Checkpoint

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Residents of the Northland town of Mangawhai Heads have had a day of Covid limbo and "absolute confusion" as to what alert level they are at.

Eight checkpoints were set up around Auckland's regional… Read more Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest developments since the new Covid-19 community cases, and the lockdowns in New Zealand. Read more Video, Audio

Papatoetoe High School has gone from classes to Covid-19 tests for the next three days as its 1400 students rush to get tested.

The school year has just started back but there's already a sense of… Read more Video, Audio

Professor Shaun Hendy from Auckland University research centre Te Punaha Matatini joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest on the new Covid-19 cases in the community in New Zealand, and the modelling of… Read more Video, Audio

A Covid-19 jab could be a yearly thing, and the government is already planning for that prospect, as our very first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine is less than a week away.

The exact number of doses… Read more Video, Audio

The government will spend $55 million over the next three years to foster public interest journalism.

Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi announced the contestable fund in Dunedin.

Our… Read more Audio

A Crown witness says physical and sexual abuse, drug taking and visits from patched gang members were common at a former CYFs home run by a man now on trial for the abuse of six teenage boys.

Earl… Read more Audio

The Cancer Control Agency has kicked off a series of nationwide hui in New Plymouth, designed to address the appalling cancer statistics for Māori in New Zealand.

Around 200 people turned out to hear… Read more Video, Audio

Australian scientists hope to be rolling out one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine every week from mid March including what could be more than 7 million doses ordered by New… Read more Audio

The arrival of the country's first Covid-19 vaccine is being hailed as a landmark day.

The first doses of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine are due to arrive next week, earlier than first signalled by the… Read more Audio

The Education Ministry has reacted swiftly after a senior teacher sent Covid-19 conspiracy theories to at least 40 principals and teachers.

The man emailed a PDF including various allegations and… Read more Video, Audio