Checkpoint

Auckland DHBs are struggling with the growing number of Delta cases while still caring for other high-needs patients.

The Director General of Health signalled reinforcements are on the way for the… Read more Video, Audio

A 15-year-old was among queues of people at the opening of Auckland's first drive-thru vaccination centre at a marae today.

Papakura Marae in the city's south is hoping to vaccinate 500 people a day.

In the wee smalls of the morning in a quiet lab somewhere, the three-millionth Covid-19 nasopharyngeal swab was processed with little fanfare or fuss.

The Delta community outbreak has seen a massive… Read more Video, Audio

Some families in Auckland are waiting days for food parcels because of unprecedented demand.

Social service providers say they're dealing with a food crisis that's getting worse, but in South… Read more Audio

Traffic was brought to a standstill in parts of Wairarapa today as people got their takeaway fix.

Hospitality businesses - large and small - are back offering contactless service for the first day of… Read more Video, Audio

Ruined cars, sodden belongings and ripped up gardens. West Aucklanders have been taking stock of what they lost in Monday night's deluge.

Bethells Beach remains cut off because of a washed-out… Read more Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6270424720001 Video, Audio

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who is now at the front line of Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination rollout says it's not a career change she ever anticipated, but one she couldn't be more proud… Read more Video, Audio

Puppy returns and family births are among the invalid reasons that've been given for crossing Auckland's southern border today.

With Auckland and Northland at alert level 4, and the rest of the… Read more Video, Audio

The government has extended the freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers as cases in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak go into quarantine.

In Auckland two hotels normally used for returnees have been or… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealanders overseas have been told by the government to adjust expectations and cancel any summer plans, as MIQ spaces are needed for the under-pressure system.

The government has extended its… Read more Audio

The managed isolation and quarantine system and the health system are feeling the pressure of Covid-19 Delta.

The government has extended its freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers, saying… Read more Video, Audio