Papatoetoe
Papatoetoe tornado: The financial, emotional burden continues
A Papatoetoe mother, whose family is still living apart after last month's tornado, has opened up about the disaster's lingering financial and emotional burden.
Carla Makiha is still looking for… Video, Audio
Papatoetoe tornado: 72yo woman homeless as destroyed rental goes up for sale
For most New Zealanders in their seventies, homelessness is not something that crosses the mind.
But one Papatoetoe woman is facing exactly that, with her uninhabitable tornado-hit rental now up for… Video, Audio
Auckland tornado: Papatoetoe GP office damaged flu shots ruined
A large shipment of flu vaccines has been ruined and thousands of Papatoetoe patients are without their medical clinic in another tale of destruction from the weekend's tornado. A large window and… Audio
Latest from Papatoetoe as alert level change announced
Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is outside Hunters Plaza in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.
He says people he has talked to are thrilled about the move to alert level 2. Video, Audio
Covid-19 information - how much is getting through to communities?
Auckland's latest lockdown has been accompanied by serious concerns people simply are ignoring the level three rules, as well as those about isolating after getting a test.
The health officials say… Video, Audio
Michael Baker: 'Power is there to detain Covid-19 contacts'
Auckland moved back into Alert Level 3 lockdown this morning - with the rest of the country being moved to level 2 - after a new Covid-19 case was detected in the community. Joining us again is the… Audio
Mobile testing back in Papatoetoe after new Covid-19 case
The Covid-19 rollercoaster continues in Auckland after a new community case of Covid-19 was identified this morning.
The Ministry of Health says the 'casual plus' contact, also a student at… Video, Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
We welcome back the public health physician from the University of Otago Wellington, Professor Michael Baker. He joins the show to discuss the deployment of the vaccine, the Papatoetoe outbreak, and… Audio
Relief in Papatoetoe as no new Covid-19 cases for another day
There are no new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today, following Auckland's move to alert level 2, and the rest of the country's shift back to level 1.
The good news will bring relief to… Audio
Papatoetoe High School principal on latest Covid-19 cases
On Wednesday two new community cases were announced, both students at Papatoetoe High School where the daughter in the family at the centre of the latest community outbreak attends. Principal Vaughan… Video, Audio
Latest from Papatoetoe after new Covid-19 community cases
Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is in Papatoetoe in south Auckland, where today's two new cases have been recorded. Video, Audio
Covid-19 February outbreak - latest from Papatoetoe
There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. At least 15,000 people were tested nationwide yesterday, but results are only back for about 5,000.
The family of three who tested positive… Video, Audio
Insanity verdict for Auckland murder-accused
An Auckland man who stabbed a woman to death has been found not guilty of her murder by way of insanity.
Husband killed after wife's affair exposed, jury told
The Crown says Amandeep Kaur and Gurjinder Singh wrote love notes to each other but they also wrote notes planning the murder of Ms Kaur's husband.