Checkpoint

Air New Zealand staff say there are a multitude of loopholes in the airline's border controls - and Covid-19 testing and isolation requirements need urgent attention.

The Health Minister today met… Read more Video, Audio

Air Commodore Darryn Webb says the guest at Rydges who had Covid-19 may have passed it on to a nurse who then passed it on to a maintenance man at the facility. Read more Video, Audio

It's a mystery baffling our health experts: How did a Rydges hotel maintenance man contract a strain of Covid-19 from a hotel guest he apparently never came into contact with?

Yesterday the Ministry… Read more Video, Audio

Established All Blacks, fringe players and in-form talent have all been included in the squads for the upcoming North versus South rugby match.

After weeks of debate, the All Blacks selectors today… Read more Audio

Child sex offender Phillip John Smith is accusing the government of unlawfully bringing him back to New Zealand after his audacious overseas escape.

Smith skipped the country in November 2014 and… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland teachers and principals are divided over whether to bring some of their Year 12 and 13 students back to class.

Some principals feel blindsided by the government's decision to let them reopen… Read more Audio

With the election delayed MPs unexpectedly found themselves back at Parliament and National took full opportunity to challenge the government over border controls and testing.

Senior ministers… Read more Audio

A First Security guard at a managed isolation facility has been suspended after a privacy breach at the weekend.

The guard, who was on shift at Auckland's Sheraton Four Points Hotel, sent a snapchat… Read more Video, Audio

The Democrats in the US have kicked off their National Convention, albeit online, as the party officially nominates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as their candidates for the White House. Read more Audio

A secure dementia facility tried to stop the Chief Ombudsman inspecting their operation during the covid lockdown, despite him having the legal right too.

The Ombudsman's office scrutinised six… Read more Video, Audio

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

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has revealed a security guard posted an image on a private Snapchat group that contained the names, room numbers and arrival and departure dates of… Read more Video, Audio