Checkpoint

Auckland's Level 3 lockdown has put the skids on the North-South inter-island rugby match for at least another week.

The game was supposed to be played at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday week but… Read more Video, Audio

There will be no early release from lockdown for a third of the country living under Covid-19 alert level 3 restrictions.

The message from the Prime Minister today was stay the course. That means the… Read more Audio

The health board at the centre of a leadership meltdown remained quiet today, as doctors called for urgent government intervention.

It comes after the Crown monitor, Dr Lester Levy said today that… Read more Audio

The third round of wage subsidies is leaving chain stores with Auckland branches out in the cold because of the devil in the qualifying detail according to Retail NZ.

Businesses that have or will… Read more Audio

A key part of National's plan would be a requirement for people to show evidence of a negative Covid-19 test before flying to New Zealand.

So what do voters think of that? Checkpoint reporter Logan… Read more Audio

National is promising a dedicated Border Protection Agency to oversee and manage Covid-19, and any public health threats at the border if the party is elected into government. Read more Audio

Queenstown Lakes residents have slammed Aurora Energy plan's to hike power prices, calling the power company untrustworthy, unreliable and even incompetent.

The company has applied to the Commerce… Read more Audio

Some Auckland schools have re-opened to Year 12 and 13 students today.

The Ministry of Education agreed to allow senior students back, as long as they stay in bubbles of 20 and observe social… Read more Audio

Covid-19 has meant a hard landing for Auckland Airport with an after tax drop in profits of 63 percent for the year.

The pandemic has all but grounded the aviation industry, meaning the airport has… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Health officials have yet to confirm whether a third strain of the coronavirus could be circulating in the community, with two cases still under investigation.

The Director General of Health says… Read more Audio

No negative Covid test, no entry, no exemptions and no excuses under the National Party announcement today, which would stop anyone coming into the country who had tested positive for Covid-19.

The… Read more Audio