Lisa Owen

The construction sector is worried about the future of its workforce, as clients wait to see how the economic crisis shakes down.

Most in the sector are back on site on Tuesday under Covid-19… Audio

Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has had to walk back comments made by himself and the Prime Minister on Monday about the country having achieved elimination.

New Zealand has been… Audio

Now that New Zealand has moved to lockdown alert level 3, takeaways and drive-throughs can reopen, so long as they can ensure completely contactless transactions.

Producer Ellie Jay and video… Video, Audio

In Auckland, it was all about coffee and the prospect of expanding bubbles as New Zealand adjusted to life under lockdown level 3. 

Level 3 eased some restrictions to breathe some life back into the… Video, Audio

For the first time since 1915, there will not be any public gatherings tomorrow to mark Anzac Day. But we are being asked as a nation, during this lockdown, to mark Anzac Day by standing at dawn in… Audio

New Zealanders are buying up large on board games, home entertainment, education materials and alcohol.

The number of us using the electronic payment service PayPal for our online shopping has… Video, Audio

Broken bubbles, breached family court orders and children who haven't seen their parents in weeks - that is how many families with shared childcare arrangements are describing their experience of the… Audio

In the four weeks since the country's been in lockdown, 33,000 more people have ended up on the benefit.

The Ministry of Social Development says the demand is higher than the peak of the global… Audio

Checkpoint has been extensively covering the issue of Air New Zealand refusing refunds for customers whose flights were cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdowns.

On Friday night Consumer NZ's Jessica… Audio

Despite all ANZAC day services being cancelled due to Covid 19, New Zealanders across the country are coming up with new ways to remember the lives of soldiers who died fighting for New Zealand.

A… Video, Audio

Friday marks New Zealand's final Friday in level 4 lockdown.

With all things going to plan, this will hopefully be the last time we are under these restrictions.

The lockdown has been like nothing… Video, Audio

In lockdown activity is at an all time low, giving the environment and nature a chance to bounce back.

Auckland's air quality has reached the same level it was a century ago, wildlife are flourishing… Audio

Air New Zealand is scrambling to cut costs as it fights to remain alive in a world where few are now flying.

Despite hundreds of millions of dollars of government support, it's taking the scalpel to… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

In Auckland's Ōtara a team of locals has been working hard to get food and essentials out to some of the suburb's most vulnerable residents.

Every Thursday the team has been gathering to fill large… Video, Audio

Horticulture New Zealand says it's asked the government for flexibility to allow more Independent grocers and other food outlets to fully open at level 3.

The lockdown has crippled produce supply to… Audio

For each of the past six days the number of new coronavirus cases has slowed to fewer than ten in New Zealand.

That is down from a daily peak in the high 80s after more than four weeks locked down in… Video, Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says some businesses could be saved if the country creates a trans-Tasman bubble - and he's open to starting on a state-by-state basis.

Australia has had similar… Audio

As New Zealand's level 4 lockdown comes to end, Countdown and Foodstuffs workers who were promised a 10 percent pay bonus for their frontline duties will lose it. 

Staff have not seen any extra money… Audio

A New Plymouth beauty salon owner is going the extra mile in an attempt to save her business and the jobs of her employees - which are teetering on a knife's edge due to the Covid-19 crisis.

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