Covid

School's out for unvaccinated teachers, with Monday the last day they've been given to get the first dose of the vaccine.

From Tuesday they're not allowed back to work on the school grounds… Audio

Parts of Waikato will move to Alert Level 2 at midnight tomorrow - in what may be one of the last alert level changes before the new traffic light system comes into force. Audio

Panellists Livia Esterhazy and Tim Watkin discuss the post-Cabinet government Covid-19 press conference, and Portugal's ban on out of work emails. Audio

Labour is beginning to hurt in the polls as rating of Covid management slump and another day of more than 200 infections yesterday. Also at COP26 New Zealand pledges an completely unquantifiable sum… Audio

Thousands of protesters marched on Parliament earlier this week with a mixture of motives on display. Journalist and filmmaker David Farrier has spent the last few years diving down conspiracy theory… Audio

With a little under two weeks until NCEA exams kick off, you might have an anxious teenager in the house. Of course, Covid has thrown a curveball into this year's preparations - particularly for… Audio

If a black swan is an unpredictable event, the Covid-19 pandemic is a grey rhino, says economic historian Adam Tooze. Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen is in Kawakawa with the latest details on the lockdown announcement.

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Far North District Mayor John Carter told Checkpoint the level 3 lockdown for the top of Northland is "disappointing but it's the right decision."

"We need to keep people safe... We also need them to… Video, Audio

Cabinet meets today to decide whether to move the two regions out of alert level 3, step 1, as retailers plead with the government to ease alert level restrictions in Auckland and Waikato, to allow… Audio

When the New Zealand International Film Festival reluctantly cancelled the Auckland sector, due to Covid Delta restrictions, a group of Tamaki Makaurau film lovers refused to take it lying down. What… Audio

Christchurch residents are on tenterhooks as they head into the weekend with four cases of Covid-19 in the community.

Two more cases were confirmed this afternoon - cases the health ministry says… Video, Audio

Christchurch has avoided a snap lockdown for the second day in a row despite two new community cases of Covid-19 and a positive wastewater detection.

It comes after 125 new cases were reported today… Video, Audio

The South Island's streak of no Covid-19 community cases ended over the weekend, prompting discussions about how to reduce further spread.

The unvaccinated person flew from Rotorua to Blenheim late… Audio

The government has announced a major expansion of its vaccine mandate. Workers employed by businesses that require customers to present a vaccine certificate will also need to be fully immunised.

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The lockdown in August and the lockdown dragging on in Auckland has seen people turn to books for an escape This despite bookshops unable to sell books during level 4, and only post them to online… Audio

New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is a Professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University and a researcher with Imperial College. He's an international authority on coronaviruses… Audio

Australia is throwing open its doors to international travel with flights resuming in as soon as 10 days.

It comes as Victoria and New South Wales hit 70 and 80 percent double dose levels, ease… Audio

Nita Blake-Persen speaks to Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins to ask whether Auckland will be in the new protection system by Christmas.

First she asks whether Northland should brace for… Video, Audio