Lisa Owen
NZ Cricket books charter flight for South Africa for Proteas tests
New Zealand Cricket is putting on a charter flight for South Africa to ensure the Black Caps upcoming tests against the Proteas will still go ahead.
It's also decided to move some games, in the hope… Audio
Taranaki Crossing development enters new phase
Development of the multi-million dollar Taranaki Crossing in Te Papakura o Taranaki - Egmont National Park - has entered into a new phase this summer.
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Champion rower Hamish Bond hangs up oars
One of our most successful Olympians - Hamish Bond - is hanging up his oars.
The rower became the first male New Zealander to win three successive Olympic gold medals.
His most recent gold was in… Audio
Employers, Manufacturers Association frustrated over govt rapid antigen test policy
A business advocacy group has had its order of rapid antigen tests effectively absorbed into government supplies.
Now the EMA has been forced to source RAT tests from elsewhere. Meanwhile it is… Video, Audio
Evening business for Thursday 27 January 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6293886469001 Video, Audio
Life more expensive as inflation hits 30-year high
It's official, life is becoming more expensive, with inflation hitting an almost three-decade high.
The annual inflation rate has rocketed to nearly six percent. It is being fuelled by the soaring… Audio
Whaka 100 cancelled days before race over Covid fears
The wheels have fallen off a cycle race planned for this weekend, due to red light restrictions.
It was all go for the two day Whaka 100 events in Rotorua this Saturday until organisers say… Video, Audio
No guarantees hospitals, ICUs will withstand Omicron outbreak
The Prime Minister can't give assurances New Zealand's hospitals and ICU's will hold up in the Omicron outbreak.
New modelling predicts daily infections could climb sharply in the coming weeks and… Audio
Schools scramble to test students after Omicron case at Soundsplash
From summer festival to potential super spreader event, the fallout from Hamilton's Soundsplash gig is becoming clearer.
So far five attendees have tested positive for Covid-19, with at least one… Video, Audio
Amnesty declared for people to hand in fake vaccine passes
Canterbury Police have announced an amnesty for people to hand in fake Covid vaccine passes.
Detective Sergeant Daniel Isherwood says there are a number of people in the wider Christchurch area who… Audio
Checkpoint's big moments of 2021
Well, that's nearly us done for the year. No one thought it could be worse than 2020, but for many it was.
A lot has happened this year, so much we could never dream to pull together a best of the… Audio
Evening business for 17 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6287254525001 Video, Audio
Omicron case found in Sudima MIQ, moved to quarantine
Omicron has arrived in New Zealand - carried to a Christchurch MIQ facility by a recent returnee.
The case arrived on a flight from Germany - via Dubai - and landed in Auckland before being… Audio
Sepuloni pleads ignorance over MSD spending on private rentals
It's a multimillion-dollar ministerial blind spot that is being called into question. Opposition parties are demanding accountability after revelations millions of dollars was shelled out by the… Audio
Australia braces for thousands more daily Covid cases
To Australia, where officials are bracing for tens of thousands of Covid cases a day in coming weeks. It comes as states begin easing restrictions - despite a surge in cases, many the Omicron variant… Video, Audio
Shock as school at centre of Covid cluster reopened
A Covid cluster has cropped up in the South Taranaki town of Eltham - with 16 confirmed cases in the comunity. Fourteen cases are children - and 11 are from a single classroom at Etham Primary School… Audio
First wave of Aucklanders flood through Queenstown Airport
The first wave of Aucklanders have flooded through Queenstown airport today, now that the city's border is open. Their arrival has been hotly anticipated by tourist operators desperate to revive their… Video, Audio
Govt pledges to launch redress system for abuse survivors
'A national disgrace'. That is how the government is describing the efforts crown agencies went to, in order to avoid responsibility for abuse under their watch. It is committed to establishing a new… Audio
Northland checkpoints start smoothly as border reopens
Northland's checkpoints started smoothly today, with last minute background checks holding up some Tai Tokerau Border Control workers the only speed bump.
Thousands of cars heading north passed… Video, Audio
Evening business for 15 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6286891082001 Video, Audio