Checkpoint for Tuesday 31 August 2021

5:07 PM.As if level 4 lockdown wasn't bad enough, some west Auckland residents have been forced to flee their homes when flood waters rushed into their houses and continued rising.

In some places the water… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.From 12am Wednesday the country will split in two, with everyone south of the Auckland border dropping down to alert level 3.

Police are bringing back the checkpoints to make sure those crossing the… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The police will screening people at roadblocks on the Auckland border as the city stays in alert level 4 and the rest of Aotearoa moves to alert level 3 restrictions.

Police superintendent Shanan… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6270274605001 Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Phil Goff's renewed calls for Aucklanders to be given priority to the Covid-19 vaccine.

The vaccine is in hot demand and the government has admitted the current supply cannot sustain that demand.

… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.More than 100 prison guards and inmates are isolating after a Covid-19 case linked to Spring Hill jail.

A Corrections officer tested positive last night after being at a location of interest. They… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.The daily Covid-19 case count has taken another slide today - 49 infections have been reported in the last 24 hours - the lowest number in six days.

Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Warning: Details in this interview may upset some listeners.

Police investigating the discovery of a baby girl's body at an Auckland recycling facility are scouring CCTV footage for the movement of… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Wellingtonians are already dreaming up their first food orders as the capital prepares for an overnight alert level drop.

While alert level 3 has infamously become known as Level Four with takeaways… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.At 12am Wednesday some Waikato residents will become honorary Aucklanders, whether they like it or not, when the Covid-19 lockdown borders are locked in and everyone south of Auckland drops into alert… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.Auckland businesses are screaming out for more financial support from the Government as they face an extended stint in lockdown.

The government has provided a one-off resurgence subsidy to help with… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.The government's response to the collapse of Afghanistan has been described in Parliament as a stain on the work this country's done there over many years.

Ministers faced lengthy questioning today… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.A slimmed-down and socially-distanced Parliament has begun sitting in person today - for the first time under alert level 4.

Labour wanted Parliament to sit virtually instead, but both National and… Read more Audio