Checkpoint for Friday 6 August 2021

5:11 PM.Health officials are mulling the prospects of a Pfizer booster shot, and a longer wait between the first two doses.

The doors are flinging open for over 55s to get their Covid-19 vaccine from today.

5:15 PM.It is the race that had cyclist Campbell Stewart in screaming agony from about the halfway mark, but he pushed through the pain barrier with the help of his cheering teammates to win silver.

The… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.New Zealand's greatest Games to date - the Olympic team are bringing home our biggest ever medal haul from Tokyo - placing us 11th on table.

So far NZ athletes have won seven golds, six silver and… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.A New Zealand resident who's been here nearly a decade says he's quitting the country because his wife can't get in.

Shlok Kant believes he's shown Immigration New Zealand his marriage is genuine… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6266751029001 Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Friday is the deadline for public submissions on the hate speech reforms. But a Muslim advocacy group says the government's approach has been seriously dysfunctional.

The Federation of Islamic… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.The National party is panning a review of the government's mental health spending before it's even been released.

A government unit is carrying out an inquiry into how two-billion dollars in mental… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.The biggest food festival in the southern hemisphere is being plated up once again to the delight of foodies and burger-lovers.

More than 300 venues taking part in Wellington On a Plate - from all… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.His swimmers broke records but he almost broke the internet with a personal best for free style celebrations.

Dean Boxall coached our own Eve Thomas and half a dozen Australian Olympic swimmers… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.Ellesse Andrews has stamped her mark as one of the world's elite cyclists, becoming the first NZ woman to clinch a track cycling medal since Sarah Ulmer in 2004.

The 21-year-old claimed silver in… Read more Audio

6:21 PM.There are question marks around the All Blacks upcoming season, with players only wanting to do one stint in MIQ.

They're getting ready to face the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup test at Eden… Read more Audio

8:07 PM.Aotearoa's ability to make our own fuel is set to be scrapped, with hundreds of Northland jobs to be lost as well.

Refining NZ shareholders today voted overwhelmingly in favour of switching its… Read more Video, Audio