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Cyclone Cook update from Te Awanga
Bryan Crump talks to RNZ producer Nicky Chapman from Te Awanga. Audio
The lowdown on tropical cyclones
As Cyclone Cook passes over New Zealand's east coast, cutting power and closing roads, Alison Ballance looks at the science of tropical cyclones.
Cyclone Cook update from Whakatane
Bryan Crump talks to RNZ Reporter Adriana Weber for an update on Cyclone Cook from Whakatane. Audio
Cyclone Cook update fom Napier
Bryan Crump talks to Jasmine Bell in Napier about Cyclone Cook. Audio
Cyclone update from Wainui Beach
Bryan Crump gets an update on Cyclone Cook from Nikki McCartney in Wainui Beach. Audio
Cyclone Cook update from Opotoki
Bryan Crump gets an update on Cyclone Cook from Debbie Hocart in Opotoki. Audio
Winds, rain affect flights and roads
Traffic in Auckland has eased as Cyclone Cook heads towards the Central Plateau but the wild weather continues to disrupt flights across the North Island.
Cyclone update from Whakatane
Bryan Crump gets an update on Cyclone Cook from Lindsay Riddoch in Whakatane. Audio
Cyclone update from Thornton
Bryan Crump gets an update on Cyclone Cook from Carl Anderson in Thornton. Audio
Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne warns locals to prepare
Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne joins Checkpoint live. Audio
BoP, Coromandel lashed by cyclone
Principal Scientist for NIWA Chris Brandolino says Cyclone Cook is just off the coast of Whakatane, as Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel are struck by heavy rain. Audio
Adriana Weber live from Whakatane
Our reporter Adriana Weber joins us from Whakatane Audio
NZTA talks to Checkpoint
Nic Johannsson is the Bay of Plenty/Waikato Highways Manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency. Audio
Cyclone Cook reaches Tauranga with force
Tauranga Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout describes what is happening in Tauranga now the cyclone has made landfall. Audio
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson live in Whangamata 2
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson is in the Coromandel town of Whangamata and joins us now via live u. Audio
Sharon Brettkelly live from Ohope
RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly joins us live from Ohope. Audio
MetService with the latest on Cyclone Cook
Metservice Metereologist Lisa Murray joins Checkpoint. Audio
'We might end up in a lot of trouble'
Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming talks to people in the Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel as they prepare for Cyclone Cook. Video, Audio
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson live in Whangamata
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson is in the Coromandel town of Whangamata and joins us now via live u. Audio
Sharon Brettkelly live from Ohope
RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly joins us live from Ohope. Audio
