Checkpoint for Tuesday 2 November 2021

5:10 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took the vaccination drive to Northland today, an area lagging behind in vaccination rates.

But her media conference was derailed by a man claiming to be a journalist -… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The Christchurch City Council is reassuring residents there's little risk of beaches becoming contaminated with untreated waste.

That's despite a huge fire at a sewage treatment plant, east of the… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.Hidden entrances and covert click and collect hand overs - a secret world is operating inside Auckland's malls.

At many, staff are onsite and customers can come inside to pick them up.

Reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Flemington Racecourse has welcomed back 10,000 punters for this year's running of the Melbourne Cup.

The famous race was won by Kiwi bred horse Verry Elleegant ridden by a New Zealand jockey.

And… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.A casual comment from the British Prime Minister about belching cows has put work by clever Kiwi scientists onto the world stage at COP-26.

And for the second day in a row, New Zealand climate… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.Far North District Mayor John Carter told Checkpoint the level 3 lockdown for the top of Northland is "disappointing but it's the right decision."

"We need to keep people safe... We also need them to… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson told Checkpoint the Far North lockdown “is the model of what we’re going to see over the next six months. It’s going to be localised lockdowns.”

“We knew this was… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Local Government New Zealand says it's hearing more and more stories of council members feeling unsafe because of their line of work.

Auckland Councillor Josephine Bartley, of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.Southern DHB is preparing for the worst for next year if Covid-19 becomes endemic in the community.

The DHB says Covid is the single biggest risk to both the community and itself, saying it could… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen is in Kawakawa with the latest details on the lockdown announcement.

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6:13 PM.National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti was in Opononi when the announcement was made for the Far North to move into level 3 restrictions.

He told Checkpoint "it will be a struggle" for the region to… Read more Video, Audio