Checkpoint

An 84-year-old Northland woman who is raising her teenage grandsons let out a little 'woop' when she heard about today's benefit boosts.

The government has announced all main benefits will jump by… Read more Audio

"Nothing in it for middle New Zealand" - that's how National's describing Budget 2021.

The Opposition party says it lacks a plan, ambition, aspiration and direction, and there's not much for… Read more Video, Audio

Big bumps to benefits have been mostly welcomed among people on the streets of the main centres.

The government's preparing to splash $3.4 billion in four years, in a bid to put food on people's… Read more Audio

The embattled Ports of Auckland Chief Executive has quietly announced his resignation, amid the flurry of Budget Day.

Tony Gibson had been facing mounting pressure to resign following a scathing… Read more Video, Audio

In its first unconstrained Budget in decades, the Labour majority government has hiked benefits to help reduce inequality and stimulate the economy in the wake of Covid-19.

The spending is fuelled by… Read more Video, Audio

Opposition to the Olympic Games is intensifying, but the IOC boss is determined they can go ahead safely.

Japan is facing a growing number of Covid-19 cases and a slow moving vaccination programme.

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Cook Islands tourism operators are conceding life may never be the same for the island nation as it tries to bounce back from a global pandemic.

Wage subsidies and free accommodation have been… Read more Video, Audio

Ports of Auckland boss Tony Gibson has announced he's resigning and will step down at the end of June.

Gibson has been at the Port for a decade and in recent times has come under scrutiny for major… Read more Video, Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered his first government Budget without a coalition or support partner.

The first 'Labour' Budget in decades. What does that mean? He talks to Lisa Owen.

"The biggest benefit rise in a generation" - the headline of Budget 2021.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered a boost for beneficiaries in his first Budget of the Labour majority… Read more Video, Audio

Waikato DHB is still scrambling to get back online following a ransomware attack that crashed its computers and phones.

Five hospitals in the region have had their second day without IT systems -… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine programme has a budget of $1.4 billion for the first two years.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the number ahead of Budget 2021, reiterating that the… Read more Audio