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5:18 PM.St John paramedics say they're absolutely gutted that their employer has backtracked on its promise to pay weekend and overnight shift rates.

The ambulance service says it's facing a large deficit… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.If David Clark vacated the job of Health Minister, who could or would want to slide into a set of shoes that have made a few missteps?

It's no secret the Opposition's gunning for the minister to be… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The Health Minister struck a starkly different tone today, showering the Director-General of Health with compliments - and even an offer of flowers.

But there was no apology for his comments… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.New Zealanders overseas have seen a rise in hostility to those forced to make the decision to return home, grating against the Prime Minister's message of 'Be Kind'.

Now with daily cases being caught… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.It's been another busy day at community testing centres in Auckland with long queues as people line up to get swabbed for Covid-19.

The number of active cases has gone from zero to 11, coinciding… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.The government has taken a leap of faith on Wednesday approving more than $10 million in funding for AJ Hackett bungy after declaring it a strategic tourism assets.

The company's getting a $5.1… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.There has been plenty of blame being passed around over the failure to test people released early from managed isolation, but we're no nearer to finding out how or why it happened.

After more than a… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Time's up for Afghan biscuits, Eskimo Pie ice cream, Chicos and Red Skins lollies.

All the sweet treats are getting new names as the Black Lives Matter movement sweeps through the consumer market.

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5:39 PM.Last night Checkpoint brought the story of a family with a young disabled boy in a wheelchair who have been living in a south Auckland garage for six months because of a lack of suitable housing.

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5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.Labour and Green MPs have given up hiding their growing frustrations with New Zealand First vetoing their flagship policies.

In the latest blow, Auckland Light Rail has been put on ice with Cabinet… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.The man who helped set up AJ Hackett bungy concedes the company's finances were stretched to the limit before a more than $10 million government bail out announced on Wednesday.

The business has been… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Labour's call for National to put up or shut up over claims a homeless man snuck into an Auckland isolation hotel has been met with radio silence.

Housing Minister Megan Woods sent National's Michael… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.There is one new case of Covid-19 in New Zealand on Wednesday - a woman who returned home on an Air India flight and was in isolation at Auckland's Pullman Hotel.

New Zealand has a total of 11 active… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.The number of Southern Response claims is continuing to rise, dashing hopes most claims would be sorted by the middle of 2020.

In January this year Southern Response general manager Casey Hurren told… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Flight crews on high risk routes will have to return a negative covid test before they can return to work or the community, under a new government plan.

And all air crews and airport workers will be… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.A South Auckland family with a boy using a wheelchair are living in a garage because of lack of suitable state housing. Maria and her two children have been camped out in a relative's garage for six… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.For returning travellers in isolation Auckland's Pullman Hotel, the news arrived with bagged lunch on Tuesday that one of the travellers was confirmed to have Covid-19 and the hotel is now in… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The leaders of the Ihumātao occupation say they are unlikely to accept a government deal that results in houses being built on the whenua.

It comes amid speculation the government will use the… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The police say they have disestablished the senior hierarchy of the Mongols gang in New Zealand after raiding properties in the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday.

Ten patched members are now before the court… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.Winter coughs and colds along with fears around recent covid cases have combined to create massive queues at community testing stations.

People are having to wait up to four hours to get a swab these… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Tourism operators fear any further delays to trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles could be the nail in the coffin for the industry.

With 10 active cases and quarantine botch-ups, it could be months yet… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.The rules for managed isolation and quarantine may be tightened even further as the government works to restore public confidence in the border regime.

Ministers and officials are still dealing with… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The life of a disabled boy is being put at risk because his family is forced to live in a cold garage due to a lack of appropriate housing, a south Auckland social worker says.

Seven-year-old… Read more Video, Audio