Checkpoint

Green Party co-leader James Shaw is under fire for leading a delegation on a planned trip to Scotland for climate talks in November.

The Greens staunchly opposed the House sitting during the… Read more Audio

A pregnant woman who was six times denied an emergency room in managed isolation has dropped legal action after being granted a room voucher.

Bergen Graham has health complications and wanted to be… Read more Video, Audio

As most of the country enjoys the new freedoms allowed under alert level 2, spare a thought for the hairdressers out there.

Just over three weeks of lockdown has resulted in some shaggy manes and… Read more Video, Audio

Now to Central Otago, where the Alexandra community is devastated their annual blossom festival has been cancelled.

It was to be the 65th year of the historic event and is the longest, continuously… Read more Audio

A petition signed by nearly 14,000 people demanding the government increase the number of mental health workers has been handed to Parliament.

It included the signature of one person who contacted… Read more Audio

Truck drivers and other essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary are preparing to get weekly nasal swabs, even though saliva testing is widely used for border workers.

Don Braid is the managing… Read more Video, Audio

Truck drivers and other essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary are preparing to get weekly nasal swabs, even though saliva testing is widely used for border workers.

On Friday, the new… Read more Audio

The chance to step out of the living room and get a dose of retail therapy was snapped up by Wellingtonians today, who emerged into the freedom of alert level 2.

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The government's wage subsidies bill has passed $1.2 billion.

The payout is supporting 838,000 employees, 117,000 self-employed people and 242,000 businesses.

The highest number of supported workers… Read more Audio

Nearly four months since June's deadly tornado ripped through the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe many properties still resemble bombsites.

Now Auckland's prolonged level 4 lockdown is causing further… Read more Video, Audio

Cyber attackers have taken down multiple New Zealand website and sevices in what appears to be a co-ordinated hit.

New Zealand Post, Inland Revenue and MetService all experienced blackouts. Kiwibank… Read more Video, Audio

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