New Zealand
Quarantine exemption process 'cruel' - daughters of dying mother
Two sisters battling to get out of mandatory isolation early to see their dying mother says the exemption process is cruel and flawed.
The pair flew back to New Zealand from Melbourne on April 18, 11… Audio
Air NZ crews hoping to halt redundancies until alert level 2
Air NZ has hit heavy turbulence with an escalating industrial dispute over claims hundreds of flight attendants are about to be laid off, and ongoing questions about whether the company is doing… Video, Audio
Peters reveals Cabinet was asked to close border to returning NZers
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters marked his exit from isolation and return to Parliament on Wednesday with a speech revealing Cabinet was asked to consider closing the borders to everyone -… Audio
Professor Peter Doherty: No Covid-19 magic bullets yet
We're still hearing about patient trials of the Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine for treatment of Covid-19 patients, but Nobel Prize-winning professor Peter Doherty says neither option is shaping as… Audio
NZers in lockdown to stand at dawn for Anzac Day
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
Paypal sees surge in New Zealanders spending online
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
Families in shared custody fear no relief in lockdown level 3
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
At least 33,000 NZers on benefit since level 4 lockdown began
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
Air NZ confirms refunds available for its cancelled US flights - Consumer
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
NZers plan to commemorate Anzac Day their way at home
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
Covid-19 level 4 lockdown: How has it been for Manurewa?
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
Auckland air quality better than any time in living memory
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 NZ cuts long-haul flights, ground-work: 100 Nelson jobs to go
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
Evening business for 24 April 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Ōtara volunteers work hard to get food to vulnerable
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 NZ urges govt to let more fruit, vege sellers open
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
NZ Covid-19 cases trending lower - Shaun Hendy explains latest
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
Covid-19: Winston Peters open to trans-Tasman flights
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
Supermarket staff bonus pay ends before it is given
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
Nauru joins multi-country pact to keep supply chains open despite Covid-19 pandemic
Nauru has issued a joint statement with nine other countries, committing to ensure the countries' supply chain remains connected despite the global Covid-19 pandemic.
