Checkpoint

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

There are major concerns for the mental health of the residents of nine Melbourne tower blocks that have been locked down amid fears Covid-19 could spread out of control in the high-rises.

There are… Video, Audio

Locals have thrown their support behind legal action launched against the producers of potentially-toxic waste stored at a disused papermill in Mataura.

The Environmental Defence Society has filed… Audio

The Government has launched an independent inquiry into who leaked the private details of people who have tested positive for Covid-19.

Queen's Counsel Michael Heron has been appointed to lead the… Audio

Will a surge in Covid cases in Victoria affect the timeframe for a trans-tasman bubble?

Here was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's response at her post Cabinet press conference this afternoon. Video, Audio

New South Wales Police are calling in the defence force to help them close the border with Victoria for the first time in more than a century, as Covid-19 cases surge in the southern state.

With 127… Audio

Despite border restrictions, more than 200 film and TV production workers will have arrived in New Zealand by the end of the year. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has confirmed… Audio

The building and construction sector generates about 20 percent of New Zealand's carbon emissions and 50 percent of material going to landfill. The Government has a plan to make building more… Audio

The National backbencher Hamish Walker has been pulled into line by his leader Todd Muller, over comments he made about New Zealanders returning from Asia. The Clutha-Southland MP put out a press… Audio

The arrest of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ex girlfriend could raise more awkward questions for Prince Andrew. British Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found in the US by the FBI and has been charged… Video, Audio

Yesterday, the government stopped any further payments to America's cup events arm from a $40 million hosting fund, while allegations of taxpayer money mis-management are investigated by the Ministry… Audio

The government's wage subsidy bill has now topped 12 billion dollars - with Wilson Parking among the companies to receive more money through the latest round of payments. Wilson's latest claim is for… Video, Audio

Buoyant Blues fans received a bad news reminder this morning. With the team riding high, unbeaten at the top of the Super Rugby Aotearoa table, first five Beauden Barrett confirmed he will take up a… Audio

Victims and family of those injured and killed in the mosque terror attacks say they are determined to be in court for the killer's sentencing. Brenton Tarrant has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of… Audio

The former chief science advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, the former prime minister Helen Clark and former Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe have co-authored a paper saying keeping the country… Video, Audio

Auckland's drinking water pipes are leaking at least 50 million litres a day, far more than Aucklanders have been asked to save during the drought. Audio

Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton is claiming a "highly orchestrated attack" on the team's integrity and credibility from people with "questionable motives". Video, Audio

Victoria's premier is warning more suburbs in and around Melbourne could go back into lockdown if cases of Covid-19 remain high. Audio

The state of Victoria has recorded another 66 cases of Covid-19 today. The number of active cases in the state is now at 442 - and 23 people are in hospital. A lockdown is in force in more than 30… Audio

Queenstown's mayor says plans for isolating people in his district will need to be bulletproof before he'll back them. Yesterday the government announced it was looking to the resort town and Dunedin… Audio