All episodes
Monday, 24 January 2022
- 5:07 Emergency services warn Omicron will make staff shortages worse
- 5:11 Lack of rapid antigen tests disappointing - Business NZ boss
- 5:19 Auckland hospitality back to red limits after few weeks in orange
- 5:23 Swap your cloth mask for a surgical, N-95 or P-2, experts say
- 5:27 Red restrictions a big challenge for upcoming sport events
- 5:33 Evening business for 24 January 2022
- 5:38 Booster vaccine numbers rise as Omicron looms
- 5:42 Red restrictions will help slow spread of Omicron - immunologist
- 5:53 Frustration as Goughs Bay still cut off after slips
- 6:06 Schools prepare for new year in red restrictions
Friday, 17 December 2021
- 5:08 Internal review launched over MSD spending on private rentals
- 5:12 Hospitality, tourism apprehensive as Omicron looms
- 5:20 Schools asked to help with vaccinations for under-12s
- 5:20 Police warn over spike in online sales of fake puppies
- 5:21 Tasmanian town in shock after death of five children in accident
- 5:32 Evening business for 17 December 2021
- 5:38 Covid fears over Queenstown's tight-knit workers community
- 5:45 Te Pae, new Christchurch Convention Centre officially opens
- 5:50 Auckland family in need overwhelmed with help - and residency
- 5:55 Songs of Disappearance - Australian bird calls top the charts
- 5:58 The highs and lows of 2021 in Auckland
- 6:07 Major funding shake-up to focus on athletes' wellbeing
- 6:11 Covid-19: West Coast nearly 90 percent double vaccinated
- 6:24 Checkpoint's big moments of 2021
Thursday, 16 December 2021
- 5:08 Omicron case found in Sudima MIQ, moved to quarantine
- 5:11 Police failed duty of care to man who died in custody - IPCA
- 5:14 Covid protestors shout at empty Parliament buildings
- 5:17 Take a 'Covid kit' on holiday, Northern region health boss advises
- 5:25 NZ reacts as nation reaches 90 percent fully vaccinated
- 5:35 Evening business for 16 December 2021
- 5:38 Auckland hospitality puts hope in customers under orange level
- 5:42 Feilding cut off by storm, area hit by torrential rain
- 5:45 NSW braces for major Covid surge after biggest day of cases
- 5:48 Tairua pub on reduced hours under staff shortage
- 5:52 Inquiry launched into claims over Black Ferns coach's actions
- 6:08 Omicron can be kept out of NZ - Professor Baker
- 6:16 Partner of man who died in custody urges better police training
- 6:19 Parts of Canterbury cut off by torrential rain
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- 5:06 Thousands through airports as Auckland border reopens
- 5:26 Australia nears Covid crisis mode
- 5:29 Covid-style Christmas Santa photo at mall one to remember
- 5:36 Counties-Manukau DHB hits 90 percent fully vaccinated
- 5:41 Evening business for 15 December 2021
- 5:46 Northland checkpoints start smoothly as border reopens
- 5:51 Govt pledges to launch redress system for abuse survivors
- 6:06 First wave of Aucklanders flood through Queenstown Airport
- 6:10 Shock as school at centre of Covid cluster reopened
- 6:17 Australia braces for thousands more daily Covid cases
- 7:13 Sepuloni pleads ignorance over MSD spending on private rentals
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- 5:07 Auditor-General scolds govt over 'unlivable' rentals
- 5:12 Anticipation, caution as AKL-CHC flights take off again
- 5:15 Police explain how holiday Covid-19 checkpoints will work
- 5:25 Grounded Kiwis hope MIQ petition succeeds despite Omicron
- 5:37 Evening business for 14 December 2021
- 5:42 How do we survive the Christmas family debates on vaccination?
