Checkpoint

New Zealand has dodged fears it would have to slow down its vaccination campaign with the government close to securing a deal boosting its supply of Pfizer doses.

After a slow start, the immunisation… Read more Video, Audio

Health authorities have rebuffed calls for all patients to be tested for Covid-19 when entering hospital, saying that's simply not possible.

The midwives' union has demanded the action after a… Read more Video, Audio

Trips to and from Northland look set to remain highly restricted, despite the region's drop in alert levels.

Northland will join the rest of the country - apart from Auckland - at alert level 2 at… Read more Audio

Bars and restaurants are prepping for level 2 which comes into force on Tuesday night. But it comes with extra limits, in what the Prime Minister is calling "Delta level 2".

The government was quick… Read more Video, Audio

Paralympic swimmer Tupou Neiufi's gold medal sits right where dreams are made on her pillow.

The 20-year-old from Pukekohe won NZ's first gold of the games in the hundred metres backstroke, finishing… Read more Audio

The investigation into how a man infected with Covid-19 was able to abscond from a quarantine hotel continues amid revelations he left his room via a fire escape that should have been alarmed, hid in… Read more Audio

DNA has led police to a large group of people who could be related to a baby girl who was found at an Auckland recycling centre.

The body of the newborn was discovered by workers at the Onehunga site… Read more Video, Audio

A bill banning conversion therapy is causing confusion among some churches.

Concerns have been raised about how far the proposed legislation goes, and whether parents could be criminalised for having… Read more Audio

The lockdown has some people reaching for the bottle, with help lines seeing an increase in calls about loved ones drinking too much. Hamish Cardwell has more. Read more Audio

Starting a new job can be stressful enough, but some have been forced to do it during lockdown.

While many organisations have overcome the challenges with working from home, it can be a whole new… Read more Video, Audio

Lawyers say there was an opportunity for the LynnMall terrorist to be deported if he was considered a national security threat.

But the government says that could not have happened because the man… Read more Audio

From midnight Wednesday morning all of New Zealand - barring Auckland - will move to alert level 2, but with new restrictions in the face of Covid-19 Delta.

South Islanders say they are relieved and… Read more Audio