Checkpoint

The government has identified 170 close contacts of a person who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea from New Zealand.

The South Korean government believes the person most… Audio

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

Ambulance workers are launching a legal challenge over what they say is a 'demoralising' about turn on a planned pay boost from St John.

First Union has lodged an application with the Employment… Video, Audio

China has accused New Zealand of "gross interference in China's internal affairs" after the government here suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

New Zealand says the law that criminalises… Audio

Charging returning New Zealanders for isolation is a complicated proposition, according to a public law expert who recommends the government pass a completely new piece of legislation to get the job… Video, Audio

"Very, very soon" - that's when the government says we can expect a decision on how and when returning New Zealanders will be charged for their stay in isolation hotels.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Audio

A large number of National Party MPs could be looking for work after September 19, based on current poll results. If the election was today, the so-called team of 55 could lose about 23 players.

The… Video, Audio

An international security expert is criticising Canterbury University over its partnership with a Chinese institute which is closely linked to the military.

In 2018, the University signed an… Audio

Whānau Māori who are going through the family court say they're being ignored by judges, and left to navigate a confusing system without support.

The experiences of 36 people - ranging from parents… Audio

Fiordland is facing up to 40 percent unemployment with many tourism business saying they're unsure about their future.

This year the region has been hit by severe flooding that cut access to Milford… Video, Audio

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

The public gallery was packed for the first day of a judicial review about whether the country was put into level four lockdown lawfully.

The lawyer Andrew Borrowdale is bringing a judicial review… Audio

The government has asked South Korea to do a second Covid-19 test on a person who tested positive after arriving from New Zealand last week.

The person arrived last week after transiting via… Audio

"He has shattered our dreams" - just one of the harrowing victim impact statements read out today as New Zealand's first convicted slave master was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Sixty-six-year-old… Video, Audio

The government has announced a $51 million recovery plan for international education providers - to help cushion the blow dealt by Covid-19.

The sector's been crying out for help because it's missing… Video, Audio

National leader Judith Collins was on a mission to put the bruising Newshub Reid Research poll behind her today.

She was in campaign mode in Palmerston North - speaking to the public, and… Audio

Jono Hartland has spent the past eight months making his way down the country, on foot.

The 25-year-old is hiking the three-thousand kilometre Te Araroa Trail to raise money for mental health causes… Audio

Early childhood teachers say people are leaving the sector in droves because they are so underpaid.

Teachers from 130 centres across the country took part in this morning's first-ever paid stop-work… Audio

An infection prevention and control expert says in a perfect world a dedicated team of nurses would be taking care of people in Covid-19 managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

Dr Sally Roberts… Audio

An Auckland family who are just months away from moving into a house bought through a shared ownership scheme say it's already drastically changed their lives.

The government on Friday announced the… Video, Audio