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Foster admits unlikely to be All Blacks coach after World Cup
22 Feb 2023The saga surrounding the All Blacks coaching appointment process has taken another twist.
With New Zealand Rugby still yet to confirm when or how it will be done, head coach Ian Foster has decided to… Read more Video, Audio
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Interislander passengers may wait days for rebooked crossing
22 Feb 2023It could be days before stranded passengers bumped from interislander sailings are rebooked for crossings after a ferry break down, with priority being given to cyclone aid.
Its Kaiārahi ferry was… Read more Video, Audio
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'Irreplaceable' firefighter mourned after fatal Muriwai landslip
22 Feb 2023'You are irreplaceable'. The words of the widow of a volunteer firefighter, who lost his life trying to help others as Cyclone Gabrielle was bearing down.
Dave van Zwanenberg was found dead after a… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu works to salvage remains after flood
22 Feb 2023In the Hawke's Bay settlement of Puketapu, the school is operating as a general store of donated items, and the local pub is an information centre with beer on the side.
Further up the island… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Struggle to get supplies to the right places
21 Feb 2023About a hundred communities on the east coast of the North Island remain cut off, and it's not clear how many people are in those isolated areas.
Meanwhile volunteers and authorities are scrambling… Read more Video, Audio
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Trucking boss on road priorities after Cyclone Gabrielle
21 Feb 2023An estimated 400km of road have been significantly damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, posing massive problems for the freight industry.
About 93 percent of the country's goods are transported by road. But… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa surviving but many futures uncertain
The destruction is still very visible in Wairoa, a week on from when the river swallowed half the town.
About 250 homes were inundated, and the town has only just reconnected to the outside world.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Maureen Pugh's climate change denial gone by lunchtime
21 Feb 2023An own goal for National today, with MP Maureen Pugh plunging her party into a controversy over climate change.
She began the day telling reporters she was still waiting to see evidence of whether… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Raw sewage forces evacuation in Napier
People are being evacuated from a Napier street, where there's raw sewage.
Fire and Emergency says members of the public need to stay away from the Awatoto Public Golf Course on Awatoto Road.
Anyone… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Police tracking hundreds still missing
A dedicated team of police have been tracking down hundreds of people registered as uncontactable since Cyclone Gabrielle.
Eastern District Commander Superintendent Jeanette Park talks to Lisa Owen.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay family's survival on house roof
Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.
They were lifted to safety and a week later are back at their Hawke's Bay home… Read more Video, Audio
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Truckies face months of long detours after Cyclone Gabrielle
It's going to be months and months of taking the long way round for freight companies faced with 400 kilometres of damaged roads, and some communities still only reachable by air or sea.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu still only accessible by helicopter
20 Feb 2023People in rural parts of Hawke's Bay are still finding it hard to access what they need.
Flooding wiped out two bridges and caused multiple slips around Puketapu, and for many, the only contact with… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Muriwai streets remain cordoned off
20 Feb 2023A week after Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through the North Island, some streets in the West Auckland community of Muriwai remain cordoned off, with residents unable to access their homes.
While… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay responds to $50m govt funding
20 Feb 2023Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham has spent the day in Hawke's Bay speaking to businesses.
He tells Lisa Owen how Napier businesses are responding to the government's $50 million initial funding… Read more Video, Audio
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Planned Hawke's Bay development on flood-prone land 'dumb' - regional councillor
20 Feb 2023There are growing calls for a rethink of a massive housing development planned for flood-prone Hawke's Bay land.
It's an iwi-led development on land bought by the government - but it is land that's… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Recovery Minister details $50m support fund
20 Feb 2023The government is making an initial 50-million-dollars available as immediate relief for businesses and workers hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Another $250 million will be funnelled to Waka Kotahi to… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier community rallies to recover, rebuild
20 Feb 2023The resilience of the people of the Hawke's Bay is shining through.
Seven days on from Cyclone Gabrielle and 10,000 - most in Napier city - are still without power.
Electricity company Unison says… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier businesses count losses from missed events
20 Feb 2023The government has unveiled a $50 million fund to support, business, workers and the primary sector.
On top of is the government is pledging $250 million more for roading fixes, to get essential… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tai Rāwhiti volunteers help clean Te Karaka
20 Feb 2023The clean up is in full swing in the hard-hit town of Te Karaka, about 30 kilometres west of Gisborne.
About 80 whānau are still in evacuation centres, five days after Cyclone Gabrielle rushed… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Surf club still home for some in Piha
On the hard-hit west coast beaches in Auckland communities are still dealing with the threat of land slips and the realities of red stickered homes.
In Piha, some people are still calling the surf… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tolaga Bay waiting for cleaning essentials
20 Feb 2023Feeling a little forgotten and a little low in spirits and kai.
A Tolaga bay community leader says they need basic things like cleaning equipment, skip bins and a dump that's open so people can start… Read more Video, Audio
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Sticky situation for Boxing NZ with championships in India
20 Feb 2023The ongoing war in Ukraine has created a sticky situation for Boxing New Zealand and several of our top female fighters.
Despite Boxing New Zealand's preference the athletes do not take part in next… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Trucker helps get supplies to East Coast
16 Feb 2023Trucks are getting food, water and fuel to cut-off townships along SH2 between Ōpōtiki and Te Karaka.
There are multiple hazards on the stretch of road, which is still closed to the public Steve… Read more Video, Audio
