Checkpoint

Counting down the days to Christmas might involve kids bouncing of bed every day busting to open the next window in the Advent calendar, and collect a tasty little treat or trinket along the way.

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A third of caregivers are reluctant or unsure about vaccinating children aged five to 11 against Covid.

The government is currently looking at rolling out vaccines to the age group - given MedSafe… Read more Audio

Holiday bookings are dropping like Autumn leaves from a tree according to some Bay of Islands businesses.

The region is currently in red on the traffic light system and people travelling their way… Read more Video, Audio

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

Health workers on the front line of Covid say vaccination is the biggest defence this summer, as they hope to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed.

Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator… Read more Video, Audio

Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall talks to Lisa Owen about the ban on future cigarette sales.

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A series of investigations are underway into a Kaiapoi GP who's been filmed handing out medical certificates and schooling patients in how to pass them off as official vaccine exemptions.

Newshub… Read more Video, Audio

In a world-first, the government plans to ban future generations of young New Zealanders from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime.

It's one of a suite of measures hoped to drive down smoking… Read more Audio

In Central Otago, a former gold mining town is undergoing another boom.

Cromwell is bursting at the seams, but one of the first projects to receive approval under the government's fast track… Read more Video, Audio

An early study suggests the new Omicron Covid variant may be able to evade the Pfizer vaccine.

Scientists also believe Omicron can spread more easily and could out-compete Delta to become the… Read more Audio

Businesses in Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are hundreds of staff short for the summer season with many struggling to find and afford workers.

A recent survey paints a grim picture of South Westland… Read more Audio

The government is denying it chose convenience for the immigration system over the rights of families and children.

Two New Zealanders have taken the immigration minister to court about stopping… Read more Audio