Checkpoint

The government has announced the Covid vaccine will be compulsory for all workers at businesses where customers need to show a vaccine certificate.

That includes cafes, restaurants, gyms and… Read more Video, Audio

There was no update today for Auckland pupils - and parents - about when children in younger year levels will go back to school. But some Auckland students have returned to the classroom for the first… Read more Video, Audio

The government has announced a major expansion of its vaccine mandate. Workers employed by businesses that require customers to present a vaccine certificate will also need to be fully immunised.

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A Christchurch woman who has a medical exemption to not wear a mask, says the judgement and stigma she faces in stores makes her condition even worse.

Jody Devine carries an exemption card to show… Read more Audio

A new preventation programme designed and led by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to reduce the number of Māori tamariki and rangatahi entering state care has been given a funding injection from the government.

Just two days after its level 3 lockdown lifted, Northland has recorded two new cases of Covid - with the possibility of a third.

The Ministry of Health says the two cases are contacts of a recently… Read more Video, Audio

The government has announced a vaccination target for Aotearoa. All DHBs need to get 90 percent of their population double vaccinated so the country can move into the next stage of the Covid-19… Read more Audio

Construction for a $50 million film studio in Upper Hutt, near Wellington, is well-underway.

Lane Street Studio is set to help the region meet its capacity issues in the creative sector, and already… Read more Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has dangled the carrot of lifting some restrictions in the south if they can get the island 90 percent fully vaccinated.

Community and business leaders say this provides the step… Read more Audio

Australia is throwing open its doors to international travel with flights resuming in as soon as 10 days.

It comes as Victoria and New South Wales hit 70 and 80 percent double dose levels, ease… Read more Audio

Checkpoint goes back to Newmarket where reporter Nick Truebridge hears from business owners about the support package announced by the government.

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