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Weather: Rinse, repeat for west Aucklanders after more flooding
10 May 2023West Auckland residents are dealing with an all too familiar reality, after being hit yet again by severe weather.
Fast and ferocious flooding swamped the area yesterday.. in the space of a few… Read more Video, Audio
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How Auckland food waste is helping power NZ's electricity grid
8 May 2023In Auckland alone we send 100,000 tonnes of food waste to landfill every year. Now food scrap bins are being rolled out across the city to help use that food for fuel, at the country's first… Read more Video, Audio
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Dannevirke family's months-long wait for home access over river
8 May 2023After two months of using a dinghy, a husband and wife stranded by Cyclone Gabrielle can now leave home on a slightly less precarious river crossing.
The storm's heavy rain swelled the Manawatū… Read more Video, Audio
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Oranga Tamariki cuts funding for 130 trusts working with youth
8 May 2023A Christchurch trust working with at-risk youth is one of more than 130 to have their funding cut by Oranga Tamariki.
The Youth Alive Trust has been around for more than three decades and runs… Read more Video, Audio
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No ocean? No problem - Surf's up for inland Otago wave catchers
7 May 2023When it comes to catching a wave, Hāwea Flat - just outside Wānaka, isn't the first place that springs to mind.
But that's about change with the launch of YourWave - essentially what happens when a… Read more Video, Audio
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Interislander ferry part needed replacing years earlier - TAIC
5 May 2023A vital part that failed leaving an Interislander ferry drifting towards rocks in high winds, should have been replaced years ago.
There were nearly a thousand people on board the Kaitaki when it… Read more Video, Audio
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Piha reopens to public months after Cyclone Gabrielle damage
5 May 2023After more than two months, Aucklanders can finally head back to their famous black sand surf beach, Piha.
Cyclone Gabrielle left a wave of destuction on the region's west coast, meaning only Piha… Read more Video, Audio
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Police oppose renewal of Dunedin supermarket's liquor licence
Concerns over cheap, high alcohol, single serve beer sales is one of the reasons police are opposing the renewal of a Dunedin supermarket's liquor licence.
In submissions to the council, police say… Read more Video, Audio
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Law expert Andrew Geddis on Meka Whaitiri and waka jumping confusion
4 May 2023Despite the best efforts of Parliament's speaker to explain exactly why defecting MP Meka Whaitiri still has a job, some of us are more confused than ever about the tangled web of rules, laws and… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Recovery Minister on what's next for Hawke's Bay
3 May 2023Hawke's Bay locals are onto their third cyclone recovery minister in just five weeks after former Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri's surprise defection.
She anounced she's switching allegiances to the… Read more Video, Audio
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Some Kerikeri residents not happy with Kāinga Ora plans
2 May 2023Plans for a state housing development in Kerikeri's town centre have got some locals off side and prompted a public meeting on Wednesday night.
The organisers say they support more social housing in… Read more Video, Audio
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Waiheke long-time resident's struggle to find a rental on the island
2 May 2023A 69 year old Waiheke man's been forced to couch surf and sleep in his car because he says there virutally no affordable long term rentals on the island.
Stu Escolme's works as a gardener and bus… Read more Video, Audio
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Clean car customers waiting on orders may lose rebate
2 May 2023Thousands of customers may be out of luck getting their rebate for a car they've already ordered.
Today's announced changes come in July 1, but some pre-ordered vehicles will arrive after the… Read more Video, Audio
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Some still in mouldy, damaged homes, months after Auckland floods
Three months on from the devastating anniversary floods, some West Auckland residents are still living in destroyed homes and are desperate for answers.
Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and camera… Read more Video, Audio
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Episode 6: May 2nd 2023 - Mata
2 May 2023Mihingarangi Forbes talks to Rawiri Wright, tumuaki at Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori, about the Kura Kaupapa Māori claim before the Waitangi Tribunal and panelists Khylee Quince and Bernie… Read more Video, Audio
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Toll confirmed for new Whangaparaoa Penlink road
1 May 2023A long promised Auckland highway will cost motorists who want to drive over it. The O Mahurangi Penlink connection is set to open in 2026, and will connect the Whangaparoa Peninsula to State Highway… Read more Video, Audio
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Southland ploughman taking tractor to World Championships in Estonia
1 May 2023A Southland farmer's had to dig deep and exceptionally straight to win a ploughing contest that will see him represent NZ at the world champs in Estonia next year.
Riversdale crop farmer Mark Dillon… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone-hit region's mayors still waiting on plans for fixes, rebuilds
28 Apr 2023Two and half months on from devastating cyclone Gabrielle, life is not back to normal in the hardest hit regions, and will not be for some time.
A number of roads including major state highways… Read more Video, Audio
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Water limits in Warkworth for second day after water main burst
28 Apr 2023Businesses and residents in Warkworth, north of Auckland have had taps running dry for the second day in a row.
A water main burst yesterday - cutting supply to some in the town, and while it was… Read more Video, Audio
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Erebus memorial in Parnell park cancelled after geotech report
28 Apr 2023It's already been more than 40 of waiting, and the wait continues, with the proposed national memorial to the Erebus plane crash victims homeless again.
A new geotechnical report has found recent… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ Rugby holds brave face despite $47m loss in financial year
27 Apr 2023New Zealand Rugby is putting on a brave face despite posting a nearly $50 million loss in the past financial year.
In its annual report, NZR revealed a financial year loss of $47 million, a reversal… Read more Video, Audio
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Chloe Swarbrick responds to report on tax system inequality
The richest NZ families are taxed at less than half the rate of your average New Zealander, according to new research.
And the Green Party says the simple fix is a comprehensive capital gain tax. The… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch bar owner burgled two nights in a row
26 Apr 2023A bar owner in Christchurch is at a loss for what to do after being burgled two nights in a row.
It was one of several establishments broken into during a crime rampage around the city early Monday… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Deputy Mayor on response to proposed budget
26 Apr 2023Auckland Council should jettison at least some of its airport shares to balance the budget, according to more than half those who made submissions on the mayor's controverial proposal.
The city has a… Read more Video, Audio
