Checkpoint

School is back on campus from Tuesday but only for a select few and under strict conditions.

And there is no end in sight for parents of primary students learning at home - Cabinet will review their… Read more Video, Audio

A woman with Covid-19 has handed herself into police after fleeing quarantine in Auckland.

She was one of three alleged escapees in quick succession by people quarantining from the community.

Our… Read more Audio

The Chief Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the MIQ system following a flood of complaints.

Judge Peter Boshier has received more than 800 complaints about the government-run system since… Read more Video, Audio

National says it would get rid of lockdowns once vaccination rates hit 85 percent, or on December 1 - whichever comes first.

Its 'Back in Business' plan would also boost the wage subsidy and… Read more Audio

An Auckland man who travelled to Waiheke Island after testing positive for Covid-19 will be allowed to remain on the island, despite allegedly breaching multiple health orders.

The case is the first… Read more Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint it is “certainly a possibility” by Christmas that Aucklanders could have more freedoms while still being restricted within the regional Covid… Read more Video, Audio

Thousands of teenagers in Auckland are going back to school next week for the first time in two months.

The government has given the green light for schools in alert level three regions, currently… Read more Audio

Ngāti Whātua is defending the management of the border between Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.

Northland will drop down to alert level 2 at midnight, following a Covid scare in which a woman who… Read more Audio

Life in Australia is slowly getting back to normal, with more states releasing plans to open up and let people back in.

With high vaccination rates, a national plan and clear targets, states are… Read more Audio

Christmas is just around the corner, but with Tāmaki Makaurau still in level 3, many are wondering if they should be making any plans at all.

The Prime Minister says Aucklanders should not be… Read more Audio

Waiheke Local Board Chair Cath Handley told Checkpoint the new Covid-19 case on the island has "upset people here greatly".  Read more Video, Audio

Health officials are thinking smaller and more nimble as they try to reach the half million people who have not had a first dose of the vaccine.

First were the 'Shot Bro' buses, now vaccine campers… Read more Video, Audio