Checkpoint

The New Zealand Olympic committee is being urged to make it compulsory for athletes going to the Tokyo Games to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

The government is offering early access to vaccination… Read more Audio

Hospitals across the country have reached crisis point, with some emergency departments reaching capacity.

People are being treated in corridors, increasing numbers of staff are reporting burn out… Read more Audio

A recent returnee to New Zealand is describing apparent failures at an Auckland MIQ facility a "betrayal of trust".

Health officials are contacting 250 returnees who have left the Grand Mercure Hotel… Read more Video, Audio

Minister Andrew Little has vigorously defended SIS head Rebecca Kitteridge following her appearance in front of the Select Committee today.

Ms Kitteridge has been questioned by Parliament's… Read more Audio

The annual gathering of top New Zealand athletes takes place with something of a twist in Auckland tonight.

With much of the 2020 sporting calendar sidelined by Covid-19, this year's Halberg Awards… Read more Video, Audio

Real estate agents are either dropping listings or rushing through sales following the government's housing announcement.

Any investment property bought from Saturday onwards will be subject to a tax… Read more Audio

A Code Black has been declared at Dunedin Hospital - which is now at capacity.

The Southern DHB says the emergency department is still open, but it's asking the public to avoid it if possible and… Read more Video, Audio

The families of Wellington border workers and front-line health staff are joining that coveted club of those who have got a Covid-19 jab.

Five community vaccination centres are now open with one in… Read more Video, Audio

New modelling from Te Pūnaha Matatini shows there is a short-term risk of a Covid-19 community outbreak from a border worker, as vaccinated workers might still spread the virus, even if they are not… Read more Video, Audio

Lawyers for the two men on trial over the Red Fox Tavern shooting and robbery more than 30 years ago have told the jury there's nowhere near enough evidence to find them guilty.

Chris Bush was gunned… Read more Audio

Whole sectors of the construction industry are being propped up by illegal exploited foreign workers according to Immigration New Zealand.

Ten Chinese nationals are being deported after they were… Read more Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report.

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