Covid 19

The Anglican Bishop of Christchurch says he will be getting the Covid-19 jab when it is offered because protecting your community is the Christian thing to do.

The comments are in stark contrast to… Video, Audio

Auckland will move to alert level 2 at 6am on Sunday, while the rest of the country will move to level 1.

Cabinet made the decision today, after a fifth day in a row of no new community cases.

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Our reporter Nick Truebridge is in the heart of Papatoetoe township and joins Lisa Owen with the latest details. Video, Audio

Southland Mayor Gary Tong says Destiny Church leaders Hannah and Brian Tamaki are not welcome in his region.

Tong says if leaving Auckland under the cover of darkness to avoid the level 3 lockdown… Audio

The Auckland Church community say the actions of Destiny Church Leaders leaving are wrong and the couple should be leading by example.

Church leaders say they're offering online church services and… Audio

Auckland students have missed months of classroom time due to Covid-19 over the past year, with about about 250,000 children being taught from home this week as Tāmaki Makaurau endured alert level 3.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the city, particularly south Auckland, needs to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine. He told Checkpoint he has pushed the idea with the Prime Minister. 

"Where do you… Video, Audio

Auckland will leave lockdown and drop down to alert level 2 at 6am on Sunday. The rest of the country will move to level 1 at the same time.

The decision was made following news there are no new… Video, Audio

Political reporter Katie Scotcher joins Lisa Owen with details of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's press conference which began at 4pm. Video, Audio

Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from Otago University and expert on the spread of Covid-19.

He tells Lisa Owen the move to alert level 2 for Auckland and alert level 1 for the rest of New Zealand… Video, Audio

Auckland Grammar headmaster Tim O'Connor has just heard the news that Auckland is moving from Covid-19 alert level 3 to alert level 2 on Sunday at 6am.

He talks to Lisa Owen about what it means for… Video, Audio

Dr Ashley Bloomfield has issued a Section 70 order to anyone who attended City Fitness gym at Hunter's Plaza in Papatoetoe on Feb 20 between 11:15am and 1:45pm, or Feb 26 between 3:25pm and 4:30pm.

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Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is outside Hunters Plaza in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.

He says people he has talked to are thrilled about the move to alert level 2. Video, Audio

Covid-19 modeller Professor Shaun Hendy from Auckland University research centre Te Pūnaha Matatini says it was an obvious call to drop Covid-19 alert levels, after five days of no new Covid-19… Video, Audio

Cabinet will decide on Friday whether to pull Auckland out of Covid-19 alert level 3 lockdown, and what will happen with alert level 2 for the rest of the country.

It has been four straight days with… Video, Audio

Today marks a fourth straight day without any new cases of Covid-19 being found in the community.

More than 68,000 tests have been processed in the last week - but a number of results are still… Video, Audio

The government is being pressed for more information about how it will roll out the Covid-19 vaccine to priority groups.

Almost 9,431 front line border workers have received a vaccine so far - their… Audio

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Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says he was well within his rights to leave Auckland on Saturday night following the official announcement the city would enter level 3 lockdown at 6am the following… Video, Audio