Checkpoint

The building and construction sector has just a few days worth of some Auckland-based products left.

According to suppliers some key materials are already unavailable.

Last week the government gave… Read more Audio

One more week of level 4 restrictions is “probably not” a long enough time to contain the Auckland Covid-19 Delta outbreak, University of Auckland epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson tells Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio

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Tourism operators in Te Tai Tokerau are feeling the strain as holiday makers remain blocked from driving through Auckland's level 4 lockdown.

A new direct flight between Kerikeri and Wellington is… Read more Audio

Otago locals are furious an Auckland couple flouted level 4 lockdown escaping Auckland for a family holiday home in Wanaka.

The 35-year old man and his 26 year old partner crossed Auckland's southern… Read more Video, Audio

With Auckland still locked in level four, the key message remains test test test.

Seven suburbs in Tamaki Makaurau are being targeted in a testing drive.

Among them is Ōtara, where our reporter Nick… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland will remain at Covid-19 level 4 lockdown until next Tuesday, then likely move to level 3. And the rest of the country will stay at level two for another week.

People in seven Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

It was the terror attack that changed the world and sent America to war for two decades.

This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3,000 people from 78 countries were killed on… Read more Audio

Fiji is preparing to reopen its borders in November amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government is also adamant at least 60 percent of the target population will be fully vaccinated against the Delta… Read more Audio

Fleur Sullivan from renowned Moeraki restaurant Fleur's Place has chosen not to reopen until the South Island moves to alert level 1.

Tighter restrictions under Delta mean only 50 people can be… Read more Video, Audio

It was full steam ahead at mass vaccination clinics in Auckland today with thousands of doses delivered across the city.

And vaccine stocks are getting replenished, with an 250,000 extra Pfizer jabs… Read more Audio

The boss of a New Plymouth vet clinic is being hailed as a conservation hero for being the go-to-guy for nursing injured native birds back to health.

DOC's Taranaki staff have awarded Rob Mills the… Read more Video, Audio