Checkpoint

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff joins Lisa Owen with his reaction to the government's Covid-19 alert level decision.

Responding to question about him informing decision to move to level 2, Goff says he has… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest Covid-19 alert level decision. Video, Audio

A testing spree in the wake of the Valentine's Day Covid outbreak has yet to turn up any other cases of the virus, but the government says it is still too soon to know whether the Auckland lockdown… Audio

A trip across the Cook Strait has been far from straightforward for nearly 600 passengers on the Interislander Ferry today.

The Interislander sailing left Wellington at 9am and is still bobbing… Video, Audio

The government has rushed through legislation that would see businesses get a cash injection in some lockdown situations.

Under the scheme announced in December businesses that can prove a 30 percent… Video, Audio

While it is a relief to see no new community cases in New Zealand, there is a warning from Australia over false negatives.

Victoria on its fourth day of a five day snap lockdown after an outbreak in… Audio

A slew of events scheduled over the next few weeks are collectively crossing their fingers and toes they can go ahead.

After a clean Covid run for events through the bulk of summer, some have already… Audio

Businesses say every day bites in lockdown, and they believe the relief package offered by the government doesn't touch the sides.

The government is rushing through legislation for a cash injection… Audio

Invercargill residents are ready for a breath of fresh air from their council by-election after months of turmoil.

A councillor role has been empty since the deputy mayor resigned in October, citing… Audio

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

A Dunedin teenager is butting heads with his high school over his hairstyle.

Lewis O'Malley-Scott's corn-rows were deemed to be extreme by King's High School.

But, as Timothy Brown reports, his… Video, Audio

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. At least 15,000 people were tested nationwide yesterday, but results are only back for about 5,000.

The family of three who tested positive… Video, Audio

The isolation hotel at the centre of a Covid-19 community outbreak has re-opened for business, although all the recommended upgrades are yet to be completed.

Three people who stayed at the Pullman… Video, Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen with analysis of the spat between Australia and New Zealand over an Islamic State suspect, detained in Turkey, who has dual Australian and New… Video, Audio

A war of words has erupted between Australia and New Zealand over a suspected Islamic State woman arrested today at the Syrian border.

The woman had dual New Zealand and Australian citizenship, but… Audio

A New Zealand expert who tested the accuracy of a Covid-19 saliva test being used at Auckland Airport says it as good a nasal swab, but it's cheaper and faster.

New Zealand business Rako Science is… Video, Audio

The government is being told to stop dragging its feet and introduce daily Covid-19 saliva testing for border workers and recent returnees.

The latest community cases in South Auckland have reignited… Audio

As we've been reporting, genome sequencing has confirmed the three latest Covid-19 cases in the Auckland community are the more infectious UK strain.

But authorities haven't been able to find a match… Audio

Officials in Victoria are chasing down 150 passengers who arrived in Australia from New Zealand last night - hours before a pause was put on the quarantine-free travel bubble.

RNZ WorldWatch's… Audio

Opinion is split in New Plymouth over whether the city should be in Covid-19 alert level 3 along with Auckland.

Members of a Papatoetoe family infected with the UK variant of the virus travelled to… Audio