Lisa Owen
Let vaccinated travellers isolate at home like air crew - Gorman
It is time to ditch the 'one-size-fits-all' managed isolation and quarantine for people who are fully vaccinated, Professor of Medicine Des Gorman says.
Several businesses have told Checkpoint they… Audio
Covid-19: Australia to halve overseas arrival numbers
Meanwhile Australia will halve the number of overseas arrivals on commercial flights as its managed isolation system cracks under pressure from the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Ella Stewart… Audio
Oranga Tamariki Minister 'doesn't know what's going on' - Smale
A delayed report into Oranga Tamariki that has not yet been delivered to the Minister already has a vote of no confidence from one leading advocate.
Aaron Smale says revelations of alleged abuse at… Video, Audio
Fiji Covid-19 crisis escalates: Two more dead, 431 new cases
In Fiji, medical authorities are defending not putting the country into a full lockdown, as case numbers continue to soar.
They says it's in line with international practice and takes into account… Audio
The traumatic process for young women needing a hysterectomy
A young woman who needed a hysterectomy to treat chronic endometriosis has detailed the traumatic process she had to go through, with a surgeon who told her she had a responsibility to reproduce.
A… Video, Audio
Rugby: Four uncapped players in All Blacks for first test of 2021
The All Blacks have named four uncapped players to take on Tonga in their first test of the year at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night, with Chiefs midfielder Quinn Tupaea selected to start.
The… Audio
Christchurch councillors line up to replace Dalziel
Christchurch councillors are lining up to replace mayor Lianne Dalziel, who announced she won't run next year, this morning.
The three-term mayor is stepping down after seeing the city through a… Audio
NIMBYs build up opposition to central Auckland intensification
There is towering opposition to apartment buildings popping up in central Auckland suburbs.
Auckland councillors have been locked in talks today about a proposed approach to housing intensification.
…Aotearoa's largest solar farm to shine in winterless north
The country's switch to greener energies has a boost today, with the first sod turned on what's expected to be Aotearoa's largest solar farm.
The $30 million farm is being set up near Pukenui in the… Audio
Matthew Tukaki responds to Oranga Tamariki facility closure
Oranga Tamariki is closing its Christchurch youth facility, pending an investigation into the alleged assault of a child.
A total of 60 staff have either been stood down or will be sent home on full… Video, Audio
Tourism operators hold hope for return of cruise ships
Tourism operators are holding out hope for the return of cruise ships - after more than a year without the reliable dose of tourist dollars.
Cruise ships have been banned from entering New Zealand's… Audio
Waikato DHB yet to speak to patients with data in hacking leak
The Waikato DHB says it's yet to speak to patients who have had private information published on the dark web.
Information including bank details, drivers' licences, passports, home addresses… Audio
Stratford mayor fears vaccine delivery will overwhelm rural GPs
The mayor of Stratford fears rural GPs in Taranaki will be overwhelmed by the Covid 19 vaccination rollout to the general population.
The Medical Association agrees and says the vaccine rollout will… Audio
Auckland Airport CEO hopes for vaccine coverage by December
Auckland Airport is predicting its fortunes will take off early next year, but it all depends on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
The country's biggest airport is expecting a loss of between $35 million… Video, Audio
Evening business for 1 July 2021
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Covid-19 and the Chathams: Vaccinating NZ's most isolated community
The programme to vaccinate some of the most isolated New Zealanders kicked into fifth gear today.
A steady stream of Chatham Islanders have been making their way to the small medical centre in the… Video, Audio
Papatoetoe tornado: 72yo woman homeless as destroyed rental goes up for sale
For most New Zealanders in their seventies, homelessness is not something that crosses the mind.
But one Papatoetoe woman is facing exactly that, with her uninhabitable tornado-hit rental now up for… Video, Audio
'You can't heal if people keep beating you up' - Oranga Tamariki facility closure welcomed
A senior Māori community leader says Oranga Tamariki is failing children and creating more issues than it is solving.
The agency is under investigation after video emerged of a child being physically… Video, Audio
Closing Oranga Tamariki facility safest for children - acting CEO
Oranga Tamariki is shutting up its Christchurch secure facility after a video leaked this week showing a child there being tackled, restrained and held in a headlock.
A total of 60 staff have either… Audio
Tennis: ASB Classic scrapped for second year in row
The ASB Classic tennis tournament has been scrapped for the second year in a row.
Tournament organisers say they couldn't get enough places in MIQ for the 250 athletes, officials and staff needed to… Audio
