Travel
Covid-19 vaccination bus to hit the streets in Aotearoa
In recent months Checkpoint has asked various government ministers if a mobile 'Mr Whippy'-style ice cream van could be the answer to getting more people vaccinated.
On Tuesday it became a reality… Video, Audio
Rotorua braces for holidays without Aucklanders spending
Rotorua is bracing for the prospect of school holidays without lucrative Auckland visitors if the supercity stays in super restrictive Covid-19 alert levels.
Auckland is in level 4 lockdown until at… Video, Audio
Wanaka businesses struggle as Auckland lockdown ongoing
The school holidays are just around the corner but some parts of the country are expecting to miss out on an influx of visitors from Auckland.
Lockdown meant Wanaka lost weeks of prime ski season… Video, Audio
Wellington-Kerikeri flight welcomed in north, but drivers also wanted
Tourism operators in Te Tai Tokerau are feeling the strain as holiday makers remain blocked from driving through Auckland's level 4 lockdown.
A new direct flight between Kerikeri and Wellington is… Audio
Calling Home: Colin Macrae in Panama
Titirangi native Colin Macrae used to make his living as a chief engineer on super yachts. You might have seen him before if you've seen the Below Deck Sailing Yacht television series. However, Colin… Audio, Gallery
Prof Kim Mulholland: are vaccine passports worthwhile?
Vaccine passports that prove a person's Covid-19 immunisation status are expected to be available from December for New Zealanders who want to travel abroad. Professor Kim Mulholland is a… Audio
Quarantine-free travel for vaccinated RSE workers from next month
Seasonal workers who have had at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be able to travel to New Zealand from the Pacific without having to go through quarantine from next month.
Covid-19: Kiwis trapped overseas warned wait will go on
Scientists have a tough message for New Zealanders struggling to come home: it is far too risky to throw open the gates just yet.
The Grounded Kiwis group has been calling for more rooms in managed… Audio
Travellers to NZ 'a serious threat' to another Delta outbreak
Scientists have shot down calls from New Zealanders overseas who want fewer border restrictions, warning such action right now would risk another Delta outbreak.
Covid-19: Vaccine passports getting closer, but questions remain
Vaccine passports proving a person's immunisation status are expected to be in place around the turn of the year. It's unclear if the digital document will be for more than just international travel… Audio
Covid-19: Delta outbreak could push NZ's reopening back by months, expert says
Professor Michael Baker says that's partly due to Aotearoa's limited capability to launch new initiatives - but there were multiple reasons reopening would be pushed back. Audio
Robertson:individual sport participants hard to book MIQ
Nathan Rarere asked Minister of Sport and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson why it's so hard for some athletes to book an MIQ spot and come home. Audio
First Up listener in Nebraska on holiday
Over the past few weeks, we've been asking our listeners how they've been handling lockdown - but we sometimes forget not all of you are in Aotearoa. Radne Ardern is one of those listening many miles… Audio
Covid-19: Road Transport Forum unhappy with border testing
Among the requirements introduced by the government is for all essential workers crossing Auckland's boundary to have a Covid-19 test every seven days.
The announcement has been condemned by the Road… Audio
Far North 'boxed off' from rest of NZ - John Carter
One leader who's most happy with his area going down to level 2 is Far North mayor John Carter.
He believes the situation remains potentially fraught - not least with his region boxed off from the… Audio
Air NZ all set with new guidelines for Delta Level 2
What will the move to Alert Level 2 for all of New Zealand except Auckland mean for air travel? Joining us is Air New Zealand's chief customer and sales officer Leanne Geraghty. Audio
Hopes pinned on government announcement amid warnings level 2 will be different
New Zealanders outside of Auckland are hopeful the government will today announce a move to level 2, but they are being warned it won't be level 2 as we know it.
Police on checkpoints north and south of AKL borders
At midnight, Northland joined those of us south of Auckland at Alert Level 3. The shift down for Tai Tokerau means there are now checkpoints at the northern and southern boundaries of the Auckland… Audio
Covid-19: Harawira welcomes return of Northland-Auckland border
An iwi leader says it's about time there was a hard border between Auckland and Northland.
Checkpoints on the border of the two changed last night, before lockdown rules ease in Te Tai Tokerau.
Hone… Audio
Decision to test essential workers crossing Auckland's border described as 'ludicrous'
Transport groups are angry the Director-General of Health did not consult them before deciding to test essential workers crossing Auckland's border.
