Checkpoint

There was shock and confusion at the Auckland apartment block where the country's latest community case of Covid-19 lives.

With no health officials on site, it was left to media to break the news to… Video, Audio

A Covid-19 modeller who provides advice to the government says if the virus has been circulating for a while there could be a few dozen cases in the community.

Physics academic and Covid-19 modeller… Video, Audio

Health authorities are racing to find the source of a new community case of Covid-19, but right now they have no idea where the Auckland student caught the virus.

The woman in her twenties has no… Video, Audio

Christchurch's big day at the races has gone smoothly this year, with a smaller crowd gathering for its annual Cup Day.

The New Zealand Trotting Cup is the biggest event on the harness racing… Video, Audio

National's new deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says he answers to his dream leader Judith Collins, but will be consulted on key strategy and the soon-to-be-announced portfolio reshuffle.

Gerry Brownlee… Video, Audio

Napier residents are being warned to take care in potentially contaminated flood waters, as the city moves to mop up after a one-in-250-year flood that swamped the city's wastewater system.

It's… Video, Audio

A fleet of electric buses have been rolled out on Waiheke Island, making it the first suburb in Auckland to go electric.

The new buses will reduce carbon emissions by over 500 tonnes a year. That's… Video, Audio

Donald Trump's former acting chief of staff says the US President does not like losing, and is unlikely to specifically concede defeat to Joe Biden.

Mick Mulvaney told Checkpoint Trump is also… Video, Audio

The National Party has elected a new deputy leader to stand behind Judith Collins - and his name is Dr Shane Reti.

The caucus health spokesperson is taking on the new job - unopposed - as the party… Audio

Despite the pain suffered by plenty of businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic, there's been plenty of spending too. GST paid by businesses to Inland Revenue increased by $1.1 billion for the first… Audio

New Zealand could have enough Covid-19 vaccine for three quarters of a million people by early next year; so who will get it first and what about everybody else.

American drug company Pfizer has… Video, Audio

Air New Zealand is being criticised by its own staff for not making masks mandatory for passengers.

The country's latest community Covid-19 case was a Defence Force worker who took a domestic flight… Video, Audio

RNZ Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin joins us with the latest from a flooded street in Napier. Video, Audio

Napier is being pummeled by more heavy rain this evening, hampering clean up efforts after a one-in-200-year event.

A number of homes have been evacuated and some people say they're lucky to have… Audio

A marathon hearing into the proposed development of a controversial dump in Auckland began today.

The mooted Dome Valley Dump, five kilometres from Warkworth, has attracted objections from Auckland… Audio

Joe Biden's win makes history in more than one way.

His running mate, Kamala Harris, stands poised to be the first woman, and the first woman of colour to become vice president.

And as RNZ… Audio

US President Donald Trump is remaining defiant, refusing to concede defeat while continuing to lob grenades on Twitter at what he calls the "lamestream" media, for calling the US election against him.

Hundreds of people have been tested as officials scramble to find out how far Covid-19 has spread in the community.

It's after two Defence Force staff tested postive for the virus - and one of them… Audio

Some Lake Ōhau residents are returning to undamaged homes surrounded by flowering lupins and green grass in the wake of last month's devastating fire.

The fire tore through the village damaging or… Video, Audio

Warning: The descriptions and details in this story may distress some people.

A prison inmate thought he was going to die after allegedly being forced to perform sex acts on his bunk mate.

Benjamin… Audio