Checkpoint for Thursday 2 February 2023

6:12 PM.You'd think weathering one of the wettest winters on record and a soggy summer in the capital would mean there's plenty of water to go around - yet Wellingtonians are being told to cut back. What… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Residents in Swanson and experts are calling for no more housing developments in flood-prone areas. The area was left under metres of floodwaters for the second time in two years over the weekend… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.There's been a massive community response to the clean up effort in Auckland.

Thousands have been mucking in to help people get back into their homes, or offering a place to shower for those still… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.It's not just the Coromandel. A key stretch of road in Northland is unlikely to open for the long weekend - after another slip was found. The State Highway 1 section from the Brynderwyn Hills to Waipu… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Officials have been checking out the newly formed abyss that runs through a key state highway in the Coromandel. A section of State Highway 25A has completely washed away, after cracks first emerged… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.Almost five hundred Auckland state houses have suffered flood damage with an unknown number destined for demolition. Some of those badly damaged homes are virtually new, only completed in 2019. Now… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.In the past few days more than 1500 vehicles that were inundated with flood waters have been towed away from random spots where they eventually washed up after heavy rain flooded parts of Auckland… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.Just who will be the new coach of New Zealand's men's football side remains a mystery after a frenetic 36 hours of news relating to the job. The widely reported frontrunner for the All Whites role… Read more Audio