- 5:47 Christchurch 'Airpawt' pooches ready to welcome Aucklanders
- 5:50 Joe Schmidt leaves Ireland to join All Blacks as selector
- 5:53 Māori Delta case numbers highlight disproportionate pandemic response - experts
- 6:06 Williams lashes out at Willis over emergency housing
- 6:10 Nervous Northlanders prepare for influx of Auckland travellers
- 6:15 How one woman traded her way from a bobby pin to a house
Monday, 13 December 2021
- 5:07 Covid protection level changes - Auckland to orange Dec 31
- 5:14 Auckland reacts to move to orange level Covid protection rules
- 5:17 Northland business leader disappointed as red limits remain
- 5:23 Thousands vaccine pass-less as system backed up
- 5:26 Auckland mayor welcomes orange, would have liked it sooner
- 5:35 Evening business for 13 December 2021
- 5:40 Tech in critical skills shortage, needs thousands more workers
- 5:43 Hipkins on Covid level changes, border change possibilities
- 5:51 Vaccine passes needed for club rugby players in 2022
- 5:54 Northland big cat sanctuary claws back to better than before
- 6:06 New Year's Eve in orange for Auckland - what you need to know
- 6:09 Taupō business owner reacts to orange level from Dec 30
- 6:13 Rental affordability worsening, especially in Hawke's Bay
- 6:16 Central Otago lizard species need more help than ever
Friday, 10 December 2021
- 5:07 Epiha jailed 27 years for murder of Constable Matthew Hunt
- 5:11 Lockdown blamed for rise in cancers not found earlier
- 5:15 Weightlifting, boxing, other sports' Olympic future in question
- 5:20 Lab boss warns of Covid testing delays in holiday hotspots
- 5:35 Evening business for 10 December 2021
- 5:39 Less than 30 antivax GPs in NZ, college estimates
- 5:44 Vaccination drive for Māori, Pasifika people with disabilities
- 5:48 Health Ministry makes another large order of Covid antivirals
- 5:50 Jingle bells Helensville, Santa on the road in a courier van
- 5:53 Prehistoric monsters of the deep take over Otago Museum
- 6:06 Some unvaccinated Māori data released to Whānau Ora
- 6:11 Māori weekly repayments higher to pay off MSD debt - data
- 6:15 Govt unveils major tidy up of conservation laws
- 6:17 Anti-violence advocates urge more Pasifika included in plan
Thursday, 9 December 2021
- 5:06 Govt to ban cigarette sales for future generations
- 5:09 Investigations underway into antivax Kaiapoi doctor
- 5:15 Associate Health Minister discusses cigarette sales ban
- 5:24 Health workers urge people get vaccinated to keep hospitals free
- 5:32 Evening business for 9 December 2021
- 5:36 Northland holiday bookings dropping due to uncertainty
- 5:47 PM assures children's vaccine rollout is carefully considered
- 5:51 Australian woman's 'reverse' Advent calendar brings Christmas joy to others
- 5:55 First electric ferry in Southern Hemisphere afloat in Wellington
- 6:05 Surging Auckland house prices causing poor mental health, relationship breakdowns
- 6:09 Aged care workers take plea for better staff numbers to Parliament
- 6:12 Kāpiti locals fed up with 4WDs quad bikes destroying beach
- 6:16 Black Caps home celebrating Ajaz Patel's incredible feat
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
- 5:06 Govt was advised Auckland border could end as traffic light system began
- 5:18 Animal welfare group refuses to hand dogs back to owner
- 5:21 More fireworks events cancelled across NZ under restrictions
- 5:26 Gisborne Mayor urges locals get tested after wastewater result
- 5:34 Dancing, karate quits Christchurch council halls after price hike
- 5:37 Evening business for 8 December 2021
- 5:41 ACC assessors told to watch for sexual assault survivors exaggerating symptoms
- 5:49 Australia joins US in boycotting China over Uighur abuses
- 5:52 Hayden Paddon working on world's first electric rally car
- 5:56 Novel idea to get books to young Northland readers a success
- 6:06 Air NZ baggage handlers arrested in Auckland smuggling bust
- 6:09 Time running out to post Christmas presents in time - NZ Post
- 6:14 Immigration in court for cancelling overseas visa applications
- 6:17 Glacier towns short hundreds of staff ahead of summer season
- 6:23 Early study suggests Omicron could evade Pfizer vaccine
- 6:26 New housing development hoped to ease booming Cromwell's short supply
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
- 5:07 Northland Covid border checkpoints set for Uretiti, Maungaturoto
- 5:11 Coach's comments led to breakdown - Black Ferns' Ngata-Aerengamate
- 5:15 Vaccine mandate may keep Coromandel mayor out of office
- 5:23 Rain continues to hammer Kāpiti Coast, homes cut off
- 5:26 Whānau Ora visit low vaccinated areas after winning data in court battle
- 5:34 Evening business for 7 December 2021
- 5:37 Dunedin charity's Christmas lunch cancelled due to Covid
- 5:43 Few jitters as Luxon launches into Question Time
- 5:48 Youth unit whānau devastated by quarantine proposal
- 5:51 Rare penguin saved with help of a bike, backpack and wine box
- 6:07 No thought for Māori needs in vaccine rollout, Waitangi Tribunal hears
- 6:10 Have Aucklanders forgotten road rules since lockdown?
