Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 December 2021

5:08 PM.In Northland, Aucklanders' bookings are being cancelled and Waitangi commemorations at the Treaty Grounds have been scrapped.

From December 15, unvaccinated people can travel north if they return a… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The government has announced a $37.5 million support package to put the sizzle back into Auckland's venues and events, but some in hospitality are not happy.

The government will subsidise 100,000… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.After months in lockdown - the government's hoping it can bring Tāmaki Makaurau back to life with a $37.5 million injection. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, discusses the… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.The police are now investigating self-styled justice campaigner Scott Guthrie, after another inquiry found he breached numerous regulations.

The Department of Corrections started investigating after… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Covid vaccines will be rolled out to children aged between five and 11 years old by the end of January, with vaccine supplies ready and waiting.

The government's already secured the paediatric doses… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6284613868001 Video, Audio

5:38 PM.National's reset means a reshuffle, as Chris Luxon seeks to make his mark on the Opposition Party.

The new leader now has some big decisions ahead of him as his opposition MPs head home after… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.It looked like a hard sell - land stuck next to a noisy neighbour - an international airport, with high voltage cables directly overhead.

But Christchurch Airport has found a solution, devoting 400… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.World Rugby is shaking up the rules next year. Countries will be able to "pick and choose" from 10 different rule variations to introduce at the grassroots level of the game.

The tweaks are being… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.4G wireless broadband, mobile voice, data and text services; a new satellite link, satellite dish and five cell sites have been installed around the Chatham Islands.

The system went live on… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Optimistic but not over the moon - that's how Auckland business group Heart of the City feels about the new summer support package for Tāmaki Makaurau.

A $37 million package has been announced by the… Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.Looking through the fog of an ongoing pandemic, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has proposed a billion dollars to fight what he says will have a much greater impact than Covid.

His climate change-centred… Read more Audio