Lisa Owen

Some people are enjoying lockdown in the comfort of a campervan by the beach, and they're all allowed to.

A seaside site in Napier has been opened by the city council so people can self-isolate in… Audio

Health authorities are trying to confirm how a Middlemore emergency department nurse caught Covid-19.

The person is fully vaccinated and wore PPE at appropriate times according to the Ministry Health… Video, Audio

There are now more than 480 places of interest in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak. There are also more than 20,000 contacts in the cluster.

Today there was a record 62 cases linked to the Delta cluster… Video, Audio

Police in Northland are setting up checkpoints to ping those who are out on the roads and shouldn't be.

Three checkpoints are being set up at entry points from the south into Northland.

Our reporter… Video, Audio

"Regrettable" is how the Covid-19 Response Minister has described the slow response to a vaccine botch up, that may have resulted in five people possibly missing a Covid-19 vaccine.

More than 700… Audio

Every year more than 25,000 New Zealanders find out they have cancer, so what happens with diagnosis and treatment during a level 4 lockdown?

And for those people who are part-way through their… Video, Audio

Some businesses are questioning why they cannot do business during the alert level 4 lockdown, when others selling exactly the same stuff have queues of customers down the block.

Supermarkets are… Video, Audio

The All Blacks will head to Australia later in the week for the third Bledisloe match and the Rugby Championship.

They were roundly criticised by Rugby Australia and SANZAR for not getting on their… Audio

One of Wellington's MIQ facilities has transformed into a dedicated quarantine hotel for those who've tested positive for the virus.

Last night University of Otago epidemiologist Nick Wilson told… Video, Audio

Healthcare students are being recruited to help take the pressure of Covid-19 testing stations that have been slammed during this Delta outbreak.

Some people faced waits of up to nine hours with… Video, Audio

In the South Island people are enjoying - in the safety of their bubble - an early arrival of spring.

Lots of people have been out on their state-mandated exercise lapping up some much-needed vitamin… Video, Audio

At least 15,000 contacts and more than 400 locations of interest: as covid-19 cases rise, so too do the number of places where Aucklanders may have been exposed to it.

On the list: almost 30… Audio

An Auckland community has offered to hold a funeral for the baby girl whose body was found at a recycling facility last week.

The baby was found in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga last Monday… Audio

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Pacific community and health leaders say the government's vaccination campaign has not mobilised Pasifika to respond effectively to the Covid-19 rollout.

More than half of the current 148 cases in… Audio

A vaccinologist says that children under 12 could be vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as the end of the year.

Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris told Checkpoint the clinical trials are nearly… Video, Audio

The two people believed to be in the Crowne Plaza at the same time as the suspected source case have been tracked down.

Six people passed through the MIQ hotel's atrium when the person from New South… Video, Audio

If you have battled the supermarket queues, you might be wondering why you cannot just go to your local fruit and vege store or the neighbourhood butcher.

It all comes down to an extensive list on… Video, Audio

Covid-19 case numbers are still rising - with 41 new community infections reported today.

That figure is expected to get worse before it gets better. With almost 150 community cases, officials say… Audio

What can we expect through this Covid-19 cluster, and when the cluster is brought under control?

According to one expert, Delta has changed the land so much the relative freedoms of the last 18… Video, Audio