Checkpoint for Friday 3 February 2023

5:07 PM.As Auckland's state of emergency is extended for a further seven days, RNZ reporter Soumya Bhamidipati has the latest details.  Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Auckland Emergency Management duty controller Rachel Kelleher spoke to Lisa Owen about why the state of emergency was extended in Auckland for a further week. Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them with 4000 building inspections in the aftermath of last… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.The calls for a rent freeze in Tāmaki Makaurau are growing, in an attempt to stop landlords benefiting from further housing shortages caused by the floods.

At least 232 homes have been red stickered… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.On the eve of a long weekend, many roads are impasseable or significantly damaged.

Lisa Owen spoke to Tresca Forrester from Waka Kotahi to get the details. Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Iwi leaders have urged the new Prime Minister not to throw Māori under the bus in his pursuit of power this election.

The challenge was laid at the Iwi Chairs Forum in Waitangi, kicking off several… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The Coromandel has declared a state of emergency. It's facing a massive clean up, with a severly compromised roading network including main routes state Highway 25 and 25A.

Coromandel MP, National's… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.Businesses reliant on traffic through their towns are devasted that slips are disrupting their usual trade ahead of Waitangi weekend.

Slips on the Bynderwyn hills are causing a detour for Aucklanders… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.There has been a call tonight for Aotearoa to follow Australia and drop the monarch from our bank notes.

Australia's reserve bank anounced it will not replace the image of Queen Elizabeth the second… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.With Auckland's unrelenting rain forecast to ease tonight, attention is turning to another storm-hit region.

A state of emergency has also been declared in the Coromandel, with the region largely cut… Read more Audio