- 6:16 Govt unveils 25-year plan to stop domestic, sexual violence
Monday, 6 December 2021
- 5:07 Christopher Luxon explains National caucus reshuffle
- 5:16 Some Auckland businesses struggle with red level requirements
- 5:21 Some pharmacies criticised for charging to print vaccine passes
- 5:25 Heavy rain swamps Wellington, causing flooding, slips, damage
- 5:28 Battle ongoing in campaign for America's Cup in Auckland
- 5:36 Evening business for 6 December 2021
- 5:41 Health Ministry 'traffic light' advice for aged care inconsistent - Aged Care Association
- 5:48 Māori on back foot from start of pandemic, Waitangi Tribunal told
- 5:51 Govt secures deal for Pfizer's Covid antiviral medication
- 6:05 Luxon's National caucus reshuffle - what you need to know
- 6:10 Christchurch deals with killing of another teen
- 6:13 Child poverty report shows Māori, Pasifika, disabled falling behind
Friday, 3 December 2021
- 5:08 Auckland's traffic light freedom at end of Covid lockdown tunnel
- 5:15 Some Whangārei outlets adapt to keep serving unvaccinated in traffic light system
- 5:20 Wairoa's first day in red setting while rest of Hawke's Bay in orange
- 5:22 Coromandel mayor's antivax stance 'disgraceful' - Councillor Gary Gotlieb
- 5:27 Migrants in Queenstown struggle without vaccine pass access
- 5:34 Evening business for 3 December 2021
- 5:38 Saga behind decision to fly Covid-positive WHO worker to NZ revealed
- 5:46 Law students join fight for MSD to refund mothers docked benefits for not naming fathers
- 5:50 Nelson Covid outbreak gives locals the nudge to get vaccinated
- 5:53 Weekend wicket warriors warned to avoid preventable injuries
- 5:56 Canterbury sheep Burt hits the big-time on TikTok
- 6:05 Whanganui coming to terms with life in the red zone
- 6:09 Some BoP businesses still serving unvaccinated people
- 6:13 Govt's sudden hospital funding boost criticised as too late
- 6:17 Weekend sport - what's on?
