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Friday, 17 February 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on Gisborne water shortage
17 Feb 2023In Tairāwhiti people are still being urged to conserve water. Civil Defence controller Ben Green has the latest details. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Army reservists head to Hawke's Bay to help
17 Feb 2023In the wake of the cyclone, people from around Aotearoa have abandoned their day jobs to head to Hawke's Bay and answer the Army's call for reservists. One of them is Defence Liaison Officer Captain… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Oranga Tamariki helping 500 vulnerable kids
17 Feb 2023Social workers whose own homes and communties are storm-ravaged, are working in shifts to track down hundreds of vulnerable children and young people and confirm they are safe. There's more than 500… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Some in flood-hit Kaipara still without power
17 Feb 2023Parts of Northland remain significantly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, with many people evacuated from Kaipara District's west coast throughout the week. While access within the region has improved… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Mud covers grape vines in Esk Valley - PM
17 Feb 2023Tess Brunton spent the day with the Prime Minister in the Esk Valley, where a torrent of water sent silt covering vineyards and orchards. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Slash more than a metre deep on Gisborne beaches - Manu Caddie
17 Feb 2023Gisborne is on high alert after its struggling water lifeline failed under pressure today. Residents - already without power or mobile reception - were told to turn off their taps. The mayor says some… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: 'It's rough up there' - PM Chris Hipkins
17 Feb 2023"It's very rough up there." That was the message from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today after a harrowing visit to the devastated Hawke's Bay. The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle is at least eight… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tech expert with phone tips in an emergency
17 Feb 2023While some cut-off communities around the motu remain in the dark heading into the weekend - others are starting to come back online with limited capacity. Unison is asking reconnected Hawke's Bay… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Muriwai street evacuates with risk of slip
17 Feb 2023An emergency order went out today for residents of a Muriwai street to evacuate immediately. The suburb on Auckland's west coast was hit hard in the cyclone and the land is unstable. The community… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Significant number of schools flood-damaged
17 Feb 2023A significant number of schools in Tairwahiti and Hawkes Bay have been flood damaged in the cyclone and it will be up to each of them to decide when to open. The Ministry of Education says it… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Mud covering vines in Esk Valley - PM Hipkins
17 Feb 2023At Parliament Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is giving an update after visiting Hawke's Bay again today. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 17 February 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320650925112 Video, Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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