Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 February 2023

5:08 PM.Auckland has been cleared of weather watches and warnings after another morning of strong winds and heavy rain causing flooding.

Schools and childcare centres are able to open on Thursday. At least… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Rachel Kelleher from Auckland Emergency Management Duty Controller talks to Lisa Owen about the damage across Auckland after the heavy rain and floods. Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Coromandel has taken a hammering in the latest severe weather event, with waterlogged hills giving way.

Thames-Coromandel Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler talks to Lisa Owen. Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.This morning's latest deluge in Auckland has also caused more flooding for the city's largest sporting venue.

Pumping is again taking place to remove a significant amount of water on Eden Park's… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.Tiny streams turning into gushing rivers, trees crashing down on people's houses, and homes saturated once again.

Auckland was lashed with more severe weather, leaving motorists stranded on the… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.One hundred and seventy five Auckland properties have been red stickered meaning they are uninhabitable.

Another 760 are yellow stickered - meaning severe damage and limited access. And there's… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.The Prime Minister has wheeled out a familiar and pricey policy as his first move to tackle the cost of living crisis.

Chris Hipkins has axed plans to end the fuel and public transport discounts… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.There are still lots of roads out of action which is affecting the public transport network.

Joining us now with the latest is Auckland Transport's Darek Koper. Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Vegetable growers are warning there will be significant effects to crops because of the severe weather that's hit the upper North Island.

Nearly half of the country's vegetables are grown in… Read more Audio