Checkpoint for Thursday 3 June 2021

5:05 PM.Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an extended pause on quarantine free travel with Victoria as the outbreak of Covid-19 in Melbourne continues.

The pause will be in place for at… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.An MIQ security guard lied nine times about having Covid-19 tests when he had not, according to reviews into two incidents at two isolation hotels.

The investigations into outbreaks in March and… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The Housing Minister is encouraging some landlords to show more compassion to ease the country's housing crisis - and keep whānau out of motels.

Megan Woods was at the opening of a new Salvation Army… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Three Taranaki police officers have been found not guilty of the manslaughter of a man who died in custody at the Hawera police station.

The three officers have name suppression since being charged… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says existing MIQ facilities may be needed until mid-2022.

"At this point it's still a bit of crystal ball gazing. We're doing a variety of plans, for the… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The Hakatere Bridge - also known as the Ashburton Bridge - re-opened to all vehicles today, after being damaged by debris from surging water in this week's floods.

The critical State Highway One link… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6257162154001 Video, Audio

5:37 PM.It's literally a developing story. Snap shots of a stunning young bride and groom from a bygone decade.

Eyes to the camera, both smiling, her gloved hands holding a traditional bouquet, and he… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The tourism industry doesn't share the same confidence as Treasury forecasts, when it comes to reopening the border.

Throughout the Budget, Treasury's assumptions were based on what they called a… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Most of the defendants accused of health and safety breaches in the lead-up to the deadly 2019 Whakaari eruption say they need more time before they can enter pleas.

Thirteen parties have been… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.A touch of the wild west has the East Coast town of Ōpotiki contemplating a horse ban.

Overwhelmed with the number of horses roaming the streets, councillors this week voted to stop them grazing on… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Opposition parties have slammed a report identifying failings at MIQ facilities - saying it shows an unbelievable level of incompetence from the government.

Reports into the Grand Millennium and… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.A new charity is building homes with a purpose - donating all sales profits to help at risk children in Canterbury.

The Launch Foundation was started by a builder/business owner and his mother -… Read more Video, Audio

6:25 PM.A new charity is building homes with a purpose - donating all sales profits to help at risk children in Canterbury. The Launch Foundation was started by a builder/business owner and his mother -… Read more Audio