Waikato
Years of work to repair flood-damaged farms
Farmers near Auckland say it will take them years to recover from the damage caused by last week's heavy rain and flooding.
Crime-hit Waikato businesses take security into own hands
Shopkeepers are installing bollards and metal shutters to stop criminals ram-raiding their stores. Video
Rural Waikato town forced to go into lockdown afterhours
The rural Waikato town of Cambridge has been forced to go into lockdown mode after hours, but locals are demanding a return to 24-7 policing. Video, Audio
Man used forged documents to work as psychiatrist
The man accused of working as a psychiatrist while using false qualifications has pleaded guilty to four charges.
AOS officer describes dragging shot colleague to safety
An officer has told a court about the moments before and after his colleague was shot during a siege at a house near Kawerau.
Festival organisers 'incredibly lucky' no lives lost
People were unprepared and lives were put at risk by the decision not to cancel a three day music and arts festival in Waihi over the weekend, a festival vendor says. Audio
Injured police officer recalls being shot in Kawerau house siege
A man accused of shooting four police officers in Kawerau last year is on trial in the High Court in Hamilton. Waikato reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
Ram raiders smash into Karapiro service station
Thieves armed with baseball bats drove a car through the front doors of a Waikato petrol station in an early morning robbery.
Murder charge after Hamilton death
A woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a man was killed in Hamilton.
Music festival evac: 'Continuous drama through the night'
Music festival attendees had to help others from being swept downstream in chest-high water, when the banks of the river behind the event split late last night.
Hamilton's underground music scene is alive and well
Jana Whitta reports back from Hamilton underground music festival Future City. Audio
Rest home worker convicted for assaulting elderly man wants to be a nurse
A former Hamilton rest home worker, convicted for assaulting an elderly dementia patient, wants to become a trained nurse - news that has come as an unpleasant surprise to the victim's family. Video, Audio
Caregiver convicted and discharged over assault of 86-year-old
A former Hamilton rest home worker has been convicted and discharged for assaulting an elderly man in June last year.
Upper North Island storms: Anxious wait for flood-hit homeowners
Whangamata residents are stuck in limbo, waiting out the risk of more torrential rain before they start the clean-up of their flood-devastated properties. Video
Seven Coromandel homes hit by slips, others flooded across Auckland and Hauraki
Large, storm-induced slips in the Coromandel have damaged five homes in Whangamata and two in Onemana.
Māori King endorses Rahui Papa
The Māori King, Kingi Tuheitia, has endorsed tribal leader Rahui Papa as the Maori Party candidate for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate in the upcoming election. Audio
Thames Valley Civil Defence update on the flooding situation
Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler joins Checkpoint with the latest developments on the weather anfd damage in the Coromandel. Audio
Dad and daughter kayak out of flooded property
Neil Lamb woke in the middle of the night to find water was already knee-deep. He showed Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming around his property today. Video, Audio
Police shooting trial: Tear gas not option, court told
Tear gas was not an option when an armed police team moved into a house at the centre of a siege near Kawerau a year ago, a court has been told.
Hikuai man puts young daughter in kayak to escape flood
A Coromandel man who woke, put his hand over the side of the bed and felt water, put his daughter in a kayak to float her out of their flooded kitchen yesterday. Audio
