Checkpoint

Locals are on a mission to get rough sleepers vaccinated against Covid-19 in Hastings. It's an initiative led by a local church to help the city's 'whānau pounamu'. Anei a Tom Kitchin. Read more Audio

Northlanders wanting to head beyond Auckland for a holiday have been given a ticket out of town thanks to a new Air New Zealand flight.

The airline has announced a direct Kerikeri to Wellington… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

More than half a million children returned to classrooms today as schools outside of Auckland reopened.

Students told RNZ they are happy to be back after three weeks of lockdown learning in alert… Read more Audio

The goodwill of other countries will mean New Zealand's vaccine stocks will not run short while we wait for the big promised deliveries from Pfizer next month.

The Delta outbreak saw vaccination… Read more Video, Audio

Green Party co-leader James Shaw is under fire for leading a delegation on a planned trip to Scotland for climate talks in November.

The Greens staunchly opposed the House sitting during the… Read more Audio

A pregnant woman who was six times denied an emergency room in managed isolation has dropped legal action after being granted a room voucher.

Bergen Graham has health complications and wanted to be… Read more Video, Audio

As most of the country enjoys the new freedoms allowed under alert level 2, spare a thought for the hairdressers out there.

Just over three weeks of lockdown has resulted in some shaggy manes and… Read more Video, Audio

Now to Central Otago, where the Alexandra community is devastated their annual blossom festival has been cancelled.

It was to be the 65th year of the historic event and is the longest, continuously… Read more Audio

A petition signed by nearly 14,000 people demanding the government increase the number of mental health workers has been handed to Parliament.

It included the signature of one person who contacted… Read more Audio

Truck drivers and other essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary are preparing to get weekly nasal swabs, even though saliva testing is widely used for border workers.

Don Braid is the managing… Read more Video, Audio

Truck drivers and other essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary are preparing to get weekly nasal swabs, even though saliva testing is widely used for border workers.

On Friday, the new… Read more Audio