Checkpoint

There 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

New 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

A 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

Prime 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

A 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

Scientists 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

All 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.

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A 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.

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The 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

New 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

Queues 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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People 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