Coronavirus

It's been almost a week since the anti-mandate protesters were cleared off Parliament's lawn and the surrounding streets.

Since then, there's been a massive clean up job underway to return the area… Video, Audio

Critical health staff who are infected with Omicron can now return to work on Covid wards.

Infected staff who work in other hospital departments can also come back to work earlier - on day six if… Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has become the fifth MP to test positive for Covid.

He says he feels fine, and will be isolating at home. Meanwhile after more than two years, Covid-19 has… Audio

Omicron case numbers are rocketing in this country, as we thought they would. Is there anything else we need to be aware of prior to about half of us getting infected? New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is… Audio

Waikato is the latest area to roll out rapid antigen tests to combat increasing demand for Covid-19 testing.

The demand is causing delays in processing tests in the lab, with the DHB saying some… Audio

The ongoing staffing crunch is hitting those at the front lines of the Covid outbreak. Just two nurses were available to care for a ward of 26 patients at Auckland Hospital during one shift last week.

Police and protesters have faced off yet again outside Parliament today, as the stand off enters a third week.

Three police officers have been taken to hospital after they were sprayed with an… Video, Audio

So when did jumping on Google pass for actual scientific research? And why has a tsunami of disinformation exploded during the pandemic?

We've all heard of them, and we might even know someone who's… Video, Audio

Shorter isolation periods and Rat tests for teachers could prevent a total return to online learning, according to an Auckland principal struggling to staff classes.

As Omicron cases grow in the… Video, Audio

Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers told Checkpoint the conflict this evening was after protesters had moved a concrete block and police had to put it back.

"Obviously we sent some staff… Video, Audio

The advertising watchdog is looking into a billboard using the image of a Dunedin man who died after getting a Covid vaccine.

The anti-vax group Voices for Freedom has paid for the billboard… Audio

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster told Checkpoint he is in high level talks regarding the Parliament protest but would not detail who he is talking to.

He said he is talking with government and police… Video, Audio

The behaviour by protesters outside Parliament has been condemned as "absolutely disgraceful" by police leaders today.

The confrontation between police and protesters began early on Tuesday morning… Video, Audio

Moana Pasifika has been given a deadline to prove their players are fit to play - and are ready to take the field for their first Super Rugby match.

The new team's competition debut was postponed… Audio

Omicron patients will go to a field hospital in Whangārei if Covid-infected patients take up too many beds.

The hospital has been struggling with booming populations, undersized departments and… Audio

There are growing calls from business representatives and doctors for isolation periods to shorten.

One organisation says companies are already having to close due to the 10 day period household… Audio

Vaccine mandates will be lifted once New Zealand is past the worst of the omicron outbreak.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the commitment this afternoon but wouldn't put a date on when exactly it… Audio

The number of inmates infected with Covid has doubled in just a few days inside the country's only privately run prison.

There's now 109 inmates who are positive at the Auckland South Corrections… Video, Audio

It's the expensive train trial that's totally off the rails according to a new report. Less than a year since its launch, the Hamilton to Auckland train Te Huia is facing a damning review from the… Video, Audio

Legally how long can the government keep the "no jab no job" orders in place? At the moment the health order covers a significant chunk of workers including police, teachers, defence, MIQ and health… Video, Audio