- 6:22 Hilton Taupō offers accommodation for pampered pooches
Thursday, 2 December 2021
- 5:08 Survivors detail damaged lives as Dilworth ex-chaplain jailed
- 5:12 Nelson on alert as Covid cases jump in the region
- 5:19 Davis warns unvaccinated travellers will have 'stink time' in Northland
- 5:24 Councils taking different approaches to Covid passports
- 5:35 Evening business for 2 December 2021
- 5:38 Luxon appoints Bridges to National's Finance portfolio
- 5:45 Rhythm and Vines moves to Easter after hearing from local iwi
- 5:48 Whanganui mayor backs iwi call for holidaymakers to stay away
- 5:50 Port Chalmers Pharmacy hires Kevin the Covid-busting cat
- 5:55 Kōkako nest survey underway in Auckland's Hunua Ranges
- 6:08 Otāhuhu clinic reopens to get people vaccinated by Christmas
- 6:12 Youth hostel industry says it is on verge of collapse
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
- 5:08 More holiday cancellations in Northland over Covid fears
- 5:12 Govt's $37.5m boost to revive Auckland, but hospitality not happy
- 5:16 Arts, Culture, Heritage Minister details $37.5m boost for Auckland
- 5:20 Self-styled justice reformer knew he could not be charging to help prisoners - Corrections
- 5:25 Govt plans vaccine rollout for 5-11-year-olds by January
- 5:35 Evening business for 1 December 2021
- 5:38 Luxon runs morning media gauntlet on day 1 as National leader
- 5:42 Christchurch Airport develops 400ha renewable energy park
- 5:47 Rugby rules shake-up underway for safety, accessibility
- 5:56 Chatham Islands get mobile network, but some glitches
- 6:08 Govt's Auckland boost good step, but hospitality needs help - Viv Beck
- 6:13 Auckland mayor pitches new levy to fund climate change fight
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
- 5:08 Bridges bows out, Luxon, Willis take National leadership
- 5:18 Hundreds of unvaccinated young learner drivers barred from practical test
- 5:20 Harsher fines, restrictions possible for freedom campers
- 5:22 Buy it if you see it - Food & Grocery Council CEO's Christmas warning
- 5:35 Evening business for 30 November 2021
- 5:38 Pub boss on challenge of surviving under red restrictions
- 5:42 New MIQ room numbers trimmed as Omicron Covid looms
- 5:46 Sounds killer Scott Watson denied parole again after 23 years in prison
- 5:50 National's new leader Christopher Luxon talks to Checkpoint
- 6:08 'National is back' - Chris Luxon, Nicola Willis take leadership
- 6:20 501 deportees to blame for escalating gang violence - expert
- 6:22 Uncertainty hangs over NZ Golf Open in wake of border changes
Monday, 29 November 2021
- 5:08 Deputy PM details new Covid traffic light protection system
- 5:18 South Island in orange light Covid limits, reaction on West Coast
- 5:20 Four police in hospital after hit and run, and shooting
- 5:22 Te Aitanga a Mahaki urges Rhythm n Vines to cancel
- 5:35 Evening Business for 29 November 2021
- 5:38 Whangārei mayor hopes orange level possible for north by mid-January
- 5:43 Tairāwhiti in Covid level red - the response in Gisborne
- 5:45 Fears of regression as Omicron spreads around world
- 5:50 Lab workers weary in ongoing fight against Covid
- 5:55 Cricket: Black Caps face uphill battle in Test against India
- 6:06 Event cancellations ahead for Taupō venue under red level
- 6:10 Event organisers face tough decisions with regions in red level
Friday, 26 November 2021
- 5:08 Rebuild Bridges or lift off for Luxon? National seeks new leader
- 5:10 Is Luxon ready to lead National? Botany electorate respond
- 5:15 Vaccine mandate expanded to police, Defence Force
- 5:17 Police boss confident vaccine mandate won't cause staff shortages
- 5:25 AUS troops head to Honiara as political violence escalates
- 5:33 Evening business for 26 November 2021
- 5:37 Auckland reopening, but will workers return to CBD?
- 5:41 Another resignation at Cycling NZ after Tokyo Olympics breach
- 5:46 Travellers to Northland warned they'll be sent home if they get Covid
- 5:49 Vaccine passports a challenge for those less tech-savvy
- 5:53 Knitting towards world's biggest blanket fort at Timaru library
- 6:06 NZ's border 'well placed' to keep new Covid variants out - epidemiologist
- 6:09 DHBs hope Covid planning makes them ready for holidays
- 6:14 Auckland dairy owner believes crime on rise in inner city
- 6:17 Lockdown means Auckland gay men ineligible for funded drug
- 6:21 Whangārei ditches Ōruku Landing, $60m grant gone
Thursday, 25 November 2021
- 5:07 National leadership saga: Judith Collins gone by lunchtime
- 5:12 National Party saga: Why wait to choose a new leader?
