Checkpoint for Monday 6 December 2021

5:07 PM.The latest National Party caucus reshuffle is looking like political snakes and ladders.

Some MPs have taken a big slide, and some have rocketed up the ranks. Former leader Judith Collins has gone… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Fanfare and excitement accompanied Auckland's move out of lockdown, but some businesses in its less visible suburbs say not much has changed.

While many flung the doors open, some have kept them… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.Some pharmacies are under fire for charging people a fee to provide a hard copy of their vaccine passports.

The Pharmaceutical Society says printing should be free, but at least one Northland… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Heavy rain has swamped the greater Wellington region today causing flooding, slips, and road closures.

Metservice's orange warning remains in force from Marlborough through to Taranaki.

Reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.The battle continues between Team New Zealand and the group campaigning for the 37th America's Cup to be defended in Auckland.

The "Kiwi Home Defence" group had enough support to force the Squadron… 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=6285384398001 Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace has told Checkpoint the advice from Ministry of Health for rest homes has been inconsistent.

"In the space of 12 hours on Thursday night, Friday… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that Māori were on the back foot right from the start of the Covid pandemic.

Today was the first day of a special hearing into whether the Crown has breached Te Tiriti… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Another drug has been added to the Covid toolkit. The government's secured a pre-purchase agreement for 60,000 courses of Pfizer's anti-viral medication.

Known as Paxlovid overseas, the medication is… Read more Audio

6:05 PM.National's new leader Christopher Luxon has shaken up the caucus, unveiling a new front-bench with new faces and a new focus.

He's demoted his predecessor Judith Collins, stripping her of any… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of another teenager in Christchurch - the third death of teen in the city this year.

It follows the shooting dead of 16 year old Connor Whitehead last… Read more Audio

6:13 PM.The government may be making in-roads in tackling child poverty, but yet another report shows Māori, Pacific and disabled tamariki are in danger of being left behind.

The latest Child Poverty Monitor… Read more Audio