Checkpoint for Monday 4 May 2020

5:09 PM.For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak New Zealand has recorded no new cases and no deaths.

But there is a strong warning, now is not the time to celebrate as New Zealand is not out of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite the son having recently returned from the United Kingdom.

His is one of 18 out of 24 cases the Prime… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Hundreds of students and staff at Auckland's Marist College are being offered Covid-19 tests in a bid to reassure the community.

Ninety-four people connected with the school have tested positive for… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.Aucklanders are being warned a weekend of extremely wet weather hasn't brought the city any closer to seeing the end of what is a severe drought.

Parts of the city got more than half a metre of rain… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Cancer patients and New Zealanders on lists for elective surgery are facing long waits while the country remains under tight restrictions.

It has left some worried if they're even going to receive… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:41 PM.A leading oncologist says Pharmac's decision to backtrack on funding for the lung cancer drug Keytruda is a major blow for equality in the health system.

Laird Cameron, speaking on behalf of a group… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Ōtaki is famous for its retail shopping and outlet stores - but following weeks of forced closure for most, some are having to think creatively to survive.

Many businesses have relied on the… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Accommodation providers in Taranaki are seeing signs that domestic tourism could help them recover from the devastation caused by the Covid-19 virus.

With the borders closed for the foreseeable… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.Supermarkets are reporting a 140 percent jump in hair dyes and hair clipper sales have doubled, as New Zealanders take their hair into their own hands during lockdown.

Salons and barbers won't be… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak seven weeks ago, New Zealand has today reported no new cases of coronavirus.

There were times during the level 4 lockdown where new daily cases peaked… Read more Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Despite zero new cases of Covid-19 today a former public health boss who was at the centre of New Zealand's battle against swine flu says the coronavirus is going to be with us for years to come.

Dr… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.One of the organisers of repatriation flights for New Zealand citizens and Visa holders from India says the evacuees are being looked after well at a central Auckland Hotel. The New Zealand Government… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.Gun owners are challenging the government's decision to ban certain types of ammunition without compensation.

A judicial review hearing is underway at the High Court in Wellington between the Council… Read more Audio