Checkpoint

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A shakeup of the Commonwealth Games programme has left some sports worried about their future in the event.

From 2026 the number of compulsory sports will drop from 16 to two - just athletics and… Read more Audio

The country's largest union appears hesitant to see more vaccination mandates rushed through Cabinet.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced school staff and high-risk health workers… Read more Video, Audio

Get ready for a blast from the past. The government is turning back the clock to try to wind up vaccine rates across the country.

A telethon will hit New Zealand screens this Saturday, although this… Read more Audio

There are fears Covid may be spreading undetected in Northland after a second woman who visited illegally from Auckland tested positive for the virus.

She was tracked down by police officers last… Read more Audio

Newmarket Business Association chief executive Mark Knoff Thomas has told Checkpoint the government does not fully understand how small businesses in Auckland are suffering in the Delta outbreak… Read more Video, Audio

There is a tale of two spreadsheets - one healthier than expected, the other needing urgent help.

In Wellington, the government threw open its books, talking of reliance and pandemic bounce-back… Read more Audio

Pasifika GPs on the front lines of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak say they're facing burn-out.

The frontline workers helping protect Aotearoa from the virus say they're overworked and exhausted and… Read more Audio

There are serious fears New Zealand's health system won't cope with an influx of Covid-19 patients.

Health workers say the system was already stretched before before Covid, and things won't get any… Read more Audio

NZEI president Liam Rutherford told Checkpoint he welcomes the announcement of mandatory vaccination for education staff.  Read more Video, Audio

The Covid-19 vaccination is being made mandatory for teachers and frontline workers at schools and early learning centres.

As well as teachers, GPs, midwives and pharmacists are among those who will… Read more Audio

Sydney has been celebrating what's been dubbed Freedom Day - but only for those fully vaccinated.

After more than 100 days in lockdown, it's a relief for many - and a shot in the arm for a suffering… Read more Audio