Level 4

Chey and the team translate Jacinda Ardern’s announcement to the country of our first level 4 lockdown. Covid has affected us all and this is certainly a topical issue for our Whakamāori team to dive… Video, Audio

The results were overwhelming when Research New Zealand asked Kiwis about what we should be doing to manage Covid-19, with nearly three-quarters of people (70%) saying they support lockdowns to… Audio

It's not just Netflix Aucklanders have been eyeballing over lockdown, there's been a rush on for ebooks as well.

In fact the weekly demand for online ebooks almost doubled in Auckland libraries… Audio

As the lockdown in Auckland lengthened, the exposure of one couple’s rule-breaking prompted a predictably intense pile-on. Ironically, that actually helped to keep their names out of the headlines -… Audio

One more week of level 4 restrictions is “probably not” a long enough time to contain the Auckland Covid-19 Delta outbreak, University of Auckland epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson tells Checkpoint… Video, Audio

With Auckland still locked in level four, the key message remains test test test.

Seven suburbs in Tamaki Makaurau are being targeted in a testing drive.

Among them is Ōtara, where our reporter Nick… Video, Audio

Auckland will remain at Covid-19 level 4 lockdown until next Tuesday, then likely move to level 3. And the rest of the country will stay at level two for another week.

People in seven Auckland… Video, Audio

From midnight Wednesday morning all of New Zealand - barring Auckland - will move to alert level 2, but with new restrictions in the face of Covid-19 Delta.

South Islanders say they are relieved and… Audio

Among other topics this morning, our Weekend Panellists will be discussing the current lockdown, how successful our vaccine rollout has been, the All Blacks decision to back out of the Bledisloe Cup… Audio

There are calls for accessible covid testing for the disabled community - with many struggling to get swabbed.

One woman says she was forced to dehydrate herself so she could spend hours in line for… Audio

Lynfield College principal Cath Knell told Checkpoint she has asked officials to provide a pop-up testing centre at the school.

The big request from the community is for a pop-up Covid-19 testing… Video, Audio

Thousands of people need to get covid tests as the locations of interest balloon.

But not all GP surgeries are offering swabs - forcing people to swamp community testing centres, where they have… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint he will be following up with contact tracers about why there are delays getting locations of interest details onto the Ministry of Health… Video, Audio

North Shore Hospital is operating under strict Alert Level 4 rules, turning away new patients from its emergency department with many staff isolating after potentially being exposed to a Covid-19… Video, Audio

The Delta variant has made its way to the capital where there's been a rush on testing stations.

Our reporter Jake McKee joins Lisa Owen now from the Wellington CBD.

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The Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown is staying in place for all of New Zealand until at least 11:59pm Tuesday.

The outbreak has now grown to 31 community cases and spilled outside the city, with three… Audio

South Island businesses are standing behind the lockdown, saying it's a gutting but necessary decision.

Tess Brunton reports. Audio

After leaning into using video calling services like Zoom for meetings during lockdown, leading businesswoman and author Theresa Gattung is calling for a reduction in face-to-face meetings moving… Audio

Nearly 80 percent of Kiwis are concerned about the lack of physical contact they are having with elderly and other relatives outside their bubbles and regions, according to the latest report by… Audio