Checkpoint

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

The Prime Minister says the response to appeals to break mandatory quarantine on compassionate grounds should not be an 'automated' one.

Speaking at the Covid-19 media briefing on Tuesday, Jacinda… Read more Audio

Glen Denham is the principal of Massey High School in West Auckland. He discusses the impact of the level 4 and level 3 lockdown on education in New Zealand. Read more Video, Audio

Education leaders have variously described the Education Ministry's response to the pandemic as a shambles, a game of Russian roulette, as well as nimble and responsive.

They warned Parliament's… Read more Audio

After a video meeting between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday morning, the two leaders say they are committed to introducing a trans-Tasman… Read more Video, Audio

Gun owners are challenging the government's decision to ban certain types of ammunition without compensation.

A judicial review hearing is underway at the High Court in Wellington between the Council… Read more Audio

One of the organisers of repatriation flights for New Zealand citizens and Visa holders from India says the evacuees are being looked after well at a central Auckland Hotel. The New Zealand Government… Read more Audio

Despite zero new cases of Covid-19 today a former public health boss who was at the centre of New Zealand's battle against swine flu says the coronavirus is going to be with us for years to come.

Dr… Read more Video, Audio

For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak seven weeks ago, New Zealand has today reported no new cases of coronavirus.

There were times during the level 4 lockdown where new daily cases peaked… Read more Video, Audio

Supermarkets are reporting a 140 percent jump in hair dyes and hair clipper sales have doubled, as New Zealanders take their hair into their own hands during lockdown.

Salons and barbers won't be… Read more Video, Audio

Accommodation providers in Taranaki are seeing signs that domestic tourism could help them recover from the devastation caused by the Covid-19 virus.

With the borders closed for the foreseeable… Read more Audio

Ōtaki is famous for its retail shopping and outlet stores - but following weeks of forced closure for most, some are having to think creatively to survive.

Many businesses have relied on the… Read more Video, Audio