Checkpoint

Whānau Ora wants the High Court to decide who wins in the battle with the Ministry of Health over information about unvaccinated Māori.

It has filed fresh legal papers after the Director General of… Read more Video, Audio

The Black Caps have done it again - the swinging bats of Daryl Mitchell/Jimmy Neesham securing another World Cup cricket final.

This time it's the T20 World Cup - after a dramatic semifinal victory… Read more Audio

Māngere’s Jean Batten school principal Nardi Leonard told Checkpoint her school is planning to have some outside classrooms taking place, with shaded areas available.

“We’ll be opening the gates to… Read more Video, Audio

After three months at home, Auckland students will be allowed back in the school gates next week.

But for primary and intermediates it will only be part time to minimise the Covid risk.

The… Read more Audio

A place in yet another major tournament final awaits the Black Caps at cricket's T20 World Cup.

New Zealand will feature in the first semifinal against England in Abu Dhabi early tomorrow morning… Read more Audio

A man with Covid-19 has suddenly died while isolating at home - the third such incident in the past week.

The man - who was in his 60s - had been staying at a home in Glen Eden in west Auckland. The… Read more Audio

Sylvia Park mall spokesperson Linda Trainer tells Checkpoint it was 'a great day' as shops reopened to customers on the first day of level 3 step 2 restrictions.

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The first taste of normality for Aucklanders today - with retailers swinging open the doors for the first time in three months.

At alert level 3 step 2 shops can reopen but with masks and social… Read more Video, Audio

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Police Association boss Chris Cahill says with at least 650 police officers assigned to Auckland's regional Covid border, it is a "real strain on Auckland". Read more Video, Audio

A New Plymouth school community is reeling after three staff members died in a road crash in Horowhenua.

Four people died when a truck and a van collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3pm… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister visited Auckland for the first time since Delta arrived in the region, for a few hours on Wednesday.

The decision not to visit battling retailers, cafes and bars did not go down… Read more Video, Audio