms were full. Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.The Prime Minister has suggested teenagers may get the Covid-19 vaccine at school. MedSafe has given the green light for the Pfizer vaccine to be administered to people as young as 12.

Jacinda Ardern… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.A plan to introduce an hour's free parking in the New Plymouth CBD has got both vehicle and business owners scratching their heads.

The problem is there's a trade off, pushing paid parking out… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Clarke Gayford says fondant is fraught with danger and he is dreading making any future birthday cakes after his black and white retro television cake stole social media over the weekend.

For almost… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The Mental Health Foundation believes a patient sleeping on a mattress on the lounge floor in an acute mental health unit does not pass the dignity test.

A 23-year-old woman admitted to Taranaki… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.The government is ramping up its support to Fiji - which is in the grips of a Covid-19 crisis.

Another record 166 new cases of the virus were recorded in the Pacific nation yesterday. New Zealand's… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.Ports of Auckland have started the clean-up of its freight container hub in Wiri, three days after a powerful tornado killed a man and injured two others. The port says the freak storm threw… Read more Audio