Lisa Owen

Cabinet has extended travel restrictions in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus which has now infected almost 90,000 people in 60 countries around the world.

Travel restrictions for people from… Video, Audio

Professor Michael Baker speaks to Lisa Owen regarding the corona virus. Video, Audio

One case of Covid-19 coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand. Health Minister David Clark and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield have held a press conference discussing the case.

Dr… Video, Audio

Christchurch residents forced away from their redzone homes returned today for the unveiling of the the Avon loop pathway - the first redevelopment, nine years on from the deadly earthquake.

Reporter… Audio

The Chair of Wellington Rugby Club says "every club is bust" and the game has changed too fast for clubs to adapt.

This comes as New Zealand Rugby flags changes to save up to $20 to 30 million. Harry… Audio

Political reporter Jo Moir joins the programme live from Sydney, where Jacinda Ardern has met with Scott Morrison to condemn Australia's treatment of Kiwis there - both those who follow and transgress… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has confirmed New Zealand has its first case of Coronavirus.

RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn joins Lisa Owen live in the Checkpoint studio. Audio

A new project is poised to turn around Eastern Bay of Plenty's social and economic woes, promising thousands of jobs.

It is part of a dozen projects announced by the government on Friday, with $80… Audio

Tauranga's Mayor Tenby Powell calls for "bold leadership to take the city forward" and delayed rate rises in recent years has forced him into some difficult decisions to pay for its rapid growth.

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Plans to commemorate last year's terror attack on March 15 risk re-opening emotional wounds, say Christchurch's Muslim community, as they explain there's no tradition of marking anniversaries in… Audio

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

The suppliers of a common anti-depressant medicine are keeping Pharmac on month-to-month rations.

Pharmac operations director Lisa Williams tells RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn the problem… Audio

The Prime Minister has confirmed New Zealand has its first case of Coronavirus.

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn joins Lisa Owen live in the Checkpoint studio. Video, Audio

The Serious Fraud Office will now look at the electoral spending of Mayors Lianne Dalziel and Phil Goff, after referrals from police.

A former Christchurch Mayoral candidate John Minto complained… Video, Audio

The State Services Commissioner says Treasury officials doing their best was "not good enough" ahead of last year's leak of information on a government website.

However he didn't point the finger at… Audio

Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has dined out for lunch on Auckland's Dominion Road today in a bid to drive up falling trade in the Asian restaurant sector.

Some restaurants are reporting as… Video, Audio

UPDATE 17:35: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the Covid-19 case being tested in NZ is positive. A person in their 60s is in Auckland Hospital. They are a permanent resident to NZ and had… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ramped up her rhetoric during her visit to Australia, telling her counterpart Scott Morrison that his government's policy of deporting convicted Kiwis to New Zealand… Audio

Aucklanders are tightening their water belts following calls from Watercare to start conserving.

On Wednesday last week the city used more than 560 million litres of water, breaking all previous… Video, Audio

A Samoan man, who the Crown says was trafficked to New Zealand and used as a slave, has described being ordered to beat his young cousin because he was so scared of his adoptive father, the… Audio