Louise Ternouth

A life-changing device that many type-1 diabetics cannot afford is being handed out as a weight management tool by a wellness retreat.

CGM devices monitor glucose levels for type-1 diabetics, but… Audio

A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people booked in.

South Seas vaccination clinic been open two days and is working through people in group 1… Video, Audio

The Health Minister has lent his support to self swabbing smear tests - as has Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, but the programme's still not getting off the ground.

Minister Kiri… Audio

The new rail service between Hamilton and Papakura has been welcomed with much excitement today.

Two morning services will leave Hamilton in the early hours of the morning, and there are two trains… Audio

The country's first hydrogen-fuelled bus has been unveiled today as Auckland Transport moves towards an emission-free fleet by 2040.

The $1.1 million bus will run from Botany to Britomart for a… Video, Audio

Despite closed borders and far less international travel, illegal items made from protected animals and plants are still making it into the country in suitcases and mailed packages.

Alligator… Video, Audio

It was sold as a blue sky opportunity, but businesses at Auckland's Commercial Bay say they're floundering.

The $1 billion development with more than 120 shops opened just as Covid-19 restrictions… Video, Audio

The prospect of being able to leave the country for a holiday in Australia raises the question about what happens if either country has an outbreak, and the borders snap shut.

So where does that… Audio

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth joins Lisa Owen from North Head on Auckland's North Shore, after Race 9 of the America's Cup. Video, Audio

Domestic violence has not only increased over the last year, but victim advocates say the brutality of attacks and severity has also skyrocketed.

Last year Checkpoint was told by experts that it… Audio

The Auckland Church community say the actions of Destiny Church Leaders leaving are wrong and the couple should be leading by example.

Church leaders say they're offering online church services and… Audio

The government is being pressed for more information about how it will roll out the Covid-19 vaccine to priority groups.

Almost 9,431 front line border workers have received a vaccine so far - their… Audio

On the other side of the city.. businesses were making the now familiar snap back into lockdown operations.

Bars, restaurants and shops have been forced to reverting back to level 3 operations - or… Video, Audio

More people are having to self-isolate tonight after another person linked to the February cluster broke the rules before testing positive.

This new case - labelled L - is a household contact of a… Video, Audio

Hundreds of Auckland workers are being forced to stay home after being identified as casual plus contacts of a Kmart worker who tested positive for Covid-19.

The good news is there are no new… Video, Audio

It's been another hot dry summer for Auckland, and for those on tank water it's been drying up quickly.

Watercare has rolled out a new mobile tanker to help fill the gap - while people wait for more… Video, Audio

Businesses in Auckland's Viaduct are rapt with this afternoon's news that the city will return to alert level 2 from midnight.

The Soul Bar has been a popular lunch and dinner waterfront spot over… Video, Audio

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. At least 15,000 people were tested nationwide yesterday, but results are only back for about 5,000.

The family of three who tested positive… Video, Audio

We can now pay for things with a scan of a card or even our phone. There's no need for counting coins or keeping notes in your back pocket.

So with contactless payments on the rise, are we on the… Audio

After many new brides told Baillie Buchanan they wished they'd eloped, the Hamilton makeup artist "put her thinking cap on" and came up with a business idea - a 'bespoke elopement' service. Audio