Covid 19

In Auckland's CBD it appears the lights are on but nobody is there.

The impact of this week's third inner city lockdown in a year is being so widely felt some businesses say if they cannot get rent… Video, Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out begins this afternoon - with those who will be administering the Pfizer immunisations the first in line.

It comes almost a year after the country's first… Audio

There are no new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today, following Auckland's move to alert level 2, and the rest of the country's shift back to level 1.

The good news will bring relief to… Audio

Facebook has banned Australians from sharing or viewing any local news content on its platform.

The drastic move follows the federal government's proposed legislation that would force companies like… Audio

The ship storm continues to brew over the Prada Cup final that will be raced this weekend after a very public throw-down between the Challenger of Record and America's Cup organisers America's Cup… Video, Audio

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A spat's broken out between challengers for the America's Cup over when to return to the water following Auckland's level 3 lockdown.

The organisers, America's Cup Events, wanted to postpone racing… Audio

Authorities have uncovered a new lead in their investigations over how Covid-19 made it back into the community - albeit a tenuous one.

Health officials have so far been confounded by how three… Audio

The government has no idea how big the housing shortfall actually is in New Zealand.

The Housing Minister says there are so many different figures being thrown around - from 28,000 to 200,000 - that… Audio

There are now more than 4,000 children growing up in motels across New Zealand, devastating parents who are desperate to find a permanent place for their kids to live.

Skyrocketing house prices are… Video, Audio

A Christchurch man with terminal cancer is using his final days to battle his insurance company, a decade on from the deadly earthquakes.

Brian Shaw owns an apartment that's in a block of 11. They… Video, Audio

There are no new community cases of Covid-19 today and Cabinet has agreed to make face coverings on public transport a requirement for all of New Zealand, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Audio

All staff at the workplace of a positive case have now returned negative test results for Covid-19.

A woman who worked at the laundry of LSG Sky Chefs was one of the three original community cases of… Audio

Melburnians are breathing a sigh of relief as well. Victoria's 5-day circuit breaker lockdown will end tonight as planned after recording no new cases. Our Worldwatch reporter, Perlina Lau reports. Audio

Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from Otago University and joins Lisa Owen with his analysis.

"I think this is the right decision," Professor Michael Baker told Checkpoint. 

"The evidence was… Video, Audio

The Employers and Manufacturers Association has almost 7,500 businesses as members.

Brett O'Riley is the chief executive and he joins Lisa Owen with his reaction to the alert level changes.

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The news of a drop to Covid-19 alert level 2 was met with joy and relief from locals on Takapuna beach this afternoon.

Locals shared their thoughts with our reporter Ella Stewart. Video, Audio

From midnight Auckland will drop down to Covid-19 alert level 2 whilst the rest of the country will return to alert level 1.

That's despite three new cases in the community, two are siblings from… Audio

Some Aucklanders say they are 'stoked' to be stepping down to alert level 2.

Whilst it still means restrictions on numbers in venues and at gatherings, people at Auckland's Viaduct told reporter… Video, Audio