Checkpoint

The owner of a Hawke's Bay bar where a stray bullet from a shootout injured a staff member says the government is "delusional" about its efforts to quash gangs.

There have been several gang related… Read more Audio

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Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told Checkpoint he believes case N (mother of Case M) in the Papatoetoe Covid-19 outbreak is not related to family 2, so they could not have been in a wider… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland parents and students are once again getting on with at-home schooling for the fourth time in a year.

About 250,000 children are being taught from home this week as Tāmaki Makaurau endures… Read more Audio

On the other side of the city.. businesses were making the now familiar snap back into lockdown operations.

Bars, restaurants and shops have been forced to reverting back to level 3 operations - or… Read more Video, Audio

The government is being told to roll out clearer and smarter communications around the latest Covid-19 community outbreak, to make sure they are reaching into every corner, and culture of the country.

The Prime Minister is urging people to call out those breaking the Covid rules, but says it's up to police to prosecute.

A 21-year-old Aucklander, who should have been self-isolating, visited a… Read more Video, Audio

The Fijian rugby league team - the Kaiviti Silktails - have sung a beautiful hymn of thanks to staff at their Australian MIQ hotel, where they've just finished two weeks isolation.

All the players… Read more Audio

Fiji Police say illicit drugs more lethal than methamphetamine are being produced in the country.

They've uncovered clandestine laboratories in the country - as the drug problem there escalates.

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A programme that could help bring back a dolphin species from the brink of extinction has been launched with the Prime Minister's support.

The Māui Drone Project - lead by the World Wildlife… Read more Audio

Technical problems and not enough people to answer the phone led to some long waits to get through to Healthline, a Ministry of Health review has found.

On Thursday Lisa-Marie told Checkpoint she was… Read more Video, Audio

The Queen is urging people to think about others when getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

The 94-year-old received her first jab last month, alongside her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip, who is… Read more Video, Audio