2026-06-26 - Wind, snow, rain and swells pound North Island amid severe weather warnings and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The storm is expected to continue into Saturday morning, but MetService expects the worst has passed. The associate minister of health told Checkpoint humans should remain firmly in control of the process. Some principals said the new tool for assessing children in Years 3-8 was not accurate for measuring children's achievement. Youth unemployment is soaring and at nearly 15 percent - roughly three times that of the wider working population. Early-onset bow…