Checkpoint

Anyone making the trip to Northland this summer is being warned they'll likely be sent home if they get Covid - as the region's resources will be stretched to the limit.

Te Tai Tokerau's bracing for… Read more Audio

Another day, another high profile resignation at Cycling New Zealand. The organisation's high performance director has handed in his notice after revelations there was a breach of athlete selection… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland's CBD could be ghost town long after the traffic lights switch on. Large firms and companies based in the CBD are not expecting many workers will come back to their desks just yet.

That… Read more Video, Audio

The Prime Minister's residence has been attacked and buildings have been torched by rioters in major political unrest in the Solomon Islands.

Australia has sent in police and Defence Force personnel… Read more Video, Audio

Police and the NZ Defence Force will now have to be vaccinated, or be out of a job.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has told Checkpoint of the police force’s 11,000 staff the number of those… Read more Video, Audio

Police and the NZ Defence Force will now have to be vaccinated, or be out of a job.

The government has announced they will have to have their first dose by mid-January and be fully vaccinated by the… Read more Audio

There's conflict in Christopher Luxon's electorate as to whether the former Air New Zealand high flyer is up for the hardest job in politics.

Some Luxon loyalists told Checkpoint they're not sure… Read more Video, Audio

Back to Bridges, or take off for Christopher Luxon? Phones are running hot as the National Party search for a fourth leader in under two years.

RNZ understands former leader Simon Bridges wants his… Read more Audio

It is just over a week until the traffic lights come on and Aotearoa moves into a new way of managing Covid in the community.

In a few days the government is set to lay out which area moves into what… Read more Video, Audio

DIY Covid tests are coming to a shelf near you. Anyone will be able to buy a rapid antigen test from a pharmacy from mid December - and businesses will have access to them from next week.

The tests… Read more Audio

Judith Collins says she's pleased to be "just the MP for Papakura again" and has vowed to stay on, and stand again in 2023.

But will the voters want her after a torrid 24 hours and an ugly leadership… Read more Audio