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Papua New Guinea has granted regulatory approval for the Covax facility to deliver the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in the country.

The government is preparing for the vaccine rollout to begin by… Read more Audio

Just following the rules - that is Immigration's explanation for denying visas to some of the crew onboard a superyacht that was headed to New Zealand for a mega refit, worth hundreds of thousands of… Read more Video, Audio

The battle for the Auld Mug is finally underway. Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa have kicked off the America's Cup on the Waitemata Harbour this afternoon.

The huge event was delayed a few days… Read more Video, Audio

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Some people in south Auckland will be prioritised for the vaccine, but not everyone.

Papatoetoe was the centre of the latest outbreak, so Checkpoint reporter Ella Stewart and cameraman Simon Rogers… Read more Video, Audio

Countdown workers are down on the government's vaccine priority list, along with others in high customer contact jobs, like bus drivers.

Supermarket staff are among the essential workers that kept on… Read more Video, Audio

Warmer, wetter, windier and wilder - that's what Otago residents are being told to expect as part of a milestone report on climate change.

The Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment maps out the… Read more Audio

The government is once again under pressure to adopt a two-way trans-Tasman travel bubble.

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country is ready for a reciprocal bubble arrangement, and… Read more Audio

The government has revealed the list of groups prioritised to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins talks to Lisa Owen.

In the interview Hipkins said Cabinet is… Read more Video, Audio

Covid-19 lockdowns in the world's largest Polynesian city forced the Auckland Arts Festival to reschedule much of a year's work in the space of a week.

But a delayed launch is set for Thursday and… Read more Audio

Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are set to enter the starting box tomorrow - getting the America's Cup officially underway.

Fans are looking forward to it, teams are being guarded in public… Read more Video, Audio

An independent advisory group has been set up to oversee what the government's calling the "continual improvement" of its Covid-19 response.

Chaired by Sir Brian Roche, the group is tasked with… Read more Audio