- 5:17 Financial struggle closes all doors at Youth Hostel Association
- 5:21 Auckland hairdressers take up blades to tackle lockdown locks
- 5:28 Rangatahi go door-to-door to boost Taranaki Māori vax rates
- 5:34 Evening business for 25 November 2021
- 5:38 Ex-MP Jonathan Coleman on another National leadership spill
- 5:44 Northland DHB boss quashes anti-vaxxers' rumours he's unwell
- 5:48 Irreplaceable bonsai trees stolen from Auckland property
- 5:51 Three white men guilty of murder of black man Ahmaud Arbery
- 5:55 Mixed mood in NZ elite sport after border changes announced
- 6:06 Voters respond to latest National leadership spill
- 6:10 Rapid antigen Covid tests on pharmacy shelves in weeks
- 6:16 Why is Auckland moving into new protection framework at red? Ardern explains
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
- 5:07 Covid-19 Minister details border reopening, MIQ announcement
- 5:16 Border announcement: Family reunions, overseas travel in sight
- 5:19 Reserve Bank raises Official Cash Rate to 0.75 percent
- 5:22 Te Urewera closed until end of January for Covid protection
- 5:25 Queenstown business boss calls for earlier border opening
- 5:32 Evening business for 24 November 2021
- 5:35 Red Stag Timber boss explains $3000 bonus for vaccinated staff
- 5:41 Rapid Covid-19 tests could be widely used over summer holidays
- 5:46 Oamaru cancels family NYE event over Covid uncertainty
- 5:50 New isolation facility opens in Christchurch
- 5:55 NZ border reopening: The implications for NZ sportspeople
- 6:06 Govt announces staged reopening of NZ border
- 6:10 Exporters look forward to reopening of NZ border
- 6:16 From Rarotonga to Southland, Cook Islanders travel for new jobs
- 6:20 Some vaccine hesitancy among Silver Ferns - Taurua
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
- 5:07 St Peter's Cambridge school reveals details of sexual abuse
- 5:17 Brian, Hannah Tamaki charged after another Covid protest
- 5:19 No trans-Tasman bubble behind Air NZ flight cancellations - Foran
- 5:28 Confusion over verification of Covid-19 vaccine certificates
- 5:34 Evening business for 23 November 2021
- 5:38 Home isolation cases urged to call 111 if conditions worsen
- 5:45 Judge warns Brian Tamaki of risk of further protests
- 5:47 Govt may review no-eviction policy for Kainga Ora tenants
- 5:51 Whangārei on high alert as local Covid case discovered
- 5:55 Queenstown businesses struggle with severe staff shortages
- 6:07 Michael Wood details tool for businesses requiring vaccinations
- 6:09 Auckland businesses grapple with scanning certificates, distancing, and other measures
- 6:13 Australia Cricket on hunt for new skipper as Paine quits
- 6:16 Four NZ Breakers team members get Covid-19 in Australia
Monday, 22 November 2021
- 5:07 Aotearoa in Covid traffic light framework from Dec 3
- 5:12 Missing woman Cindy Li found in critical condition after 12 days
- 5:15 Closure of Marsden Pt oil refinery confirmed
- 5:18 Details of 'progressive' MIQ phase out in two weeks - Covid-19 Response Minister
- 5:28 All Blacks coach faces heat after losses to Ireland, France
- 5:35 Takapuna hospitality responds to date for new Covid protection
- 5:39 Evening business for 22 November 2021
- 5:42 NZers returning forced to take long routes to meet MIQ dates
- 5:47 Auckland teens talk about skipping NCEA exams
- 5:54 South Wairarapa worries about land loss under Three Waters reform
- 6:07 Progressive MIQ removal 'concerning' - Export NZ exec director
- 6:16 Concerns home isolation cases not informed on oximeter
- 6:20 Bay of Plenty shark research delayed by DOC permit process
Friday, 19 November 2021
