Anusha Bradley

A long-running saga over the re-naming of Napier's conference centre is over. The council has voted a return the building to its original name, the Napier War Memorial Centre. That's despite the mayor… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A long-running saga over the renaming of the Napier Conference Centre has taken a new twist. Last month all councillors, except the Mayor, voted to go back to its original name: the Napier War… Audio

The Gisborne region has escaped unharmed from the remnants of Cyclone Hola overnight. Despite severe gales and heavy rain in Gisborne city about midnight, Fire and Emergency said it had no… Audio

MetService is warning the east coast of the North Island will get a battering later today or overnight. RNZ reporter Anusha Bradley says Gisborne locals are prepared, but not overly concerned. Audio

The police are urging the family of a group of teenagers suspected of killing a Flaxmere man to dob them in, in order to keep the rest of the community safe. Forty-year-old Kelly Alex Donner died of… Audio

A dire shortage of travellers picking up seasonal work is threatening to derail the harvest of apples, kiwifruit and grapes around the country. Audio

Where are all the backpackers? That's the question Hawke's Bay apple growers are puzzling over, as they scramble to find enough workers to harvest a bumper crop. Orchardists say they less have than… Audio

Cashed-up Aucklanders are being blamed for pushing up property prices in Hawke's Bay to record levels. House prices and rents have risen dramatically over the past two years, while the number of… Audio

Hundreds of drivers left running on empty after low quality petrol damaged their fuel gauges will be in line for compensation. But some of those who were affected in November and December say they're… Audio