Checkpoint

Just a week out from Christmas, New South Wales is scrambling to find the source of five new Covid-19 cases.

As the country watches and waits, authorities are trying to trace the contacts of the… Read more Audio

Two new Covid-19 vaccines have been added to the list New Zealanders could get - if they pass all their trials and tests.

The government's made deals with the British company Astra Zeneca and the US… Read more Video, Audio

More parents and teachers have come forward about their experiences at a Feilding child care centre, which is under investigation.

This morning RNZ revealed more than 17 people had told the Ministry… Read more Audio

Retailers across the country are still struggling to get enough stock for their Christmas shoppers, as the delays at the Ports of Auckland continue.

There's a backlog of stock still at sea or stuck… Read more Audio

The chief executive of the underperforming Ports of Auckland is insisting the delays to offloading freight and problems with its new automation system are the fault of Covid-19.

Importers are… Read more Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

After spats between syndicates and all the usual scandals, America's Cup races are finally underway.

From Thursday until Saturday Team New Zealand, American Magic, Team UK and Luna Rossa are… Read more Audio

The Fiji government has declared a state of disaster ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Yasa.

The cyclone is due to make landfall on Fiji's two main islands this evening, with winds gusting as high as… Read more Audio

A North Shore inpatient mental health unit where two people died by suicide within a week of each other was not up to standard and Waitemata DHB knew it. Read more Video, Audio

The government has announced a deal to buy the historically significant land at Ihumātao, after making a deal with Fletchers and Kiingitanga.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson said it was becoming his… Read more Audio

Fleets of spectator boats are expected on the water to watch the America's Cup races from tomorrow, and boaties are being asked to obey the rules.

The PRADA America's Cup World Series is the first… Read more Audio

A man has avoided jail after admitting to dumping a body in wasteland in the central North Island.

Zhang Yuzhen pleaded guilty to helping hide the body of Wang Bao Chang, whose family thought he was… Read more Audio