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Wednesday, 18 August 2021
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Covid-19 Delta outbreak day 2: Several new cases - Chris Hipkins
18 Aug 2021There are several new Covid-19 cases since Wednesday's 1pm press conference, Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint.
“We're seeing more cases coming through, I don't have details of those cases. But yes, I… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 17 August 2021
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Coromandel mayor lax on scanning despite Covid-19 community scare
17 Aug 2021New Zealand's latest lockdown has come after a new case had been found in the community in Auckland, without a link between the case and the border or managed isolation.
Thirteen of the first… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown - Professor Michael Baker's analysis
17 Aug 2021A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.
Professor Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from the University of Otago… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown: What you need to know
17 Aug 2021Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand is being plunged back into a Level 4 lockdown from midnight - after a case of Covid-19 was discovered in the community.
A 58-year-old man from… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Latest from Auckland CBD as Level 4 lockdown looms
17 Aug 2021A man in his 50s has tested positive for Covid-19. He is from the Auckland suburb of Devonport, and was tested at his GP.
Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen now from downtown… Read more Video, Audio
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Scientists race to find source of Covid-19 community case
17 Aug 2021Scientists are working hard to find the source of this latest case of Covid-19, looking for potential links through the genome sequencing.
Its lead for genomics is Joep de Ligt. He talks to Lisa… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff supports Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown
17 Aug 2021All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 4 lockdown for three days from 11:59pm Tuesday, as a Covid-19 case in the community in Auckland threatens the country with a Delta variant outbreak.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Ardern announces Level 4 lockdown, Delta suspected
17 Aug 2021A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.
All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level Four from 11:59pm Tuesday.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington bombarded with weather-related incidents
17 Aug 2021The Wellington region has been bombarded with a series of weather related incidents, causing havoc to trains and roads today.
A landslip this morning took out two of the main commuter routes, with a… Read more Audio
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NZers with families in Afghanistan desperate to be reunited
17 Aug 2021New Zealanders with families in Afghanistan are desperate to be reunited with their loved ones.
New Zealand is sending one of its Hercules aircraft and 40 Defence Force troops to help with a wider… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 possible lockdown looms: Queues at testing stations
17 Aug 2021Queues are also forming at Covid-19 testing stations.
Our reporter Nick Truebridge is at a testing station in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral.
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Covid-19: Countdown urges calm as shoppers queue up
17 Aug 2021People across the motu have headed to supermarkets in big numbers, following the announcement of a community case of Covid-19 in Auckland.
Police say they're aware of lengthy queues outside… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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