Checkpoint

There is concern low vaccination rates among funeral directors could stop grieving families viewing the body of their loved one despite strict Covid-19 rules being loosened.

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More than 100 nurses and doctors from around the country are on stand by to help out in Auckland as the Delta outbreak continues to pile the pressure on the region's hospitals.

However, clinicians… Read more Audio

After negative results in wastewater testing, the government announced Northland will drop down to level 3 from 12am Friday..

Our reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins Lisa Owen live from Whangārei.

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A man who had tested positive for Covid-19 has been arrested after escaping from a quarantine facility in Auckland.

He was last seen at the Ellerslie facility at one this morning, and police were… Read more Video, Audio

Far North landowners have been given the green light to take billions of litres of water from an underground aquifer.

The water, which will mainly be used for avocado orchards, will come out of the… Read more Audio

Reluctant cooks and coffee fans across the South Island are embracing the shift to Level 3 and return of their favourite takeaways.

Hamburgers, lattes, chips and croissants were all on the menu as… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland DHBs are struggling with the growing number of Delta cases while still caring for other high-needs patients.

The Director General of Health signalled reinforcements are on the way for the… Read more Video, Audio

A 15-year-old was among queues of people at the opening of Auckland's first drive-thru vaccination centre at a marae today.

Papakura Marae in the city's south is hoping to vaccinate 500 people a day.

In the wee smalls of the morning in a quiet lab somewhere, the three-millionth Covid-19 nasopharyngeal swab was processed with little fanfare or fuss.

The Delta community outbreak has seen a massive… Read more Video, Audio

Some families in Auckland are waiting days for food parcels because of unprecedented demand.

Social service providers say they're dealing with a food crisis that's getting worse, but in South… Read more Audio

Traffic was brought to a standstill in parts of Wairarapa today as people got their takeaway fix.

Hospitality businesses - large and small - are back offering contactless service for the first day of… Read more Video, Audio

Ruined cars, sodden belongings and ripped up gardens. West Aucklanders have been taking stock of what they lost in Monday night's deluge.

Bethells Beach remains cut off because of a washed-out… Read more Video, Audio