Covid 19

Covid Minister Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint the government is considering the option that Aucklanders have an allocated time slot to leave the region over the summer holidays.

The measure would… Video, Audio

Social tensions are rising in Papua New Guinea over Covid-19 vaccination. Audio

More than 300 in managed isolation in Tonga following first Covid positive case. Audio

Pacific Islanders in the US state of Utah still suffering more than other communities from covid. Audio

The government has made an in-principle decision to move the city down to step two of the alert level three roadmap next week. The parts of Waikato in alert level 3 will move to step 2 on Tuesday… Audio

A New Zealand-based biotech company wants to start mass producing a device which can tell you whether or not you need a Covid booster shot.

Orbis ultimately wants to see its "lab in a box" available… Audio

Auckland retail stores should be able to reopen next week, if Cabinet gives a final sign off next Monday.

That will be a move to alert level 3 step 2 in Auckland. In an open letter to the Prime… Video, Audio

In just over a week, pending final Cabinet sign-off, Covid restrictions ease a bit in Auckland.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth is in Auckland's Onehunga with the details.

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Auckland retail should be able to fling open the doors next week, if Cabinet gives the final sign off.

The Prime Minister says the high vaccination rates in the city means the risk of spread in shops… Video, Audio

There's been plenty of media coverage on the mental health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mental Health Foundation Shaun Robinson says a lot of it has been too simplistic, or just plain wrong.

Author and historian Hampton Sides' latest book, The Exotic: Intrigue and Cultural Ruin in the Age of Imperialism, tells the remarkable story of Mai, a central figure in the story of Captain James… Audio

Foxton-born author Meg Mason would be forgiven for feeling like the last 12 or so months have passed in a blur. Although it was her second novel (and third book overall), the release of Sorrow and… Audio

Wellingtonian Patrick Rosevear has certainly led a varied life in China since he moved there nearly a decade ago. Having fully immersed himself in local culture from day one in Shanghai, including… Audio, Gallery

A senate panel in Brazil has backed a report calling for criminal charges against president Jair Bolsonaro for his handling of the Covid pandemic, including crimes against humanity. Professor Idelber… Audio

A New Zealand couple is facing the devastating possibility of being separated from their toddler until border restrictions ease hopefully sometime next year. Audio

Close to 300 Covid-19 cases are now isolating at home in Auckland, as the city moves to a suppression strategy.

A strict assessment criteria has to be met for someone to isolate at home and there's… Video, Audio

While New Zealand's big cities continue to surge towards 90 percent fully vaccinated, parts of regional New Zealand are getting well and truly left behind.

Lakes DHB has identified Rotorua's western… Video, Audio

Covid 19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins explains why he did not put Christchurch into a snap lockdown given the two positive cases.

He told Lisa Owen that requiring vaccination for those travelling… Video, Audio

The government expects home isolation to be an option for travellers entering the country next year. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an MIQ overhaul in three stages.

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