Checkpoint for Tuesday 31 January 2023

5:16 PM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has unveiled his new Cabinet line-up.

Nanaia Mahuta has been stripped of the local government portfolio and Andrew Little has lost health.

Kieran McAnulty enters Cabinet… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.Northland has joined Auckland in a state of emergency as more severe weather is forecast to hit the region.

A red alert weather warning has been extended to Tauranga and Rotorua, and there are heavy… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.Aucklanders have been sent another warning more bad weather is on the horizon.

An emergency alert was sent to phones this afternoon with official advice to stay off the roads.

The orange warning is… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.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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5:25 PM.The rugby community in New Zealand and around the world are hailing Campbell Johnstone as a trailblazer after the former Crusaders prop came out as the first openly gay All Black.

Johnstone shared… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Coromandel tourism businesses are caught in a perfect storm after battling Covid disruptions.

So far the summer has been hampered by rain, and now one of the peninsula's main tourism highways is out… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths is warning of high intensity rainfall in areas north of Auckland city overnight.

"It's serious," she told Checkpoint. The key danger is soil is already… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Warning: Fresh vegetables could be in short supply over the next few weeks.

Industry group United Fresh says recent deluges will affect the quality and shelf life of crops and will also mean some… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.It's been a quiet start to the week for central Auckland businesses with people staying encouraged to stay at home because of slips and flooding.

With schools closed and people told to work from… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.New Zealand rugby legends have come out in support of the first openly gay All Black.

Former prop Campbell Johnstone, who wore the black jersey in 2005, came out publicly on TVNZ last night.

Lauren… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Thousands of people are making insurance claims after heavy rain and flooding in the north of New Zealand, especially in Auckland.

Insurance lawyer Peter Woods has worked on property claims for… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.As tough as Friday's downpour was on residents in Auckland and the far north, some of those most affected were people sleeping rough in the super city.

Sleeping bags and cardboard provided little… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.Back home, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has unveiled a shake-up of his Cabinet line-up.

The front-bench remains largely unchanged, except with the addition of Michael Wood, Jan Tinetti, Willie… Read more Audio