Checkpoint

Some of Queenstown's migrant community have been left out in the cold under the new Covid protection framework.

Only New Zealand or Australian ID is accepted to apply for the vaccine pass - making it… Read more Video, Audio

Covid-19 has popped up on the Coromandel Peninsula again, with a case in Whitianga.

The person is fully vaccinated so is isolating at home. Meanwhile the District Council is grappling with how to… Read more Video, Audio

Wairoa has been left behind in the new traffic light system - with the rest of Hawke's Bay in the orange setting, it has stalled in the red.

Just 74 percent of people are double dosed in Wairoa -… Read more Video, Audio

Some Northland businesses are refusing to stop serving unvaccinated customers, instead adapting the new traffic light framework to cater to everyone.

Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen has the… Read more Audio

For some it is the traffic light at the of the Covid tunnel, but for others things have stalled.

The red light in the new Covid protection framework has more than $1.7 million Aucklanders moving… Read more Video, Audio

The youth hostel industry in on the verge of collapse, according to its own industry leaders.

Covid is largely to blame. After 89 years in business the YHA recently announced it is… Read more Video, Audio

It is just over three weeks until Christmas, and today was the last day to get a first vaccine, if you want to be double-vaxxed in time for December 25.

In Otāhuhu on Thursday a pop-up vaccination… Read more Audio

The annual kōkako nest survey is underway deep in Auckland's Hunua Ranges.

Years of hard work mean the kōkako population is booming, with more than a hundred breeding pairs.

But how do you keep an… Read more Audio

Kevin the Covid-busting cat is the new support staff member at the Port Chalmers Pharmacy Covid vaccination clinic.

His roles include cuddles and of course cuteness for patients as their get their… Read more Video, Audio

The mayor of Whanganui is supporting an iwi leader's call for holidaymakers to steer clear of the region this summer.

Hamish McDouall says with the low Māori vaccination rates in region, he can… Read more Audio

Rhythm and Vines festival director Kieran Spillane told Checkpoint they decided to postpone the event to Easter after talking with local iwi and listening to the concerns of the local community.

With… Read more Video, Audio

The new National leader has made his first major appointment - giving his almost-rival Simon Bridges the much-coveted and high-profile finance portfolio.

Christopher Luxon travelled to Tauranga today… Read more Audio