Checkpoint for Monday 20 February 2023

6:16 PM.People in rural parts of Hawke's Bay are still finding it hard to access what they need.

Flooding wiped out two bridges and caused multiple slips around Puketapu, and for many, the only contact with… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.A week after Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through the North Island, some streets in the West Auckland community of Muriwai remain cordoned off, with residents unable to access their homes.

While… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham has spent the day in Hawke's Bay speaking to businesses.

He tells Lisa Owen how Napier businesses are responding to the government's $50 million initial funding… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.There are growing calls for a rethink of a massive housing development planned for flood-prone Hawke's Bay land.

It's an iwi-led development on land bought by the government - but it is land that's… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.The resilience of the people of the Hawke's Bay is shining through.

Seven days on from Cyclone Gabrielle and 10,000 - most in Napier city - are still without power.

Electricity company Unison says… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.The government is making an initial 50-million-dollars available as immediate relief for businesses and workers hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Another $250 million will be funnelled to Waka Kotahi to… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.On the hard-hit west coast beaches in Auckland communities are still dealing with the threat of land slips and the realities of red stickered homes.

In Piha, some people are still calling the surf… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.The clean up is in full swing in the hard-hit town of Te Karaka, about 30 kilometres west of Gisborne.

About 80 whānau are still in evacuation centres, five days after Cyclone Gabrielle rushed… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The ongoing war in Ukraine has created a sticky situation for Boxing New Zealand and several of our top female fighters.

Despite Boxing New Zealand's preference the athletes do not take part in next… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Feeling a little forgotten and a little low in spirits and kai.

A Tolaga bay community leader says they need basic things like cleaning equipment, skip bins and a dump that's open so people can start… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.The government has unveiled a $50 million fund to support, business, workers and the primary sector.

On top of is the government is pledging $250 million more for roading fixes, to get essential… Read more Video, Audio