Checkpoint

Far North communities are nervously waiting to see if Covid has been spreading unchecked through their towns.

The top of the motu is in level 3 lockdown as health officials work to trace any links… Read more Video, Audio

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Winery tours and bach bookings remain off the cards on Waiheke Island, despite the Auckland region's impending move to step two of level 3.

The rules are creating a divide amongst Waiheke locals… Read more Video, Audio

Antivaxers have disrupted the Prime Minister's media events for the second day in a row.

Jacinda Ardern did not attend a scheduled event at a vaccination clinic in Whanganui because more than 100… Read more Video, Audio

Covid Minister Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint the government is considering the option that Aucklanders have an allocated time slot to leave the region over the summer holidays.

The measure would… Read more Video, Audio

It was remarkably good news for Perth today as the little Australian girl abducted while on a camping trip with her family 18 days ago was found alive.

She was locked in a house just minutes away… Read more Video, Audio

National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti was in Opononi when the announcement was made for the Far North to move into level 3 restrictions.

He told Checkpoint "it will be a struggle" for the region to… Read more Video, Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen is in Kawakawa with the latest details on the lockdown announcement.

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Southern DHB is preparing for the worst for next year if Covid-19 becomes endemic in the community.

The DHB says Covid is the single biggest risk to both the community and itself, saying it could… Read more Audio

Local Government New Zealand says it's hearing more and more stories of council members feeling unsafe because of their line of work.

Auckland Councillor Josephine Bartley, of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki… Read more Audio

Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson told Checkpoint the Far North lockdown “is the model of what we’re going to see over the next six months. It’s going to be localised lockdowns.”

“We knew this was… Read more Video, Audio

Far North District Mayor John Carter told Checkpoint the level 3 lockdown for the top of Northland is "disappointing but it's the right decision."

"We need to keep people safe... We also need them to… Read more Video, Audio