Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 October 2021

5:08 PM.It's the ticket to that summer festival, big bar or maybe even a wedding - the proof of vaccine you may need this summer. A pass to party. All it will cost you is two doses of the Pfizer vaccine… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.New Zealanders will need a vaccine certificate to get into big music festivals this summer.

Hamish Pinkham is the founder and director of Rhythm and Vines. He talks to Lisa Owen. Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.No vax no service... Auckland city businesses are calling on people to get themselves vaccinated so people can shop, dine and party without fear.

They're waiting on vaccination levels in the city to… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.One Wellington venue owner is pushing to save brunches, dinners out and date nights by encouraging both staff and customers to get jabbed.

Hospitality group Kāpura runs 35 venues and employs 800… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A sweeping review of electoral laws will look into whether the political donations regime should be scrapped, and public money be used to bankroll political parties.

Also under consideration is the… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:43 PM.Twenty-five thousand New Zealanders around the world entered the lobby today, desperately trying to get a space in MIQ in a bid to return home.

It was the third release of the MIQ virtual lobby… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Unvaccinated teachers across the country could soon face tougher Covid-19 restrictions. 

Yesterday on the programme, Education Minister Chris Hipkins wouldn't say whether vaccination for… Read more Video, Audio

6:09 PM.The next couple of weeks will be tough for many Auckland businesses, with the government's roadmap to alert level 2 potentially full of potholes for them.

Newmarket Business Association boss Mark… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.A mass vaccination event has dished out nearly 5,000 vaccines to Pasifika in Auckland over the last four days.

The youth-lead drive through event called 'Rally your Village' is a big win for Pacific… Read more Video, Audio

6:24 PM.The risk of travellers bringing Covid-19 means some mainlanders are accepting being stuck at level 2, despite no cases there.

The South Island is facing more time under level 2 restrictions while… Read more Audio