Lisa Owen
Cyclone Gabrielle: UNICEF warns of post-flood trauma in children
UNICEF Australia is warning children need specific disaster recovery services, and you cannot just leave their wellbeing to chance.
Thousands of young Australian children need intensive mental health… Video, Audio
NZ Football criticises Saudi Arabian tourism sponsorship
New Zealand Football's push-back to a Saudi Arabian tourism body sponsoring the women's Football World Cup has surprised the sport's bigwigs.
FIFA were reportedly caught off-guard by criticism of… Video, Audio
Nash won't fight in charity boxing match, but 'not scared' of Mitchell
The trash talks started, but there's no fight on the cards. National MP Mark Mitchell is disappointed Police Minister Stuart Nash won't go head-to-head with him in a charity boxing match.
Mitchell… Audio
Muriwai residents bring in own geotech experts for stickered homes
Some Muriwai residents are bringing in their own experts - saying they're sick of being stonewalled by the council.
Last night the council's geotech boss told Checkpoint some residents may have to… Audio
Key Coromandel SH25 closing overnight as washout grows
Coromandel could be in a hole lot of trouble with another chunk of a key highway disappearing down a hillside.
State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Hikuai is open for essential travel only and… Video, Audio
Tararua still under state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle
The North Island's Tararua district was under a state of emergency until just a few days ago after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Settlements on the coast, east of Palmerston North, were particularly hard hit… Video, Audio
Coromandel Mayor responds to yet another main road slip
Thames Coromandel Mayor Len Salt says yet another washout forcing a section of State Highway 25 down to one lane is bringing more anxiety to the region.
State Highway 25 from Whangamatā to Hikuai had… Video, Audio
'It's not work for me' - 86yo ECE trainee teacher has a lot in common with the kids
Regulars at a Papamoa early childcare centre don't make a big deal about the advanced age of one of their part-time teachers. Former maths teacher Mike Carter works part-time at The Blue Cottage as… Video, Audio
Beach Haven killing: Tense scenes as teens appear in court
There were tense scenes outside court when two teenagers accused of murdering a 28-year-old in Auckland on Friday night appeared in court.
The 17 and 14-year-old are accused of killing Joshuah Tasi… Audio
Teachers agree NZQA made 2022 trial NCEA exams too difficult
Teachers agree the Qualifications Authority unwittingly made trial NCEA tests too difficult last year.
Documents show the Education Ministry warned the authority that the way the reading, writing and… Audio
Only 1 million forms filled out ahead of Census day
Only about 1 million census forms have been filled out ahead of the official Census night - Tuesday 7 March.
Data from the survey is used by the government and other agencies to form policies… Video, Audio
Father voices concerns on police inquiry after boy's death in Gore sewage pond
The father of a three-year-old found dead in a council sewage pond has used today's sentencing to voice his concerns about the police investgation.
Gore District Council appeared in court today -… Audio
Muriwai slip-hit homeowners face months waiting on future
Auckland Council's head of engineering resilience says it could be six months' wait for homeowners on two roads affected by landslips at Muriwai, before they know if they can live in their properties… Audio
Black Ferns Sevens continue winning streak at World Series
The Black Ferns Sevens have continued their hot run of form after beating Australia 19-12 at the Vancouver leg of the World Series. We're joined by sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe. Video, Audio
World's first transgender MP Georgina Beyer has died
The world's first transgender politician, Georgina Beyer, has died. Friends of the ground-breaking politician and activist say she died this afternoon after a long illness.
Her friends Scotty and… Video, Audio
Govt pulls brakes on transport vision as weather hits highways
The government has pulled the brakes on its sweeping transport vision for the next three years - saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed the game.
Cabinet last year signed off on a list of proposed… Video, Audio
Waka Kotahi warns further damage to SH25 possible
Waka Kotahi's National Emergency Response spokesperson Mark Owen concedes while State Highway 25 is partially open now, more earth under the road could slip away, damaging it further. Video, Audio
Part of key route SH25 Whangamata to Hikuai washed out
Another day, another major state highway seriously compromised. A section of State Highway 25 in the Coromandel - from Whangamatā to Hikuai - has washed out, with the earth below the road falling… Audio
Heartbreak of a rotten harvest for kumara growers
Kumara growers are facing a double whammy, covering the cost of harvesting already rotten crops and the risk any salvaged vegetables could go the same way.
The exact losses across the industry aren't… Video, Audio
Climate change activitists stage sit-in at council offices
In Christchurch, young activists have breached the doors of the city council offices and are staging a sit-in.
Reporter Anna Sargent is there. Video, Audio
