Checkpoint

Auckland roads were gridlocked this morning as people dodged flooded and damaged roads to get to work and school.

Twenty roads remain closed, a dozen restaurants and at least one hotel are shut - and… Read more Video, Audio

One of New Zealand's top sports psychologists has been employed by struggling English Premier League football club Chelsea.

Gilbert Enoka will work with the London club on a short term contract to… Read more Video, Audio

Some Coromandel residents are facing the prospect of having to move to the other side of a massive slip so they can continue their jobs and schooling.

State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai is the… Read more Video, Audio

There are calls for a royal inquiry into the rebuild of Auckland, and an immediate halt to any further plans for housing intensification under Labour and National's cross-party agreement.

Mayor Wayne… Read more Video, Audio

More than 4300 people have been killed and more than 15,000 injured in a massive and devastating earthquake on Turkey's border with Syria.

The deadly quake struck at night, toppling entire buildings… Read more Video, Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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