Checkpoint for Wednesday 20 July 2022

5:07 PM.Some South Island communities are still cut off on Wednesday night as a solution to a washed out bridge is days away. Holidaymakers in Lake Ōhau have been told to hunker down, while the council works… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The Lake Ōhau village is still cut off after the only bridge access was washed out in the storm yesterday.

Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher talks to Lisa Owen about repair plans.

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5:17 PM.Compliance with healthy homes standards is still lagging, more than two years since the law took effect.

All boarding houses and private landlords now need to ensure their rental properties meet… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.A North Island town relegated to the online slow lane, after its fibre cable was damaged, may be waiting a little longer for broadband to be fully restored.

The faulty Chorus cable has left much of… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.The Prime Minister has attempted to ease mayors' concerns about Three Waters today, as she spoke at the Local Government conference in Palmerston North.

Our political reporter Giles Dexter is there… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.As disruptive storms and major flooding events become more common, councils are looking at how to prepare for the impact of a changing climate.

In Nelson, more than four-thousand properties are… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Doors are shutting and curtains closing at hospital wards around the motu - with visitors being told to stay away.

There are 744 people in hospital with Covid - and health workers want to stop… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Around two-hundred dogs have died from toxic algae in the past decade, here in Aotearoa.

Found in waterways, the algae is one of the most toxic natural compounds in the world.

But while the risk to… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.It's the invention driven by love and some tired legs.

Kevin who is 79 got to tinkering on a design for e-bike wheel chair because it was a monster effort to push his wife in her chair up the hilly… Read more Video, Audio

5:57 PM.The chequered flag is getting set to wave for the final time at a beloved New Zealand motor racing circuit.

The owners of the Pukekohe Park Raceway south of Auckland have confirmed the venue will be… Read more Audio