Lisa Owen

The most senior politicians and public servants are taking a pay cut in solidarity with New Zealanders facing hardship under the strain of Covid-19.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the 20… Audio

The government is expected to announce in the coming days how moving out of Alert Level Four lockdown will work.

But already some businesses are preparing to gradually reopen and get life back to… Audio

New Zealand has had its deadliest day of the Covid-19 crisis, with three of the four deaths linked to a Christchurch rest home.

Officials say the deaths highlight the vulnerability of the aged care… Audio

Unemployment could rise higher than 25 percent because of Covid-19, in an NZ Treasury worst-case scenario.

But it could be kept closer to 10 percent if the government spends at least $20 billion on… Video, Audio

Humans may not be loving this lockdown, but it's a different story for our feathered friends.

Scientists say New Zealand's birds are becoming more confident in their surroundings, now they don't have… Video, Audio

Some regions face the possibility they'll be left without air travel links post-Covid-19 as regional airlines drop down the government's support list.

Money from the government's $600m aviation… Audio

Two hundred jobs are on the chopping block at media company NZME - the latest hard blow to hit the sector.

NZME, which owns the New Zealand Herald, regional papers, and radio stations including… Audio

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

Opposition MPs are asking whether New Zealand went too hard in its initial response to Covid-19 - pointing out Australia has turned its numbers around with a more lenient approach.

But the… Audio

The Finance Minister has given the country a sneak peek at what Alert Level Three and two might mean for those longing to return to work.

Addressing the Epidemic Response committee, Grant Robertson… Audio

A review has been ordered into aged care after the Rosewood Rest Home became New Zealand's deadliest cluster.

Six of the nine people who have died in New Zealand from coronavirus have been residents… Video, Audio

Another three lives have been lost in the country's deadliest Covid-19 cluster: A group of Christchurch dementia patients shifted from Rosewood Rest Home & Hospital to Burwood Hospital last week.

The… Audio

It is the biggest day of his career for Countdown's head of produce.

On Thursday Grant Robinson took receipt of his biggest ever pick of fresh fruit and vegetables - bananas by the millions, potatoes… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister says we are turning the corner, but to win this marathon battle against Covid-19, we need to keep pushing.

For the fourth day running, the number of new cases has continued to drop… Audio

Step away from the campervan, put the tent back in the cupboard and rid yourself of any suggestion you might be headed away on an Easter Holiday this weekend.

Police have already had to deal to a few… Video, Audio

One of Auckland's famous shopping strips, Dominion Rd is showing the signs of stress - as 'for sale' and 'for lease' signs start filling shop windows.

It's a vibrant, bustling stretch of road, full… Video, Audio

Two New Zealand families are keeping video diaries for Checkpoint during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Last week 73-year-old retiree Tricia was battling to keep happy hour at a respectable hour in her… Video, Audio

Restaurants are champing at the bit to reopen when we move out of Alert Level 4 - but warn we shouldn't expect them to be up and running as soon as lockdown ends.

The Prime Minister has asked… Audio

Staying home seems to be working. In the past 24 hours more people have recovered from Covid-19 than have caught it, it is the first time that has happened since New Zealand went into lockdown.

The… Video, Audio

There has been a u-turn on providing supermarket workers with a priority flu jab, and no explanation, Countdown's Kiri Hannifin told Checkpoint.

It comes as Countdown supplied 200,000 masks to… Video, Audio