Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 July 2021

5:07 PM.The United Nations representative in Fiji says antivaxxers present one of the country's biggest challenges.

A record number of 873 new cases was recorded in the latest 24-hour monitoring period, and… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The warning was "flyer beware" - but the Prime Minister says that does not extend to the bill for MIQ.

Planes have been landing this afternoon bringing back travellers from New South Wales.

Under… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.Warning: Some parts of this story may be distressing.

Radio communications from a shot police officer have been played to a jury in Auckland today.

Eli Epiha has pleaded guilty to murdering… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Fifteen mariners on the foreign fishing vessel Viking Bay, which is now moored in Wellington, have been infected with Covid-19.

The Spanish flagged ship arrived in Wellington yesterday and the 15… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Two orca sightings have been reported today in a large-scale mission to relocate one baby orca with his family.

The baby orca, who's been named Toa, was separated from his family over the weekend.

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5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6263476833001 Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Parliament is mining for data on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrencies are a type of digital cash that's not managed by a bank but by networks of users online.

MPs will look at how they're… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The government is making no apologies for failing, so far, to lay out a clear road-map for when and how the borders might reopen as people are vaccinated for Covid-19.

But watch this space - the… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.House prices have jumped almost 30 percent in the last year - according to new data from the Real Estate Institute.

But one economist says hidden within that are telltale signs things are starting to… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Possible sightings of orca pods have raised hopes a young orca may be reunited with his family.

A large-scale mission is underway to relocate the baby orca Toa, who was separated from his family over… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.New Zealand's four-stage Covid-19 alert level system is no longer fit for purpose, according to a group of epidemiologists.

The six experts say while the system was a highly effective part our… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.The Fijian government's Covid-19 response continues to be slammed as case numbers soar.

It is as workers' rights advocates and legal experts label the prime ministers 'no jab, no job' directive… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.The UN resident coordinator for Fiji warns climbing Covid-19 infection rates in the island nation may soon send it spinning out of control.

Lisa Owen asked Sanaka Samarsinha if there is more New… Read more Video, Audio

6:21 PM.The government is promising a major shake up to expand the range of healthcare services for babies from ages zero to five years old.

It comes after a review of the Well Child Tamariki Ora programme… Read more Audio