Nick Truebridge

The country's largest union appears hesitant to see more vaccination mandates rushed through Cabinet.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced school staff and high-risk health workers… Video, Audio

Auckland will remain in the current alert level three restrictions for at least another week.

Our reporter Nick Truebridge joins us now from the central city.

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Parts of South Auckland, along with the Barrier islands and Wellsford are among the worst in the region when it comes to vaccination rates per thousand people.

Data released by the Ministry of Health… Video, Audio

As Delta continues to spread, the drive to fully vaccinate New Zealanders has also accelerated with people now being urged to get their jabs three weeks apart.

Late on Thursday afternoon the Ministry… Video, Audio

Despite the government's best efforts to explain Tāmaki Makaurau's road map to level two, confusion reigns supreme amongst Aucklanders.

Checkpoint hit the streets to quiz people on their knowledge of… Video, Audio

It's day one of step one in Auckland today.

That means outdoor playdates and picnics are on for two bubbles with a maximum of ten people; and people from up to 10 bubbles can exercise together in a… Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is in Ponsonby following news of the three-step transition out of Auckland's alert level 3 restrictions.

He joins Lisa Owen with the latest on Covid-19 cases.

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A King Country father and his three children missing in bush for 17 days survived on 'bush food' and rice.

Tom Phillips and his children had not been seen for 17 days until they returned home out of… Video, Audio

Hundreds of people have been allowed across the Auckland boundary today and leave lockdown behind.

People can now leave Tāmaki Makaurau if they are moving permanently, or heading to university… Video, Audio

The government has issued a new plea to Aucklanders over Covid-19 testing as the tail of Delta continues to bear down on the city of sails.

It is asking all people working in level three businesses… Video, Audio

Some of the country's most prominent Covid-19 minds are calling on the government to radically rethink the managed isolation and quarantine setup in Auckland.

The current outbreak, which has seen… Audio

The floodgates have opened and Aucklanders have hit the streets today - with 300,000 people back at work under alert level 3.

Baristas, burger flippers, builders and bikers stepped out today after… Video, Audio

Nearly a week since their launch, Auckland's shiny new vaccination buses have given the shot to just over 400 people.

But several of the promised buses are yet to hit the road.

Checkpoint went in… Video, Audio

A small college just south of Auckland's border is stretched to the max because several staff cannot get Covid-19 travel exemptions.

Among those locked out of level two land is Te Kauwhata College's… Audio

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has hit the road in Auckland with buses brought in to bolster the jab drive in the Covid-19 outbreak epicentre.

Three buses were unveiled today and dispatched to… Video, Audio

As Auckland rolls into lockdown week five, feeding the family is getting harder for some. A major food bank in Auckland says it's packed nearly six thousand boxes of kai, with volunteers shocked by… Video, Audio

The testing and vaccination blitz is on in Auckland, with the Prime Minister urging people in the city to bring their vaccinations forward.

She's urging people to roll up to the drive-throughs to get… 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

Middlemore Hospital says a woman waiting on a Covid-19 test result was able to leave its emergency room after being deemed safe to discharge.

But after their release, the patient returned a positive… Video, Audio

Nearly four months since June's deadly tornado ripped through the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe many properties still resemble bombsites.

Now Auckland's prolonged level 4 lockdown is causing further… Video, Audio