Checkpoint

Franz Josef business owners say they are struggling to keep their heads above water after losing Aucklanders and international visitors.

The winters are traditionally quiet, but businesses say… Read more Video, Audio

An Auckland family's front yard has become something to admire from afar, for people out on their state-mandated trot around the block.

Teddy bears, big and small, are on display every day come rain… Read more Video, Audio

Regarding the truck driver who tested positive for Covid-19, Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall told Checkpoint if there are any locations of interest to come from the truck driver's travel… Read more Video, Audio

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has hit the road in Auckland with buses brought in to bolster the jab drive in the Covid-19 outbreak epicentre.

Three buses were unveiled today and dispatched to… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby top brass has ordered a please explain from several unions who let players travel out of Auckland to five other regions.

The players were given exemptions to head to their NPC teams… Read more Audio

Police are looking at the phone and bank records of missing King Country man Thomas Phillips as the search for him and his three children continues.

The family has not been seen since Saturday night… Read more Video, Audio

With thousands of kids locked down you may be sporting a bit more fridge art than usual.

What if those childhood imaginings could kind-of-be brought to life? That's what UK dad Tom Curtis has been… Read more Video, Audio

Some churches are insisting no law will stop them from "praying the gay" away.

The Justice Select Committee today heard submissions on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill.

The… Read more Audio

The wait is over for New Zealanders abroad from next week, stranded travellers will once again be able to try their chances at coming home.

The government stopped opening up rooms in MIQ following… Read more Audio

Bad weather along the rugged Waikato West Coast has hampered a sea search for a missing King Country man and his three young children missing since the weekend.

Joining us now from outside the police… Read more Video, Audio

A fundraising initiative has been set up to address the digital divide affecting hundreds of pacific students in Auckland disrupted by the Covid-19 lockdown.

Educational inequities have arisen from a… Read more Audio

Businesses worried about ongoing lockdowns are being encouraged to get their staff vaccinated to prevent further lockdowns.

Covid-19 immunisations are progressing at a record rate, but with Delta… Read more Audio