Checkpoint

Christchurch has avoided a snap lockdown, despite two community cases, who visited several locations of interest.

Both people were unvaccinated, one of them was working for four days during their… Read more Video, Audio

Covid 19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins explains why he did not put Christchurch into a snap lockdown given the two positive cases.

He told Lisa Owen that requiring vaccination for those travelling… Read more Video, Audio

The government expects home isolation to be an option for travellers entering the country next year. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an MIQ overhaul in three stages.

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More information is what some Auckland businesses are calling for after the government announced businesses using the vaccine certificate must have fully vaccinated staff.

And as the city desperately… Read more Video, Audio

There is still no set timeframe for when all students in level 3 will return to the classroom.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has indicated that primary school students could be back from November… Read more Video, Audio

President of Auckland Primary Principal's Association Stephen Lethbridge told Checkpoint if students return to school on November 15, he wants to see some clear guidelines around the "gold standard"… Read more Video, Audio

About $200 a year - that's what it's costing NZ households in order for the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter to stay open, the Electricity Authority says.

It says New Zealanders are subsidising the… Read more Audio

Opposition parties are calling for a major overhaul of the way the Accident Compensation Corporation handles people's information after staff shared, and laughed at people's injuries in a Snapchat… Read more Audio

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Glass has been raining down in central Wellington today, closing part of Lambton Quay and surrounding streets.

Our reporter Kirsty Frame joins us from there with all the details.

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Despite a flood of opposition, the government is going to force councils to get on board with their three waters reform.

The proposal's been about four years in the making and aims to dramatically… Read more Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response and Education Minister Chris Hipkins has asked the Ministry of Education to work with primary schools and kura on advice for a staged return to learning.

Years 9 and 10 at Auckland… Read more Video, Audio