Checkpoint for Tuesday 22 March 2022

5:07 PM."A true legend." That's how a Waikato man is being described by his family, after he died in the Enchanter sinking off North Cape.

Mark Sanders was one of four men who died. His three children told C… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The skipper of the fishing charter which sank off Northland's coast is said to be in complete shock over the incident, which has so far claimed four lives.

Search and rescue teams are still scouring… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.A group of public health experts is calling on the government to slow down on loosening Covid restrictions.

Te Pirimia Jacinda Ardern is due to make an announcement on Wednesday about vaccine passes… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Some people may soon be asked to roll up their sleeve for a fourth Covid vaccine.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says he's taking expert advice and any decision would be up to the… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Officials trying to revamp the country's mental health services are being accused of being a 'sloth at the helm of the titanic.' But they say it's a long term project.

A report released today… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:38 PM.The words 'Delta' and 'Omicron' are as common as bread and butter these days, but what about their lesser known offspring Deltacron?

It's a combination of the two viruses that has been detected in… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Doctors broke the rules for prescribing a safe sex drug during last year's lockdowns to ensure people had access to it.

Pharmac received advice 18 months ago suggesting a change to the prescription… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Doctors broke the rules for prescribing a safe sex drug during last year's lockdowns to ensure people had access to it.

Pharmac received advice 18 months ago suggesting a change to the prescription… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.You could say its been a hairy few days at Auckland Zoo. Just as the black clouds were rolling in and the lightning was about to strike, a baby was born.

It's orangutan mum Melur and dad Charlie's… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Investigators are piecing together how a China Eastern plane nose dived on its way from Kunming City to Guangzhou.

132 people were onboard the Boeing 737-800 when it plummeted into a mountainous area… Read more Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Locals living near Mt Ruapehu appear unfazed by the signs of elevated volcanic unrest, despite the recent strong tremors and the lake heating up.

Mt Ruapehu's Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.There are twice as many properties on the market and the balls now in the buyers court, according to the Real Estate Institute of NZ.

Corelogic's house price index, which measures the changing value… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.All Whites striker Chris Wood has shot to the top of the New Zealand all-time goal-scoring list.

Wood's two goals in the dominant win over Fiji at the Oceania Football World Cup qualifiers today saw… Read more Audio