Lisa Owen

Auckland students have missed months of classroom time due to Covid-19 over the past year, with about about 250,000 children being taught from home this week as Tāmaki Makaurau endured alert level 3.

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6237350383001 Video, Audio

A man charged with making threats to kill worshippers at two Christchurch mosques was remanded in custody after an appearance in court this morning.

The man is accused of posting on a website popular… Audio

Friday morning got off to a shaky start, and there was little respite for thousands of coastal residents who were sent scrambling for the hills.

There were three significant quakes - the first… Video, Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the city, particularly south Auckland, needs to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine. He told Checkpoint he has pushed the idea with the Prime Minister. 

"Where do you… Video, Audio

Auckland will leave lockdown and drop down to alert level 2 at 6am on Sunday. The rest of the country will move to level 1 at the same time.

The decision was made following news there are no new… Video, Audio

Communities in Northland were also told to head inland and to higher ground.

Our reporter Nita Blake Persen and cameraman Nick Monro filed this report from Whangārei. Video, Audio

It's been an extraordinary day with the government and health and emergency services dealing with the decision on whether to shift Covid-19 alert levels, and three significant earthquakes offshore.

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Political reporter Katie Scotcher joins Lisa Owen with details of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's press conference which began at 4pm. Video, Audio

Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from Otago University and expert on the spread of Covid-19.

He tells Lisa Owen the move to alert level 2 for Auckland and alert level 1 for the rest of New Zealand… Video, Audio

Auckland Grammar headmaster Tim O'Connor has just heard the news that Auckland is moving from Covid-19 alert level 3 to alert level 2 on Sunday at 6am.

He talks to Lisa Owen about what it means for… Video, Audio

Dr Ashley Bloomfield has issued a Section 70 order to anyone who attended City Fitness gym at Hunter's Plaza in Papatoetoe on Feb 20 between 11:15am and 1:45pm, or Feb 26 between 3:25pm and 4:30pm.

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Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is outside Hunters Plaza in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.

He says people he has talked to are thrilled about the move to alert level 2. Video, Audio

Covid-19 modeller Professor Shaun Hendy from Auckland University research centre Te Pūnaha Matatini says it was an obvious call to drop Covid-19 alert levels, after five days of no new Covid-19… Video, Audio

Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars. Or any dollars at all. That's the message from Southland's mayor to Destiny Church leaders Hannah and Brian Tāmaki whom he says are not welcome in his… Audio

A man who narrowly escaped being trampled by race horses after invading the track on Wellington Cup Day is banned for life from all racetracks around the country.

Justin Bergman pleaded guilty to… Audio

Gisborne residents say there are extraordinary waits to sit driving tests, putting the brakes on people getting jobs.

But driving test operators insist more testing spaces and staff coming to deal… Audio

Cabinet will decide on Friday whether to pull Auckland out of Covid-19 alert level 3 lockdown, and what will happen with alert level 2 for the rest of the country.

It has been four straight days with… Video, Audio

Another 88,000 students at more than 300 schools and kura across the country are now receiving free lunches.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement at Tauranga's Welcome Bay school… Audio

Today marks a fourth straight day without any new cases of Covid-19 being found in the community.

More than 68,000 tests have been processed in the last week - but a number of results are still… Video, Audio