Checkpoint for Monday 6 March 2023

6:16 PM.The North Island's Tararua district was under a state of emergency until just a few days ago after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Settlements on the coast, east of Palmerston North, were particularly hard hit… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Thames Coromandel Mayor Len Salt says yet another washout forcing a section of State Highway 25 down to one lane is bringing more anxiety to the region.

State Highway 25 from Whangamatā to Hikuai had… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Regulars at a Papamoa early childcare centre don't make a big deal about the advanced age of one of their part-time teachers.  Former maths teacher Mike Carter works part-time at The Blue Cottage as… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.There were tense scenes outside court when two teenagers accused of murdering a 28-year-old in Auckland on Friday night appeared in court.

The 17 and 14-year-old are accused of killing Joshuah Tasi… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Teachers agree the Qualifications Authority unwittingly made trial NCEA tests too difficult last year.

Documents show the Education Ministry warned the authority that the way the reading, writing and… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Only about 1 million census forms have been filled out ahead of the official Census night - Tuesday 7 March.

Data from the survey is used by the government and other agencies to form policies… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.The father of a three-year-old found dead in a council sewage pond has used today's sentencing to voice his concerns about the police investgation.

Gore District Council appeared in court today -… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Auckland Council's head of engineering resilience says it could be six months' wait for homeowners on two roads affected by landslips at Muriwai, before they know if they can live in their properties… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.The Black Ferns Sevens have continued their hot run of form after beating Australia 19-12 at the Vancouver leg of the World Series. We're joined by sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe.  Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The world's first transgender politician, Georgina Beyer, has died. Friends of the ground-breaking politician and activist say she died this afternoon after a long illness.

Her friends Scotty and… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The government has pulled the brakes on its sweeping transport vision for the next three years - saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed the game.

Cabinet last year signed off on a list of proposed… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Waka Kotahi's National Emergency Response spokesperson Mark Owen concedes while State Highway 25 is partially open now, more earth under the road could slip away, damaging it further. Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Another day, another major state highway seriously compromised. A section of State Highway 25 in the Coromandel - from Whangamatā to Hikuai - has washed out, with the earth below the road falling… Read more Audio