Lisa Owen

A scheme to help prop up cafes and other small businesses during lockdown has gone "ballistic" according to its founder.

Since SOS Café launched last week, customers have placed more than 2,000… Audio

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

Craving your favourite fast food fix during lockdown? You're not alone.

Lower Hutt woman Liz McGimpsey has taken matters into her own hands and created home-made McDonald's.

She shared her facsimile… Video, Audio

Two of the country's biggest bus operators are being accused of gaming the system and using Covid-19 restrictions as an opportunity to reduce the amount of annual leave they owe drivers.

The approach… Audio

The Chief Justice says the Covid-19 outbreak has disrupted court business in a way not even seen during world wars.

Tens of thousands of district court cases alone are now up in the air.

In an… Audio

On Thursday Mike Bush stepped down as Police Commissioner. Andrew Coster was recently announced to be stepping into the role, and he has now finished his first day on the job. He talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

A little more than a week into the lockdown and the Health Minister has had to apologise to the Prime Minister for not following the rules after his van was seen parked at a mountain biking trail… Audio

The spread of Covid-19 has been particularly challenging for rest homes, many of which have been under lockdown since early March, with a ban on visitors.

But staff at the Bradford Manor Rest Home in… Video, Audio

Security guards, nurses and frontline staff at hospitals and other essential services are being spat at by angry members of the public while trying to do their jobs during the lockdown.

Unions warn… Audio

Police Commissioner Mike Bush is hanging up his cap for the final time on Thursday.

Bush is retiring from the police after 42 years in the service.

He will continue to lead the response to the… Audio

Air New Zealand has today slashed its domestic services in response to a 99 percent decline in demand due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Tourist centres say the move was always on the horizon, but they… Audio

The government is making an exception to the domestic travel rule - allowing foreign nationals to travel by air or land so that they can catch international flights home.

Prime Minister Jacinda… Audio

Checkpoint asked two groups (bubbles) of people to keep a diary of their lives in lockdown - the ups, downs and everything in between.

Here are their experiences of the first week. Video, Audio

A group of New Zealand tourists stranded in New Delhi who fear they may soon be evicted from their hotel, are begging the government for help to get home.

The two Waikato couples left for India early… Audio

Home bakers keen to keep busy and fed during the lockdown have pushed demand for flour up 500 percent for one producer.

Champion Flour has three mills going around the clock to keep up. There are no… Video, Audio

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

A Hawke's Bay doctor says the government's call earlier this week to 'test, test, test' for the Covid-19 put assessment centres under enormous stress.

The doctor says the announcement was made ahead… Audio

Imagine what it would be like if your sense of smell and taste disappeared overnight - that's exactly what happened to 23-year-old Sarah shortly before she was diagnosed with Covid-19.

Some overseas… Video, Audio

Police have admitted they were caught on the hop when faced with doing home checks on thousands of people arriving here from overseas.

Travellers were sent home and being trusted to self isolate… Audio

Meanwhile, it's not just media companies making cuts. Construction and travel companies are slashing wages and some are axing jobs of thousands of workers as they struggle to keep running in the… Audio