Lisa Owen
Deputy PM on alert level moves and MIQ changes
Lisa Owen asks Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson what advice he could give to Aucklanders who had travel booked for the school holidays beginning on October 2.
They also discuss the return of the… Video, Audio
Testing blitz around Firth of Thames as Covid-19 cases emerge
A testing blitz has been on in several Waikato towns today after three cases emerged from a household on the Hauraki Plains.
The three are household members of a prisoner on bail, who returned to… Audio
Auckland reacts to news of move to Covid-19 alert level 3
The government has announced Auckland will drop to Covid-19 alert level three from midnight Wednesday morning.
It will remain in those tight restrictions for at least two weeks.
The decision will be… Audio
Police confirm investigation into rugby player exemptions
An update on our earlier story now regarding the NPC rugby unions who wrongly obtained exemptions for players to travel out of Auckland's level 4 lockdown.
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Rugby player exemptions case dealt with by police
The case of the NPC rugby players who wrongly obtained exemptions to travel out of Auckland's level 4 lockdown is now in the hands of police, MBIE has confirmed. Video, Audio
Phone, bank records checked as search for man, kids ongoing
Police are looking at the phone and bank records of missing King Country man Thomas Phillips as the search for him and his three children continues.
The family has not been seen since Saturday night… Video, Audio
UK dad transforms son's sketches into surreal wonders
With thousands of kids locked down you may be sporting a bit more fridge art than usual.
What if those childhood imaginings could kind-of-be brought to life? That's what UK dad Tom Curtis has been… Video, Audio
Churches differ in response to Conversion therapy ban Bill
Some churches are insisting no law will stop them from "praying the gay" away.
The Justice Select Committee today heard submissions on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill.
The… Audio
MIQ bookings to reopen with new online process
The wait is over for New Zealanders abroad from next week, stranded travellers will once again be able to try their chances at coming home.
The government stopped opening up rooms in MIQ following… Audio
Man and children missing on coast - latest details
Bad weather along the rugged Waikato West Coast has hampered a sea search for a missing King Country man and his three young children missing since the weekend.
Joining us now from outside the police… Video, Audio
Digital divide hitting Pasifika students in Auckland lockdown
A fundraising initiative has been set up to address the digital divide affecting hundreds of pacific students in Auckland disrupted by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Educational inequities have arisen from a… Audio
Covid-19: All sectors urged to step up and get Aotearoa vaccinated
Businesses worried about ongoing lockdowns are being encouraged to get their staff vaccinated to prevent further lockdowns.
Covid-19 immunisations are progressing at a record rate, but with Delta… Audio
Rob Fyfe calls for 'ambitious' vaccine target from government
With nearly 1,000 cases, four weeks of lockdown and a huge hit to the New Zealand economy - Covid-19 Delta has well and truly thrown the country a giant curveball.
Last month, the government… Video, Audio
Feeding the family gets harder as lockdown ongoing in Auckland
As Auckland rolls into lockdown week five, feeding the family is getting harder for some. A major food bank in Auckland says it's packed nearly six thousand boxes of kai, with volunteers shocked by… Video, Audio
Evening business for 15 September 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6272612057001 Video, Audio
250,000 children across Auckland learning online in lockdown
Every week day teachers across Auckland are running hundreds of virtual lessons for the region's 250,000 school children. Today our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, logged in to see what's… Audio
Covid-19 Minister details changes to MIQ booking
On Monday morning, those overseas trying to get home will be able to try to nab a place in MIQ through the new system which the government says will make the system fairer.
Instead of endless… Video, Audio
Bad weather hampers search for man and children on coast
Bad weather is hampering the search for a King Country man and his three children missing on the North Island's rugged west coast.
34-year-old Thomas Phillips and his children Ember, Maverick and… Audio
Pensioners stuck in Australia ask for 'Jacinda's kindness'
An unknown number of New Zealand superannuitants risk having their pension payments suspended after getting stuck in Australia when the trans-Tasman bubble burst and the freeze went on managed… Video, Audio
Covid-19 vaccination bus to hit the streets in Aotearoa
In recent months Checkpoint has asked various government ministers if a mobile 'Mr Whippy'-style ice cream van could be the answer to getting more people vaccinated.
On Tuesday it became a reality… Video, Audio