Checkpoint

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6270424720001 Video, Audio

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who is now at the front line of Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination rollout says it's not a career change she ever anticipated, but one she couldn't be more proud… Read more Video, Audio

Puppy returns and family births are among the invalid reasons that've been given for crossing Auckland's southern border today.

With Auckland and Northland at alert level 4, and the rest of the… Read more Video, Audio

The government has extended the freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers as cases in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak go into quarantine.

In Auckland two hotels normally used for returnees have been or… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealanders overseas have been told by the government to adjust expectations and cancel any summer plans, as MIQ spaces are needed for the under-pressure system.

The government has extended its… Read more Audio

The managed isolation and quarantine system and the health system are feeling the pressure of Covid-19 Delta.

The government has extended its freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers, saying… Read more Video, Audio

A slimmed-down and socially-distanced Parliament has begun sitting in person today - for the first time under alert level 4.

Labour wanted Parliament to sit virtually instead, but both National and… Read more Audio

The government's response to the collapse of Afghanistan has been described in Parliament as a stain on the work this country's done there over many years.

Ministers faced lengthy questioning today… Read more Audio

Auckland businesses are screaming out for more financial support from the Government as they face an extended stint in lockdown.

The government has provided a one-off resurgence subsidy to help with… Read more Audio

At 12am Wednesday some Waikato residents will become honorary Aucklanders, whether they like it or not, when the Covid-19 lockdown borders are locked in and everyone south of Auckland drops into alert… Read more Video, Audio

Wellingtonians are already dreaming up their first food orders as the capital prepares for an overnight alert level drop.

While alert level 3 has infamously become known as Level Four with takeaways… Read more Video, Audio

Warning: Details in this interview may upset some listeners.

Police investigating the discovery of a baby girl's body at an Auckland recycling facility are scouring CCTV footage for the movement of… Read more Video, Audio