Tom Taylor
Cyclone Gabrielle: Firefighter caught in collapsed Muriwai home
Major landslides have taken out houses in the West Auckland community of Muriwai and the search is still continuing for a trapped firefighter.
Power is out, people have been told to move out and many… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Muriwai cordon update
Fire and Emergency says it is too early to know when search teams can restart their efforts to find a firefighter trapped under a collapsed house. Muriwai volunteer firefighters were at a house when a… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Storm surges hitting Red Beach, north Auckland
Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is at Red Beach, in north Auckland, where Cyclone Gabrielle is sending major storm surges and strong winds. Video, Audio
Coromandel families moving so children can stay at school
Packing up the family and moving, or staying with friends - just to be able to get to school and work.
That's the option some Coromandel residents are taking, as the massive State Highway 25A… Video, Audio
Three prisoners escape van on Auckland motorway
Three prisoners are on the run after managing to get out of a Corrections vehicle in Auckland today.
Our reporter Tom Taylor joins us now in studio. Video, Audio
Coromandel businesses worried as SH25A road damaged indefinitely
A giant hole in a key state highway to the Coromandel Peninsula has left businesses there increasingly worried about their livelihoods.
With state highway 25A out of action indefinitely holidaymakers… Video, Audio
Coromandel residents cut off from work, schools by SH25A slip
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… Video, Audio
Auckland floods: North Shore hotel on edge of cliff after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them with 4000 building inspections in the aftermath of last… Video, Audio
Weather: Latest from Orewa under state of emergency
Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is in Orewa on the east coast in north Auckland, where northeasterly winds up to 100km/h are forecast.
He joins Lisa Owen with the latest details.
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Devastating floods hit Kumeū for second time in 18 months
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… Video, Audio
Big disparities between schools' costly necessities
The final weeks of school holidays may not feel like much of a holiday for parents rushing around making sure kids have everything they need.
And for some, the cost of back-to-school necessities like… Audio
Dairy
More than 100 thousand dollars has been raised for the family of a slain dairy shop worker in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham. It's one month since Janak Patel was killed in a robbery..sparking… Audio
Fiji's political situation fragile after election
The political situation in Fiji remains fragile despite a new coalition. Fiji's main opposition parties, led by Sitiveni Rabuka, joined forces to oust Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst government. But… Audio
Piercing ban for boys to stay at Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar school
An Auckland school has refused to buckle over its uniform policy, despite pressure from parents and students, and guidelines set by the Human Rights Commission. Mount Albert Grammar had a rule that… Audio
Fulton Hogan's new machine grinds up asphalt to recycle
As many New Zealanders prepare to hit the road for summer, the Waka Kotahi's getting ready for its regular holiday schedule of road resurfacing.
Work will be carried out on about 10 percent of the… Video, Audio
Colorado man's raffle win gets him on a plane to New Zealand
If you won a ticket to anywhere in the world where would you go? One Colorado man has come here, to New Zealand. He told our reporter Tom Taylor why. Audio
Football World Cup: Elation for Argentina, tears for Croatia
Elation for Argentina, commiserations for Croatia. The first semifinal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup saw the two-time champions triumph over last year's finalists in a fairly one-sided contest. Our… Video, Audio
Alien Weaponry set sights on Eden Park with Guns N' Roses
American hard rock band Guns N' Roses is just the second international act to play Eden Park tomorrow night, after Billy Joel graced the stage last weekend. Opening for the Sweet Child O' Mine… Audio
Google's most popular 2022 topics - Wordle, Queen, RAT tests
Wordle, Queen Elizabeth, how to do a RAT test. Among the most popular topics we've turned to Google for this year. Covid-related searches feature highly in New Zealand's top-ten searches, as do major… Audio
Big Manly Dotterel Minders band together to protect birds
A group of volunteers on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast are banding together to protect endangered birds on their beach.
Dotterels are under constant threat from dogs, hedgehogs, and the elements, but… Video, Audio