Checkpoint
Cyclone Gabrielle: Mud covering vines in Esk Valley - PM Hipkins
At Parliament Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is giving an update after visiting Hawke's Bay again today. [embed]… Video, Audio
Evening business for 17 February 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320650925112 Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Update on road closures for Friday afternoon
For the latest on the roads in the area, Waka Kotahi's Mark Owen has the details. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320647458112 Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Unison update on power outages
Thousand of households in Hawkes Bay still without power four days on and desperate to know when they might be hooked back up. Danny Gough from electricity company Unison talks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Pakowhai residents return to devastation
Days after their properties were inundated with rapidly rising floodwater, residents of Pakowhai, between Hastings and Napier, are returning to devastating scenes. For many, it's still too early to… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Emergeny alert in Gisborne as water fails
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to eight and is expected to climb. Gisborne residents have been told to use water only for drinking and flushing the toilet due to a failure in a water… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Thames hunkers down as storm hits coast
The Coromandel Peninsula is feeling the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle, and locals are worried there's more to come tonight.
A number of shops in Thames have shut for the day, while more are… Video, Audio
Weather: PM pledges $11.5m for Auckland communities
The government's announced $11.5 million for community groups and NGOs in Auckland - using unspent Covid funding.
The money will go towards helping community providers meet increased demand… Video, Audio
Cyclong Gabrielle hampers Northland farmers' winter feed preparation
Power outages, evacuations and road closures - from the Far North to the Bay of Plenty - and Cyclone Gabrielle still has more wind and rain.
MetService says the storm is just halfway through, and the… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Dozens of Vodafone's cell sites down
Vodafone is dealing with dozens of cell sites down across the North Island.
The company's Chief Technology Officer Tony Baird talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Family prepared for night at evacuation centre
Cindy Bedggood and her whānau are preparing to spend a second night at the evacuation centre at McKay Stadium in Whangārei, after the gentle stream behind her house turned into raging torrent of… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Evacuations urged in Ōpōtiki
Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham is live from Ōpōtiki, where evacuations have been recommended. Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: At-risk Tairāwhiti locals warned to evacuate
Residents in low lying areas of Tairawhiti have been urged to evacuate as the rain intensifies.
People in Hikuwai Tolaga Bay and Te Arai Manutuke as well as Onepoto residents at Wharekahika or Hicks… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Storm surges hitting Red Beach, north Auckland
Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is at Red Beach, in north Auckland, where Cyclone Gabrielle is sending major storm surges and strong winds. Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland quiet as most work from home
Meanwhile in Auckland, the city's quickly become a ghost town once again, as businesses shut up shop, and people follow instructions to work from home.
Most schools in Auckland closed today, in… Video, Audio
Evening business for 13 February 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320292414112 Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest news from Tologa Bay Civil Defence
Tairawhiti has been put under a red weather warning, and evacuations are being recommended in several areas around the East Coast.
A state of emergency is also in place. The Deputy Civil Defence… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Much of Coromandel cut off, without power
Parts of the Coromandel have been without power for almost 24 hours as rough seas and heavy rain continues to pound the coastline.
State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Tairua is now closed due to… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Northpower boss details power outages
Thousands of homes and business are with out power in Auckland, Whangārei and Kaipara and Northland.
About a quarter of Northpower's customers are without power right now, Northpower chief executive… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest emergency details for Auckland
Auckland Emergency Management Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher joins Lisa Owen with the latest details on Cyclone Gabrielle. Video, Audio