Kate Green

Trans activists are chalking up Wellington's fight-back against Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, as the largest trans-rights rally in Aotearoa's history.

It's estimated more than… Audio

Child poverty rates have stalled, with a hundred-thousand children still living in poverty.

Earlier today, Statistics NZ released its data for the year ending June 2022, and the numbers showed no… Audio

Wellington Water has again found itself in hot water after a landslip in Lower Hutt, likely caused by a leaky pipe which locals have complained about for months.

In the past two years, the capital's… Audio

It's a well-known quirk of Kiwi character that we don't like to blow our own horns.

But with so many good deeds and donations flying around the East Coast in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, one… Audio

When Civil Defence kicked into gear in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Te Tai Rāwhiti's young people did too.

Taiki E, based in Gisborne's central city, is billed as a collaborative space with an… Audio

The relentless rain around Gisborne has finally eased, and families evacuated this morning from Mangapapa are looking forward to returning home.

Fifteen houses were evacuated, and council crews have… Audio

Torrential rain has again hammered Gisborne and Wairoa, forcing families to evacuate as flooding quickly rose early this morning.

In the Gisborne suburb of Mangapapa, 15 households had to leave.

The… Audio

It has been a full year since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

To mark the date, European Union Delegation to Aotearoa New Zealand has organised a gathering at the Wellington Waterfront to… Audio

The government has confirmed there'll be an inquiry into forestry slash - headed by former Education Minister Hekia Parata.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was back in cyclone-hit Napier today, checking… Audio

Wairoa has been off-grid since Tuesday, with very little information getting in, or out.

Like the rest of Tairāwhiti, it's short on fuel, water, and patchy on electricity. 

Hundreds of locals have… Audio

Wairoa has been off the grid since Tuesday, with very little information getting in, or getting out.

Its residents have spent the past three days salvaging their belongings and digging mud from their… Video, Audio

Little is known about the plight of Wairoa and its residents as the town has been cut off, with only very intermittent communications to the outside world.

Our reporter, Kate Green, has just been in… Video, Audio

The death toll in Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to five, with a body being found in Gisborne flood waters.

There are concerns the death toll could rise further, with about 1400 people being reported… Audio

Tairāwhiti's connections to the outside world are severed - power is patchy, a fibre optic cable is down - affecting Internet and phone services; while many roads and bridges are damaged and unusable.

The Gisborne Mayor says newspapers will be delivered to all residents in Gisborne today with an urgent conserve water notice. 

Internet is down in Tairāwhiti. 

Mayor Rehette Stoltz says the region… Audio

Reporter Kate Green says the East Coast is scrambling to respond to Cyclone Gabrielle after power and communications were taken out.

Civil Defence is using satelite phones to communicate.

All eftpos… Audio

Flooding, slips, downed trees and powerlines are causing major problems from Northland to Hawke's Bay with roads closed in all affected regions.

Ten regions are now under a state of emergency - the… Audio