Checkpoint

Scientists are working hard to find the source of this latest case of Covid-19, looking for potential links through the genome sequencing.

Its lead for genomics is Joep de Ligt. He talks to Lisa… Read more Video, Audio

All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 4 lockdown for three days from 11:59pm Tuesday, as a Covid-19 case in the community in Auckland threatens the country with a Delta variant outbreak.

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A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.

All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level Four from 11:59pm Tuesday.

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The Wellington region has been bombarded with a series of weather related incidents, causing havoc to trains and roads today.

A landslip this morning took out two of the main commuter routes, with a… Read more Audio

New Zealanders with families in Afghanistan are desperate to be reunited with their loved ones.

New Zealand is sending one of its Hercules aircraft and 40 Defence Force troops to help with a wider… Read more Audio

Queues are also forming at Covid-19 testing stations.

Our reporter Nick Truebridge is at a testing station in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral.

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People across the motu have headed to supermarkets in big numbers, following the announcement of a community case of Covid-19 in Auckland.

Police say they're aware of lengthy queues outside… Read more Video, Audio

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The Warehouse Group is among several organisations who have been handing out the Covid vaccine at work.

They're part of a group trialing the at-work pilot - meaning their workers don't have to go far… Read more Video, Audio

Those in the market for their first home will need to stump up tens of thousands of extra dollars when lending is tightened to those with low deposits.

The Reserve Bank is halving the amount of… Read more Audio

The Chief Ombudsman has been swamped with complaints about Managed Isolation and Quarantine.

Judge Peter Boshier's office has received more than 700 MIQ and border-related complaints since 1 July… Read more Video, Audio

It is Tuesday afternoon and people are already flocking to supermarkets to stock up.

There have been queues forming outside several of them. Nick Truebridge is outside a Mt Eden supermarket.

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