Lisa Owen

Five members of the same family who are connected to Avondale College are among the new Covid-19 cases confirmed today.

There are now officially 21 community infections. It comes after a teacher at… Audio

Despite the country being in Alert Level 4 lockdown, there are thousands of essential workers around the country, still at work.

Calls have been growing louder for those in public-facing roles to get… Audio

Professor Philip Hill is an epidemiologist on two government Covid-19 advisory groups.

He told Checkpoint the genomic link to a New South Wales returnee is "a game-changer" for stopping the spread in… Video, Audio

Could it be the missing piece of the puzzle? A potential link to the Covid-19 outbreak that's thrown the country into hard lockdown.

Today news that the cases could be linked to a recent returnee… Audio

Air New Zealand is racing to get 50,000 people home from around the country inside the 48-hour government deadline.

Chief executive Greg Foran told Checkpoint it is a tough ask to meet the deadline.

It's back to home for the hundreds of thousands of school children across Aotearoa today, with the return of level 4 lockdown. Tom Kitchin has more. Audio

South Island businesses are standing behind the lockdown, saying it's a gutting but necessary decision.

Tess Brunton reports. Audio

The doors have slammed shut at tens of thousands of businesses around Aotearoa with the country now in Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.

Once again, the wage subsidy will be on offer to employers… Video, Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 outbreak has grown to 10 and the Prime Minister has warned there will be more.

Jacinda Ardern also announced that, from midnight tonight, it will be mandatory to wear a mask… Audio

Rain in the capital helped encourage many Wellingtonians to embrace lockdown today.

It has also hit pause on the capital's major food event - Wellington On A Plate.

Jake McKee has more.

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Covid-19's grip on New South Wales is getting stronger, with a record 633 daily cases and three deaths.

There's growing frustration over the increasing cases and why tougher restrictions aren't being… Video, Audio

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Police are promising to be out in big numbers for the level four lockdown, telling people the rules will be enforced.

They made eight arrests at anti-lockdown protests in several areas of the… Video, Audio

The latest Covid-19 cases have rocked the Coromandel Peninsula, where hundreds of people have today been tested and the community's set up its own roadblock.

The man who first tested positive for… Audio

The first Covid-19 Delta community case revealed yesterday is a man from Devonport.

The North Shore suburb was quiet on Tuesday under Level 4 lockdown rules, but the pharmacy the Covid-19 case… Video, Audio

There are several new Covid-19 cases since Wednesday's 1pm press conference, Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint.

“We're seeing more cases coming through, I don't have details of those cases. But yes, I… Video, Audio

New Zealand's latest lockdown has come after a new case had been found in the community in Auckland, without a link between the case and the border or managed isolation.

Thirteen of the first… Video, Audio

A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.

Professor Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from the University of Otago… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand is being plunged back into a Level 4 lockdown from midnight - after a case of Covid-19 was discovered in the community.

A 58-year-old man from… Video, Audio