Ella Stewart

After more than a year of Zoom calls and "wish you were heres" with friends and family in Australia, the trans-Tasman bubble finally opened yesterday. There were emotional scenes at airports across… Audio

Demolition workers at Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral have excavated coffee jars full of holy bones and relics that were buried underneath the building for more than 40 years. Catholic Diocese of… Audio

A new show written during lockdown explores familiar relationships, gender norms and intergenerational conflict. Showing for two weeks at the Basement theatre in Auckland's CBD, First World Problems… Audio

In our New Zealand made segment this week, what kind of coffin do you want when you die? Ross Hall makes personalised caskets for everyone's different interests. He spoke to our reporter Ella Stewart… Audio

ASB's Polyfest is back this week. From Wednesday the Manukau Sports Bowl bursts into life with traditional song and dance as students grace the Polyfest stage for the first time in a couple of years… Audio

New Zealand has temporarily suspended travel from India as a response to a surge in Covid cases amongst returnees. It came after 23 new positive cases of Covid were identified in managed isolation… Audio

A leading healthcare professional says the problems facing women's health services would've been solved long ago if they'd been affecting men. Yesterday, the Gender Justice Collective gathered on the… Audio

Labour MP Kiritapu Allan shared the news yesterday that she has stage 3 cervical cancer and is taking medical leave to start the fight of her life. Posting on her Facebook page she prompted… Audio

We find out today when we will able to head to Australia without needing to quarantine on arrival or on the way back. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to announce the date of the Trans-Tasman… Audio

It's the Easter break this weekend, meaning many people will be relaxing with their whānau eating a lot of chocolate and hot cross buns.

But for some they'll be stuck inside in managed isolation… Video, Audio

You may remember 22-year-old Matt Fenn who took on the huge challenge of running 654 kilometres in less than a week for suicide awareness. Only stopping for occasional breaks and power naps, Matt ran… Audio

The Cook Islands could lose 40 per cent of its workforce by the end of the year as locals leave for New Zealand in a bid to find work. A one-way travel bubble between Rarotonga and New Zealand has… Audio

How far would you go to raise awareness about an issue you cared about? 22-year old Matt Fenn is attemping to run 654 kilometres around Auckland Domain in six days for suicide awareness. That's one… Audio

When Eileen Faulkner started baking cakes from home in her twenties, little did she think she'd still be going almost six decades on. Eileen and her late husband Bob opened Decor Cakes in the Auckland… Audio

Contact tracing apps are used around the world to slow the spread of Covid-19. But what happens when our borders open to Aussies, will they need to download our Covid tracer app to use? And with the… Audio

Dave Batten is a Wellington based comedian who is celebrating his 30th birthday by performing in his own show He was born with cerebral palsy and describes himself as 'more of sit down comedian than a… Audio

Team New Zealand are now just one win away from re-claiming the America's Cup after what's being described as one of the all time classic races. The lead sea-sawed for much of yesterday's race, before… Audio

Aucklanders appear to be giving public transport a wide berth, as the hangover from four Covid-19 lockdowns continues to linger.

Numbers show Aucklanders are not jumping on the bus, train or ferry to… Audio

The government laid out its plan for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, outlining which New Zealanders will be next in line to get the jab. Frontline health workers, people in residential… Audio

Some people in south Auckland will be prioritised for the vaccine, but not everyone.

Papatoetoe was the centre of the latest outbreak, so Checkpoint reporter Ella Stewart and cameraman Simon Rogers… Video, Audio