Checkpoint

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6284778604001 Video, Audio

From 11:59pm Thursday, the whole country will be in the new traffic light framework.

So it will be goodbye alert levels, hello red and orange - no green just yet.

Councils around the country are… Read more Audio

Police and Northland iwi are planning checkpoints in Northland from December 15, when the borders around Auckland re-open.

And unvaccinated travellers who try to head there over summer will have "a… Read more Video, Audio

Nelson's Covid cases have swelled today and health officials are still trying to work out where they've come from.

There are now 14 active cases in the area and another one will be officially added… Read more Audio

Warning: Story includes details that may be distressing to some listeners.

Broken marriages, drug addiction, jail time and torment.

Survivors have detailed the impact of sexual assault on them, as… Read more Audio

Looking through the fog of an ongoing pandemic, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has proposed a billion dollars to fight what he says will have a much greater impact than Covid.

His climate change-centred… Read more Audio

Optimistic but not over the moon - that's how Auckland business group Heart of the City feels about the new summer support package for Tāmaki Makaurau.

A $37 million package has been announced by the… Read more Video, Audio

4G wireless broadband, mobile voice, data and text services; a new satellite link, satellite dish and five cell sites have been installed around the Chatham Islands.

The system went live on… Read more Video, Audio

World Rugby is shaking up the rules next year. Countries will be able to "pick and choose" from 10 different rule variations to introduce at the grassroots level of the game.

The tweaks are being… Read more Audio

It looked like a hard sell - land stuck next to a noisy neighbour - an international airport, with high voltage cables directly overhead.

But Christchurch Airport has found a solution, devoting 400… Read more Audio

National's reset means a reshuffle, as Chris Luxon seeks to make his mark on the Opposition Party.

The new leader now has some big decisions ahead of him as his opposition MPs head home after… Read more Audio

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