Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 June 2020

5:07 PM.The life of a disabled boy is being put at risk because his family is forced to live in a cold garage due to a lack of appropriate housing, a south Auckland social worker says.

Seven-year-old… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.The rules for managed isolation and quarantine may be tightened even further as the government works to restore public confidence in the border regime.

Ministers and officials are still dealing with… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Tourism operators fear any further delays to trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles could be the nail in the coffin for the industry.

With 10 active cases and quarantine botch-ups, it could be months yet… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Winter coughs and colds along with fears around recent covid cases have combined to create massive queues at community testing stations.

People are having to wait up to four hours to get a swab these… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:40 PM.The police say they have disestablished the senior hierarchy of the Mongols gang in New Zealand after raiding properties in the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday.

Ten patched members are now before the court… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The leaders of the Ihumātao occupation say they are unlikely to accept a government deal that results in houses being built on the whenua.

It comes amid speculation the government will use the… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.For returning travellers in isolation Auckland's Pullman Hotel, the news arrived with bagged lunch on Tuesday that one of the travellers was confirmed to have Covid-19 and the hotel is now in… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.A South Auckland family with a boy using a wheelchair are living in a garage because of lack of suitable state housing. Maria and her two children have been camped out in a relative's garage for six… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Flight crews on high risk routes will have to return a negative covid test before they can return to work or the community, under a new government plan.

And all air crews and airport workers will be… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.The number of Southern Response claims is continuing to rise, dashing hopes most claims would be sorted by the middle of 2020.

In January this year Southern Response general manager Casey Hurren told… Read more Video, Audio