Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 May 2023

5:56 PM.Secondary teachers across the South Island walked off the job today, calling for salary increases that match inflation.

It's the first of three regional strikes across the country planned for this… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.West Auckland residents are dealing with yet another severe event, with some residents forced to leave their homes again, because of flooding.

Our reporter Louise Ternouth is there and joins us now.

5:47 PM.In a grab for rural votes, ACT is standing former Federated Farmer president Andrew Hoggard is the normally blue set of Rangitikei.

Mr Hoggard, a Manawatu farmer, quit the presidency early to end… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Ex-Minister Meka Whaitiri has made a dramatic Parliamentary debut as an independent MP - her first time coming face-to-face with her former Labour colleagues.

Her entrance saw the leaders of Te Pāti… Read more Audio

5:35 PM."We are back here again Auckland". The words of MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths as she started her briefing to the city earlier this afternoon.

Auckland has had 90 percent of its annual… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Amrita Aujla's house was inundated in the Auckland Anniverary weekend floods and her west Auckland neghbourhood has been hit again today.

She's also part of the advocay group for affect residents -… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Police have cordoned off the road near the Abbey Caves in Whangārei. Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is there with the details. Audio

5:16 PM.One student remains missing tonight after an outdoor education class from Whangārei Boys High school became trapped in nearby Abbey Caves during an excursion this morning.

A Whangārei resident lives… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Auckland remains under a state of emergency following flash flooding. Mayor Wayne Brown is in Sydney.

He made the declaration remotely and has delegated his powers to Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson. She… Read more Video, Audio

4:55 PM.Muriwai resident Pete Clouston's home was red stickered Cyclone Gaberielle.

He joins Lisa Owen after another day of devastating rain.

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4:51 PM.Auckland is in a state of emergency. A Civil Defence Centre has been opened at Te Manawa Library in Massey, and Auckland Emergency Civil Defence says the centre can provide beds, blankets, food… Read more Video, Audio

4:49 PM.The Minister for Auckland has made his way to west Auckland, where he's meeting with residents affected again by the severe weather.

Our reporter Louise Ternouth is there and joins us now.

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4:46 PM.By 2pm Fire and Emergency had responded to 200 hundred calls for help around Auckland today - most of those came in a two hour period, as the city was hit by torrential burst of rain.

Brad Mosby from… Read more Video, Audio

4:42 PM.Returning to the story of the cave rescue still underway near Whangārei. One student is unaccounted for after Whangārei Boy's High School trip to the Abbey Caves was hit by severe weather.

Most of… Read more Video, Audio

4:37 PM.West Harbour School was among several schools that had to put the call out for sandbags as heavy rain hit.

Principal Vicki Hitchcock talks to Lisa Owen.

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4:36 PM.Our reporter Finn Blackwell is on Dominion Road in Auckland with the latest details. Read more Video, Audio

4:33 PM.Parts of Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore have again been flooding.

Our reporter Luka Forman is there and joins Lisa Owen with the latest.

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4:27 PM.A rescue operation is still underway at Abbey caves near Whangārei after a group of students got into trouble in the bad weather.

Emergency services were called there at about 10:30am. The group from… Read more Video, Audio

4:21 PM.It has been a rough ride for Auckland commuters today with torrential rain and flash flooding disrupting services and it is not over yet.

All trains out of the Britomart transport hub in the central… Read more Video, Audio

4:19 PM.With the heavy rain it has been gridlock in central Auckland.

Commuters trying to leave the central city early have been waiting hours for buses. Many are driving past bus stops, already full, as the… Read more Video, Audio

4:15 PM.The wild weather is now bearing down on the Coromandel. The area's still has major damage and closed roads from the last bout of severe weather.

Civil Defence Controller Gary Towler talks to Lisa… Read more Video, Audio

4:10 PM.Auckland's in a state of Emergency again, as the city is hammered by torrential rain and flash flooding.

It's put already anxious and displaced residents on edge once more.

MetService has issued a… Read more Video, Audio

4:08 PM.MetService has issued 15 weather warnings and watches across New Zealand on Tuesday.

It's a familiar scene again in Auckland with flooding across the city.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth is in… Read more Video, Audio