41K views · 259 reactions | #WATCH: With schools closed until the country moves from alert level four lockdown to level three, many kids around New Zealand have been missing their friends. But one West Auckland father has used his kiwi ingenuity to keep his 10-year old daughter connected to her two best friends, who happen to live right next door. Indira Stewart and video editor Simon Rogers have the story. | Checkpoint | Facebook

15K views · 214 reactions | #WATCH: The cost of rebuilding Christchurch's quake damaged Anglican cathedral has blown out by 50 percent, and now stands at a whopping $154 million. The increase was revealed today at the same time as an ambitious concept design that includes a cafe, visitors centre and events space. | Checkpoint | Facebook

15K views · 144 reactions | #WATCH: People are waiting up to four hours for a Covid-19 test as winter ills combine with fears about new cases to create massive queues at community testing centres. "I think people are getting worried… I guess the main thing to remember is that the new cases are in quarantine hotels, not in the community." | Checkpoint | Facebook