Covid 19
AK restaurant pivots to takeaway service to keep going
Hospitality businesses around the motu are trying new things, to keep themselves afloat amidst Covid-19 restrictions. After opening their doors last year, Italian and French inspired restaurant Va… Audio
Three anti-vaccine mandate protesters charged with obstruction
Police have charged three people with obstruction after a group of anti-vaccine mandate protesters tried to push through a fence on Parliament grounds.
The latest Covid-19 stories in the Pacific
Several hundred more cases of Covid in Solomon Islands; Kiribati records first Covid death; nearly 12,000 in isolation in New Caledonia, and more.
Wellington businesses keen to see protestors gone
Wellington Chamber of Commerce CEO Simon Arcus has told Checkpoint he'd like to see the protests finished "as soon as possible, but making sure that's done in a way that there's not harm to… Video, Audio
Three arrested at Parliament anti-mandate protest
More than 100 police have been holding protestors at bay outside parliament on the second day of a rally against vaccination mandates.
Three people have been arrested. The protestors have set up a… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay orchards brace for another tough season
New Zealand's biggest pip fruit region is bracing itself for another impossibly tough season.
Many in Hawke's Bay thought last year was the worst ever season - with thumping losses.
Now they fear… Audio
What life is like in Super Rugby's Queenstown bubble
Golf and swims in the lake, while staying at a top Queenstown hotel - sound like a holiday? It's actually work.
Six super rugby sides are sequestered in team bubbles for the next month in the South… Video, Audio
Luxon calls for vaccine mandate timeline, doesn't support protesters
The National Party leader says there needs to be a clear timeline with criteria set for when the country steps out of using vaccine mandates. Audio
Time for protestors to move on - Wellington mayor
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says the Parliament protestors have made their point and its time to move on.
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Police hold back anti-mandate protestors at Parliament
A line of police are holding back protesters who this afternoon tried to make a dash for Parliament, in a second day of demonstrations on the front lawn of the Beehive.
Hundreds of police have formed… Video, Audio
Covid-19 update: 204 new community cases in NZ today
There are 204 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has reported.
Paediatric doctor on children vax rates
Three weeks into the roll out of the paediatric covid-19 vaccine, 42 percent of those aged five to 11 have had their first dose.
It's lower for tamariki Māori, where 24 percent have had their first… Audio
Rural Support Trusts welcome funding boost to help sector plan for Omicron
The funding is aimed at bolstering the resources of Rural Support Trusts and other organisations to help them respond to Covid-19 cases.
New study into Covid's effects on the cardiovascular system
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a new study that highlights the importance of getting boosted, and another that investigated the impact of Covid on the cardiovascular… Audio
Farmers with asymptomatic Covid-19 may be able to keep working - Minister
Farmers who test positive for Covid-19 may be able to continue working if they're vaccinated, asymptomatic and not in contact with others, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says. Audio
Covid-19: Countdown cans restrictions on goods for now
There seems to be different approaches taken by supermarkets over limited sales of some products, with Countdown not having any in place on products apart from Panadol and Ibuprofen. Audio
Australia: Anti-vax protesters, PM's poll trouble, apology to women
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the anti-vax protest that has tried to take over Parliament House in Canberra. Meanwhile Covid has ripped through aged care homes… Audio
South Auckland primary schools consider onsite vaccination clinics
South Auckland primary schools are considering whether to host vaccine clinics to help vaccinate the region's 5 to 11-year-olds.
Covid-19: Countdown cans restrictions on goods
There seems to be different approaches taken by supermarkets over limited sales of some products.
Countdown says it has no restrictions saying doing so can actually be counterproductive.
Countdown… Audio
Emergency departments expect huge pressures from Omicron - specialist
Latest modelling by Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa suggests a peak of 800 people in hospital on any given day at best, but well over 3000 at worst. Audio
