Checkpoint

The Ministry of Health is looking to toughen up rules around self-isolation to stem the spread of Covid-19.

There are more than 2,000 people registered as being in self-isolation in New Zealand, with… Video, Audio

US President Donald Trump has announced a 30-day ban on travel from Europe to the United States.

The news has rocked markets, with Auckland Airport calling a trading halt on Thursday afternoon.

It… Video, Audio

Auckland Airport has placed itself in a trading halt. RNZ Business reporter Nona Pelletier discusses the markets with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

New Zealand has no plans to immediately roll out a major Covid-19 stimulus package like the one unveiled in Australia.

The Australian government has announced a multi-billion dollar plan to keep… Audio

US President Donald Trump has announced the United States will suspend travel from Europe to the US for 30 days.

"It looks like Wall Street will be opening about five percent lower. That was not the… Video, Audio

The World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic in the wake of Covid-19 and US President Donald Trump's has announced travel from Europe to the US has been suspended for 30 days.

That… Video, Audio

Droughts are likely to be declared in more regions as the big dry spreads further south and farmers continue to struggle with water shortages.

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says sprinklings of… Audio

A wildlife veterinarian says he strongly suspects that hundreds of gulls found dead on beaches in Horowhenua were poisoned.

Scores of dead black-backed gulls have been found on beaches from the… Video, Audio

Targeted wage subsidies are on the cards as the government looks to bolster the economy in the face of the fallout from Covid-19.

BNZ has warned New Zealand's risk of a recession is building by the… Audio

Some tourism businesses in New Zealand say they are losing tens of thousands of dollars due to cancellations.

Others say they're also seeing far fewer tourists in typically busy hotspots, and are… Audio

The Conservation Minister has unveiled plans to make New Zealand predator free by 2050, but admits we don't yet have the science to get there.

The plan includes short-term goals, like wiping out… Audio

The government wants public feedback about whether to change the road rules to let people cycle on the footpath.

It is one of a raft of proposed changes including imposing speed limits on all wheeled… Audio

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

There have been no more confirmed or probable cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, but health officials are ramping up their efforts to stamp out the virus.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield… Video, Audio

Air New Zealand's new chief executive says redundancies cannot be ruled out as the company weathers financial turbulence in the Covid-19 outbreak. Video, Audio

The government has unveiled the beginnings of a business rescue package which will include a wage subsidy scheme for those affected by the economic downturn brought by Covid-19.

Treasury has also… Video, Audio

A flight school snapped up on TradeMe five years ago has taken off for the commercial arm of the Whanganui District Council.

The New Zealand International Pilot Academy has more than doubled in size… Video, Audio

The Police Minister says officers are continuing to investigate a threat against the Muslim community and will not tolerate any extremist rhetoric.

It comes after messages were posted on the… Audio

Investors from the collapsed Ross Asset Management company have had their turn in court today, as their bid to sue the ANZ Bank is wrapped up.

Wellington financial adviser David Ross was jailed in… Audio

The elderly are being dismissed and ignored by the Ministry of Health in the Covid-19 response, the NZ Aged Care Association and Retirement Villages Association say.

The groups also say they are not… Video, Audio