Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 April 2021

5:07 PM.Despite Western Australia being in a three-day lockdown due to a community Covid-19 outbreak, it has been revealed a New Zealand citizen still managed to cross state lines to Sydney and fly from there… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.New Zealand cricketers in India could miss out on the World Test Championship Final unless the UK government grants them an exemption to enter the country.

Even if that happens, a commercial flight… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Invercargill man Russel Bell has noticed over the past several weeks his previously good cellphone signal has dissolved into basically nothing.

Since February 14 Bell thinks he has been missing calls… Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6250628516001 Video, Audio

5:52 PM.The demand for an assistance dog has skyrocketed, with people living with a disability waiting an average of five years to get a dog.

There are 63 families on the Assistance Dog Trust waiting list… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.A big drop in the age limit for accessing the Covid-19 vaccine means anyone over 50 can now get their shot at Northland immunisation clinics.

The District Health Board announced the change through… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Former Dunedin Mayor, Dave Cull, has died at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.

Cull served as mayor for three terms from 2010 - and was elected president of Local Government New Zealand in… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.Australia's government says it will suspend all flights from India to Australia until the May 15.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement as India continues to deal with a record-breaking… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.Parents of children with special needs are being asked to reduce the hours their children attend school, or take an extended break to avoid being expelled altogether.

Disability advocates say this… Read more Audio