Stories by Louise Ternouth

Just over a month since the government scrapped low-use power plans, charities say they're being inundated with people struggling to power their electricity bills.

The change means 60 percent of… Audio

In what many New Zealanders hope will be a strong challenge to the supermarket duopoly, American giant discount retailer Costco has begun trading in Auckland today.

With construction of its store… Video, Audio

Just when we thought it couldn't get any higher, fruit and vegetable growers say they may be forced to let crops rot as record inflation takes hold.

Tomatoes, broccoli and lettuces have already… Video, Audio

A new state-of-the-art machine that sorts and shreds electronic waste has officially started operation in Auckland. Video, Audio

Australia Zoo has made a last-minute decision to pull the pin on plans to take Burma the elephant from Auckland Zoo.

The 38-year-old was due to live out her twilight years at the zoo across the ditch… Video, Audio

Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their workforce in ways they have not… Audio

There are growing calls for the government to introduce viable ways people can recycle clothing in order to tackle the country's growing waste crisis.

A rubbish truck emblazoned with a message to put… Audio

New Zealand has reported its highest daily death toll for Covid-19 so far, with 34 people reported dead on Tuesday. 

Twenty-seven of the 34 who died with Covid over the past 10 days were aged over… Audio

Hospitality businesses say they've been ''thrown a bone" with the rule changes - but fear they'll make little difference.

They'll soon be able to have 200 people in premises - but still with the… Video, Audio

With a decision on the future of vaccine mandates looming, businesses are preparing for what that could mean for them.

Cabinet has met today to review mandates, certificates and the traffic light… Audio

Auckland cafes and restaurants are having to shut up shop as Omicron reaches staff and rising cases keep customers at home.

This comes after the government announced a new Covid-19 support payment… Video, Audio

The advertising watchdog is looking into a billboard using the image of a Dunedin man who died after getting a Covid vaccine.

The anti-vax group Voices for Freedom has paid for the billboard… Audio

Mannequins have decorated store windows for hundreds of years but in terms of size and shape they have stayed relatively the same.

Now there are renewed calls for them to better reflect the broad… Video, Audio

Managing isolating staff will be a big hurdle for businesses as the country enters Phase 2 of the Covid response.

but their bigger worry is the dwindling foot traffic - with some outlets already… Video, Audio

As Omicron cases increase, health authorities have warned people need to be ready to isolate at home, and manage symptoms if you come down with Covid.

So what needs to go into a Covid care kit? Our… Video, Audio

Whether it's in a salad, on the barbie, or mixed up as the base to a sauce, tomatoes are a staple in so many of our meals.

But the price is leaving a sour taste in plenty of people's mouths, nearly… Video, Audio

Refilling your petrol tank is starting to sting like never before - with prices inching closer to $3 a litre.

The AA says that will happen at some point this year, and prices are already nearing… Video, Audio

Health professionals are warning backlogs due to lockdown are causing a rise in cancers that could've been detected months earlier.

After two years of lockdowns, the Ministry of Health says the… Audio

Health workers on the front line of Covid say vaccination is the biggest defence this summer, as they hope to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed.

Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator… Video, Audio

Survivors of sexual assault say ACC's process for getting long-term help and financial support can cause more harm than good.

It comes as Checkpoint can reveal ACC assessors are told to look out for… Audio

Auckland hairdressers and barbers have finally been able to pick up their scissors again and tackle the wild lockdown locks.

They're among the first businesses in the country to trial the new… Video, Audio

There were some first day nerves as Auckland primary schools swung open the gates after three months of online learning.

Students from new entrants to Year 10 are allowed back - but with rules… Video, Audio

An online petition is calling for the end of pets for sale in pet shops following backlash against an Auckland shop which kept two puppies instore throughout lockdown.

The two puppies were unable to… Video, Audio

It is going to be a hard slog getting people back for their second doses - that's the message from on the ground in Counties Manukau.

Yesterday, first doses in the DHB ticked over to 90 percent -… Audio

Auckland's 11 week lockdown has NZ Post on the brink. The demand for online shopping is so great, the company has been forced to hire 800 more workers but a van shortage in the city means deliveries… Video, Audio