Checkpoint for Monday 4 April 2022

5:08 PM.The entire country will stay at the red traffic light setting for at least another ten days as the Prime Minister warns New Zealand is not out of the woods yet.

Cabinet ministers reviewed the… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.My Vaccine Passes will no longer be mandatory at bars, cafes, gyms and venues from tomorrow, to the relief of some business owners. But mask mandates and capacity limits stay in place for now. Katie… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The curtain comes down on the international career of Black Caps batter Ross Taylor today.

After 16 years playing for the New Zealand side, Taylor is turning out for the 450th and final time in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.A New Zealand tenor is basking in Grammy gold after a recording he features on took away top honours at the awards held in the entertainment capital of the world.

Simon O'Neill who hails from… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6302817649001 Video, Audio

5:37 PM.All of New Zealand will stay at red in the traffic light system until at least the end of next week.

The Prime Minister says cases are coming down and the country's moving in the right direction -… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.From tomorrow, vaccine mandates are gone for teachers, NZ Defence Force, and staff at places you've needed your vax pass.

Teachers who had to stop working because they aren't vaccinated, can begin… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The tide of people moving out of Auckland for greener pastures in other parts of the country has increased during the pandemic.

At least 24,500 people have left the city in the past two years.

Last… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.For coastal Southland it's the driest summer on record and there's no real relief forecast as the drought pushes into the north of the region.

With meat and milk prices, there were hopes for bumper… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Salty deep fried bits of sunshine - chips, crisps - you may have eaten a few during lockdown. Apparently the Australians did too.

Now Nelson-based company Proper Crisps is expanding further across… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.It's Ross Taylor's last international match. He bows out after his 450th and final game for New Zealand - and retires as New Zealand's highest ever run scorer.

Our reporter Clay Wilson is at the game… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.China's zero-Covid strategy is causing headaches for some primary sector exporters.

A resurgence of the virus within the country has prompted strict lockdowns - significantly disrupting economic… Read more Audio