- 5:08 Bay of Plenty iwi asks summer visitors to rethink plans due to limited health resources
- 5:13 Covid case appears in Wellington
- 5:16 MidCentral DHB at 90 percent first doses, but rural areas lagging
- 5:20 Hamilton needs more licenced outdoor space under level 2
- 5:25 Australian cricketer Tim Paine quits amid sexting scandal
- 5:26 All Blacks, Black Ferns look to bounce back in France games
- 5:38 Amnesty International urges action as new claims of abuse in Waikeria prison revealed
- 5:43 Covid battle takes to the skies with flights featuring Māori Battalion
- 5:51 Wellington startup keen to clear roads of one person in one car
- 5:55 A chatter of rare parakeets hatch at Auckland Zoo
- 6:08 Australia visitors same risk as Aucklanders - Queenstown mayor
- 6:12 Jacinda Arden visits Christchurch pop-up vaccination clinic
- 6:16 'People have been shot' - west Auckland residents on edge
- 6:19 $10m funding pledged for strep-throat vaccine development
- 6:21 Christchurch hopes end in sight for Parakiore Metro Sports Facility construction
- 6:26 Martin jetpack fuels Trade Me bidding war
Thursday, 18 November 2021
- 5:10 'Send body bags' - Northland iwi collective warns over reopening
- 5:17 Tairāwhiti pushing for vaccinations as Covid spreads
- 5:24 Number of Covid cases outside Auckland grows
- 5:28 How will community sport look under new Covid protections?
- 5:36 Evening business for 18 November 2021
- 5:39 Gisborne business leader concerned about summer visitors
- 5:45 West Coast responds to news of human remains in Pike Mine
- 5:50 Health experts concerned as vaccine resistant staff cannot work
- 6:05 Auckland business leader details meeting with Deputy PM
- 6:14 Ōhau locals' quick thinking saved lives in fire - investigators
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- 5:07 Bernie Monk on Pike River operation: 'They just try to wear us out'
- 5:15 Covid-19 Minister details Auckland reopening plan for Dec 15
- 5:23 Aucklanders respond to reopening announcement
- 5:27 'Hard borders or open season' for Covid in Tai Tokerau - Hone Harawira
- 5:35 Evening business for 17 November 2021
- 5:38 Some nerves but relief as Auckland primary schools reopen
- 5:43 Pike families in shock at news humain remains seen in mine
- 5:46 Mother of Pike explosion responds to news remains found
- 5:55 Excitement but anxiety in Northland as Auckland border to reopen
- 5:55 More than 100k vaccine passes processed in hours
- 6:06 Auckland reopening - what you need to know
- 6:10 Taupō mayor welcomes news of Auckland border reopening
- 6:15 Haircuts in Hamilton enjoy first day of level 2 freedoms
- 6:19 Pacific leaders express deep disappointment at COP26
- 6:25 America's Cup 2024: Rules released but location unconfirmed
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- 5:08 Covid: MPs seek protection as threats grow with disinformation
- 5:12 National distances itself from ex-MP after video with discredited academic
- 5:16 Some missing from school staffrooms as vaccine mandate starts
- 5:20 Pro athletes refusing vaccine face limited futures
- 5:24 National grills govt over new Covid protection system
- 5:28 Puppies kept in pet stores throughout lockdown
- 5:37 Evening business for 16 November 2021
- 5:40 Testing schoolchildren for Covid valuable to stop spread - expert
- 5:50 NZ takeaway companies urged to use slower-growing chickens
- 5:54 Ōpōtiki races to vaccinate community before summer visits
- 6:08 Medical specialist describes 'a health system overwhelmed'
- 6:12 Wellington first DHB to reach 90 percent double-vaccinated
- 6:16 Retirement requires $800k savings, new report suggests
- 6:24 Ice cream for canines: Scoop Dog inventor lists furry friends' favourite flavours
