Dissent

Health workers say they plan to keep fighting if their bosses don't give them a fair pay rise.

Ten thousand allied health workers - that's most of the workforce who aren't doctors, nurses or midwives… Audio

An Anzac Day service to honour our fallen soliders in Paraparaumu ended in outrage, after a group of "common law sheriffs" took to the podium.

The common law movement is based off the idea the… Audio

The country's two top doctors signed off on a suggestion to end MIQ in November last year.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Dr Caroline McElnay agreed MIQ was no longer justified on public health grounds… Audio

There's been a major setback in the fight for nurses to fix the gender pay gap.

The Health Minister Andrew Little says the New Zealand Nurses Organisation has decided not to put a pay equity… Audio

Pack up and leave, or we'll move you on - that's the message from the Dunedin City Council to a small group of protesters that have occupied the Octagon for almost two months.

The group began the… Audio

Businesses in central Wellington that were starved of cash during the anti-mandate protest can now access a relief fund to try and recoup costs. \

The government and council are both chipping in for… Audio

The Government and Wellington City Council have announced a $1.2 million relief fund for businesses that were affected by the protest at Parliament.

Businesses in the area surrounding Parliament that… Audio

Police tactics used at the recent Parliamentary protest are under review.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has received nearly 1900 complaints about the police's handling of the occupation.

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Protesters, polling and political pressure - all three are being credited for the Government's withdrawal of vaccine mandates and passes.

The Prime Minister says that is not the case - she says it's… Audio

Security experts are calling for investigations into the protests at parliament to examine how prepared the police were for the riots which marked the end of the 23-day occupation.

Two months before… Audio

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

A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.

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

Police have arrested 120 protesters on the grounds of Parliament during the third day of anti-mandate demonstrations.

A massive deployment of officers is slowly and methodically picking out… Video, Audio

Wellington Chamber of Commerce CEO Simon Arcus has told Checkpoint he'd like to see the protests finished "as soon as possible, but making sure that's done in a way that there's not harm to… Video, Audio