Covid 19

The government is preparing to roll out a tool to help businesses make decisions about vaccines in the workplace.

But it won't be available until mid-December, when the country would have already… Audio

Queenstown businesses are grappling with severe staff shortages - with some managers preparing to pitch in on the front line this summer.

Fully vaccinated people will be able to cross the Auckland… Audio

A Covid case in the Whangārei suburb of Otangarei has health authorities on high alert, with fears it could be a 'timebomb' waiting to go off.

The positive case spent a week in the community before… Audio

Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki have been issued with fresh charges over their latest Covid protest.

Brian Tamaki has appeared in court this afternoon. Our reporter Jordan Bond has… Video, Audio

More than 1400 Covid-positive people are home isolating in the northern region and they're being urged to dial 111 without hesitation if their condition deteriorates.

It follows several deaths of… Video, Audio

Businesses will throw open their doors to customers under the new traffic light framework next Friday, but as the nuts and bolts are being worked through there seem to be more questions than answers.

Air New Zealand been forced to cancel a thousand flights in the lead up to Christmas because of uncertainty around border restrictions.

The government has said its unlikely a quarantine bubble with… Video, Audio

Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki have faced fresh charges following their latest Covid protest.

More than 1,000 people turned out to their gathering in the Auckland Domain, in breach of… Video, Audio

The St Peter's Cambridge school chair has told Checkpoint the police are investigating historical abuse against former students.

An investigation launched in 2019 at the prominent Waikato boarding… Video, Audio

Health experts are concerned some people self-isolating with Covid-19 aren't getting enough information on how to use a small device that measures oxygen levels.

Nearly everyone isolating at home… Audio

Exporters fear that MIQ will still be here well into the first quarter of next year after a pilot booking scheme for businesses has been extended into February.

Following an initial trial, 25 managed… Audio

Auckland teenagers are citing exhaustion, being busy, and strategic thinking as reasons for skipping some or even all of their NCEA exams.

The exams began today and in Auckland, Northland and… Audio

Some New Zealanders heading home are being forced onto "milk run" flights hopping from one destination to the next to marry their arrival up with their MIQ spot.

Flights to New Zealand are still… Video, Audio

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Auckland hospitality will remain shut for now, but finally has the certainty its been waiting for.

Cafes, restaurants and bars will be allowed to re-open basically from Friday 3 December.

Our… Video, Audio

All of New Zealand will move to the Covid-19 traffic light framework on December 3.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins talks through the details with Lisa Owen.

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All of New Zealand will move to the traffic light Covid-19 Protection framework on December 3, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

From 11:59 P-M Thursday 2 December, Auckland will move into… Video, Audio

Dr André Brett is a historian, researcher and writer who specialises in Australian and New Zealand history, in particular histories of politics, railways, the environment, and the economy. The… Audio

Wellington-born, Buffalo-based business owner and mother of three Rebecca Brady isn't exaggerating when she says her life has become a bit hectic in the last few weeks. Rebecca is the founder of an… Audio, Gallery

We've heard it all before. 'Boomers' - arguably the most disliked generation - only think about themselves, while millennials (aka 'snowflakes') wouldn't know a hard day's work if it slapped them… Audio