Covid 19

The latest Covid-19 cases have rocked the Coromandel Peninsula, where hundreds of people have today been tested and the community's set up its own roadblock.

The man who first tested positive for… Audio

There are several new Covid-19 cases since Wednesday's 1pm press conference, Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint.

“We're seeing more cases coming through, I don't have details of those cases. But yes, I… Video, Audio

A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.

Professor Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from the University of Otago… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand is being plunged back into a Level 4 lockdown from midnight - after a case of Covid-19 was discovered in the community.

A 58-year-old man from… Video, Audio

A man in his 50s has tested positive for Covid-19. He is from the Auckland suburb of Devonport, and was tested at his GP.

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen now from downtown… Video, Audio

A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.

All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level Four from 11:59pm Tuesday.

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Queues are also forming at Covid-19 testing stations.

Our reporter Nick Truebridge is at a testing station in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral.

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People across the motu have headed to supermarkets in big numbers, following the announcement of a community case of Covid-19 in Auckland.

Police say they're aware of lengthy queues outside… Video, Audio

The Warehouse Group is among several organisations who have been handing out the Covid vaccine at work.

They're part of a group trialing the at-work pilot - meaning their workers don't have to go far… Video, Audio

Covid-19 is back in the community. What happens now?

Health officials have confirmed a positive case of the virus early this afternoon.

It's in Auckland but so far there is no link between the… Video, Audio

Australia is experiencing one of its darkest days of the pandemic, with new lockdowns, and others extended, as the Delta variant spreads across the country.

Nowhere is the virus more rampant than in… Audio

Pregnant women are being encouraged to get vaccinated against Covid-19, amid warnings they are more at risk of getting seriously sick.

Mums-to-be are part of group three, so are already eligible to… Audio

Some of New Zealand's Olympians are celebrating with friends and whānau in person tonight, after being completing their MIQ stint.

The athletes and support crew have had to take the long way home… Video, Audio

A public health expert is flabbergasted the government cannot provide specific vaccination information for a new Auckland border facility. 

It comes as questions remain over how many workers at… Video, Audio

While the All Blacks and Black Ferns have locked in their spots in MIQ, the wind has gone out of the sails of SailGP.

The international sailing regatta was headed for Lyttelton in January, but they… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby has scored 130 spots in MIQ for the All Blacks and Black Ferns, after the special allocation was signed off by a group of Ministers.

More than 1200 sportspeople have asked for… Video, Audio

New Zealander Rebekah Campbell seemingly had it all; But she didn't have love. So Rebekah set out on an adventure that would see her date 138 different men. She explains the process of writing the… Audio

Sales of chewing gum fell by 14% worldwide in 2020. Will Coldwell is a London-based journalist who recently composed a piece in The Economist about the demise of chewing gum, which has been used in… Audio

Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Audio, Gallery