Checkpoint

The roads in and around the Coromandel are increasingly fragile after a pounding of heavy rain, and more to come.

Some roads have now reopened, but a large section of State Highway 25A between Kopu… Read more Audio

A major business group says they've been blindsided by the decision to keep schools closed for another week.

Employers and Manufacturers Association CEO Brett O'Riley talks to Lisa Owen. Read more Audio

New Labour leader Chris Hipkins has helped give his party a bump in the latest 1 News Kantar Public Poll.

Labour has risen five percent up to 38, while National is on 37 percent. ACT is on 10… Read more Audio

Update: After this interview, Auckland Grammar School Principal emailed parents later on Monday to advise his school will now close until further notice. 

There is much confusion tonight at one… Read more Video, Audio

Metservice and Civil Defence warn of more intense rain in the next 48 hours. A rainfall warning has been upgraded to red for parts of Auckland, Coromandel and Northland from tomorrow afternoon.

It… Read more Video, Audio

There is much confusion tonight at one Auckland Secondary school after the Ministry of Education instructed all Auckland schools, early childhood centres and tertiary institutions to close until… Read more Video, Audio

The roads around the Coromandel Peninsula are in an increasingly fragile state, and Waka Kotahi has urged people to avoid any unneccessary travel.

For more, we're joined by Thames Coromandel Civil… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland's northwest is reeling for the second time in 18 months, from a major flooding event.

Businesses have long lists of damaged stock and equipment, infrastructure has been wiped out, and… Read more Video, Audio

First came the floods and now a rising tide of insurance claims. So what do you need to know if your car is swamped with water or your basement carpet's coated in silt?

Tower Insurance Chief Claims… Read more Video, Audio

So instead of throwing open their doors to students, Auckland school principals are welcoming displaced families and counting the cost of Friday's flood damage.

Amy Williams has the story. Read more Audio

Auckland schools and early childhood centres have been told to keep their gates shut until next Tuesday - the day after Waitangi Day.

About 20 schools in the region were badly hit by the flooding… Read more Video, Audio