Checkpoint

A key member of the Black Caps test squad is back but with a caveat for the looming home series against England. 

Sports reporter Clay Wilson spoke to Lisa Owen.

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You'd think weathering one of the wettest winters on record and a soggy summer in the capital would mean there's plenty of water to go around - yet Wellingtonians are being told to cut back. What… Read more Audio

Residents in Swanson and experts are calling for no more housing developments in flood-prone areas. The area was left under metres of floodwaters for the second time in two years over the weekend… Read more Audio

There's been a massive community response to the clean up effort in Auckland.

Thousands have been mucking in to help people get back into their homes, or offering a place to shower for those still… Read more Audio

It's not just the Coromandel. A key stretch of road in Northland is unlikely to open for the long weekend - after another slip was found. The State Highway 1 section from the Brynderwyn Hills to Waipu… Read more Audio

Officials have been checking out the newly formed abyss that runs through a key state highway in the Coromandel. A section of State Highway 25A has completely washed away, after cracks first emerged… Read more Audio