Nick Truebridge
More rain as west Auckland flood clean-up, repairs ongoing
As the rain fell again today, it was no consolation for some West Auckland business owners still cleaning up after last week's devastating floods.
Some Kumeu businesses had no insurance. Others… Video, Audio
How difficult is distancing on the streets in Auckland?
We all know the rule - you can get your fitness fix in lockdown, but only if you maintain a two metre buffer.
But with Auckland's footpaths seemingly busier than ever under Level Four, we wanted to… Video, Audio
Dog returns, family births in reasons denied at Auckland border
Puppy returns and family births are among the invalid reasons that've been given for crossing Auckland's southern border today.
With Auckland and Northland at alert level 4, and the rest of the… Video, Audio
Lockdown: Neighbours divided at Auckland's south border
From 12am Wednesday the country will split in two, with everyone south of the Auckland border dropping down to alert level 3.
Police are bringing back the checkpoints to make sure those crossing the… Video, Audio
Covid-19 Delta traces in wastewater at Devonport's Narrow Neck naval base
Delta has been discovered in the wastewater at a North Shore naval base which has come as a shock to some locals.
The Narrow Neck barracks are a stone's throw from Devonport - where the first known… Video, Audio
Covid-19 case in Algies Bay, rest home declared exposure site
The seaside community of Algies Bay, north of Auckland, has been rocked by a case of Covid-19, with the local rest home declared an exposure site.
A staff member at Amberlea Rest Home worked two… Video, Audio
Auckland's second drive-in Covid-19 vaccination centre opens
Auckland's second drive-in vaccination centre is finally up and running, with the aim to vaccinate 1500 people a day during lockdown.
Health officials claim the centre was planned pre-lockdown, but a… Video, Audio
How could Covid-19 Delta have jumped from MIQ Crowne Plaza Hotel?
The two people believed to be in the Crowne Plaza at the same time as the suspected source case have been tracked down.
Six people passed through the MIQ hotel's atrium when the person from New South… Video, Audio
Seven Countdown supermarkets close as staff isolate
Seven Auckland Countdown supermarkets have been forced to close - mostly due to staff shortages.
That's because a thousand company employees in Auckland and Wellington are isolating because their… Video, Audio
New Zealanders stranded in Kabul desperate to escape Taliban
A New Zealander stranded in Kabul with her family is desperately trying to escape the Taliban. The woman has permanent residency in New Zealand, while her son is a citizen, and her husband has just… Audio
Aucklanders queue all day for Covid-19 tests at pop-up centres
People have been waiting for seven or eight hours in Auckland for a Covid-19 test.
The number of locations of interest has ballooned to more than a 100, meaning people are coming out from all corners… Audio
Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Avondale College teacher infected
Close to 3,000 students and teachers from one of the country's biggest schools have to self-isolate and get tested.
A teacher from the school is confirmed to have Covid-19.
Our reporter Nick… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Latest from Auckland CBD as Level 4 lockdown looms
A man in his 50s has tested positive for Covid-19. He is from the Auckland suburb of Devonport, and was tested at his GP.
Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen now from downtown… Video, Audio
Covid-19 possible lockdown looms: Queues at testing stations
Queues are also forming at Covid-19 testing stations.
Our reporter Nick Truebridge is at a testing station in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral.
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Covid-19: Busy roads, busy supermarkets as lockdown looms
It is Tuesday afternoon and people are already flocking to supermarkets to stock up.
There have been queues forming outside several of them. Nick Truebridge is outside a Mt Eden supermarket.
And in… Video, Audio
'A serious problem': Vaccination rates not tracked at east Auckland border facility
A public health expert is flabbergasted the government cannot provide specific vaccination information for a new Auckland border facility.
It comes as questions remain over how many workers at… Video, Audio
Massive price tag follows Papatoetoe tornado
The tornado that ripped through an Auckland suburb in June has come with a massive price tag.
Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen with the details.
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David Nyika's friends, family celebrate bronze from Hamilton
New Zealand has won its first boxing medal at the Olympics since David Tua way back in 1992.
David Nyika was already guaranteed to break that drought, having secured a bronze by advancing to the… Video, Audio
Family react to winning rowers at the Cloud
The roof nearly lifted off The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront this afternoon, as families and friends willed the mens' eight to their first Olympic Gold in nearly 50 years.
Our cameras were there as… Video, Audio
'Emotionally drained' university scholar quits NZ after two years away from wife, daughter
It should have been the Kiwi dream, instead a high-achieving immigrant says he will leave the country because his wife and daughter are not allowed in.
Chandra Raju last saw his wife and little girl… Audio
