Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 September 2021

5:03 PM.The government has issued a new plea to Aucklanders over Covid-19 testing as the tail of Delta continues to bear down on the city of sails.

It is asking all people working in level three businesses… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.On Tuesday evening thousands of New Zealanders are joining the virtual MIQ lobby for the next lottery of vouchers.

3800 rooms in managed isolation for October, November and December are being… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.It's the battle of the border blueprints. Opposition parties are this week setting out how they would manage the border, although one got their first.

Both want vaccinated New Zealanders to be able… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.More people will soon be able to leave Auckland under alert level 3 and into Level 2 territory.

The government announced today that from 11:59pm tonight more reasons will be added to the permitted… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.A pause on the housing market during the latest lockdowns is unlikely to be enough to increase affordability.

Latest figures show in the year to August, all major centres saw house prices rise, with… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.For parents and children in Auckland it's been a juggling act of home schooling and working from home for the last six weeks.

And as school holidays begin next Monday children will spend nearly nine… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6274526926001 Video, Audio

5:39 PM.A cut-price Covid-19 rent clause that has been added to legislation has blindsided some property managers.

The amendment to the Property Law Act would mean commercial tenants will not have to pay… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The government is expected to release more details of its pilot home isolation scheme for business tomorrow, with a long list of companies keen to get on board.

Meanwhile across the Tasman, South… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.The clock is ticking down to Tuesday's MIQ lottery with 3800 rooms to be allocated from 6pm.

It is the second one since the government changed the system. People get an hour to pile into the virtual… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.An electric revolution is coming in public transport and the city of Dunedin today took the first step to ensure it doesn't miss the bus.

A month-long electric bus trial started in the southern city… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.New Zealanders desperately hoping for a ticket home are now having a go through the latest release of MIQ rooms. 3800 rooms are up for grabs in October, November and December.

The lobby - or the… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.There is a lot riding on this Monday's Covid-19 level announcement, and not just for Aucklanders desperate to get back to a life as relatively normal.

A shift down to level 2 for the country's… Read more Audio