Tessa Guest
Buses colliding with parked cars in capital
A Wellington woman whose parked car was smashed up by a passing bus is furious at the response she got from the bus company.
Buses collided with 88 parked cars in the city, in the first nine months… Audio
Winds whip upper North Island
Wicked winds are whipping the upper North Island this morning, bringing relentless rain to Northland, Coromandel and Te Tairāwhiti.
Orange, heavy rain warnings, are in force for those areas with 29… Audio
Christmas set to be packed at airports
Christmas is coming, and with borders open at long last, this year finally marks the return of the international holiday season.
Airports are set to be packed to the brim, with Flight Centre bookings… Audio
Canterbury campground evacuated due to fire threat
One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a coastal campground north of Christchurch at Pegasus Beach, after a wildfire took hold last night.
The fire started about 8 o'clock and… Audio
Aotearoa space industry wants $16m boost
Aotearoa's space industry is impatient to get its hands on a $16 million boost from the government.
The sector is already worth $1.6 billion and employs 12,000 people, but industry leaders says more… Audio
Former Gloriavale members try prove they were employees
Six former Gloriavale women are trying to prove they were employees not volunteers when they lived in the Christian community on the South Island's West Coast.
Gloriavale's leaders deny that the… Audio
Shoppers skipping supermarkets in favour of independents
Some shoppers are already turning their back on the big two supermarket chains - well before new moves aimed at reducing the hold they have.
A Commerce Commission report revealed in May that… Audio
Christchurch looking ahead after flood hit
Christchurch is still reeling in the aftermath of a two-day downpour that swamped the city. It left landslides, flooded roads and trapped residents in its wake, even after the sun came out. The… Audio
Christchurch rain set to ease as residents assess damage
Metservice forecasts that the rain will ease over Christchurch today, as residents asses the extent of flood damage, and start to clean up.
Slips, school closures, and widespread surface flooding hit… Audio
Timaru update after State of Emergency declared for area
The Timaru District Council had to declare a State of Emergency at midnight on Wednesday for the Pleasant Point-Temuka Ward, to get people to evacuate an area at risk of being flooded if a damaged… Audio
All eyes on Ashburton as ECan warns of floods
Council staff are out near Ashburton this morning as river levels continue to rise with warnings vulnerable areas could flood.
Environment Canterbury says rivers and streams will peak this afternoon… Audio
Māori organisations working to get whānau to own homes
Māori organisations across the country are working to get whānau into their own homes.
The latest census data shows just 31 percent of Māori own homes, compared to 58 percent of Pākehā.
Hundreds… Audio
Mosque attack survivors headed to Mecca
A group of 60 survivors of the Christchurch mosque attack are leaving on Wednesday for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
The Saudi Arabia king originally invited the group in 2019 after the… Audio
Grieving families want harsher sentence for driver of killer crash
The young Timaru driver who killed five teenage boys when he crashed into a power pole last year is starting a two and half year prison sentence the grieving families say is not enough.
Tyreese… Audio
Christchurch neighbourhood reels after stabbing
A 37 year-old Christchurch man will appear in court on Monday charged with the murder of a woman in a random stabbing on Saturday afternoon.
RNZ reporter Tessa Guest has been to the suburb of… Audio
Conservationists want help protecting Korora
Korora, or little blue penguins, are at increasing risk as weather patterns change and sea temperatures rise. In recent months, masses of the birds have washed up on North Island beaches… Audio
Project aiming to fight homelessness in rainbow community
June is International Pride month and the chance to celebrate the Rainbow community.
But a new group is also coming together to fight the discrimination and other systemic issues they face.
Research… Audio
Student side hustles rising in popularity
Student side-hustles are on the rise, with markets to sell handmade products being held in backyards, unused warehouses and on university campuses.
Students are also taking to social media to attract… Audio
Planned Christchurch stadium faces yet another budget blowout
Christchurch has a big bill to contend with, if it still wants the multi-use stadium that's been in the works since the earthquakes 11 years ago.
The problem-plagued project has blown out another… Video, Audio
Bromley stench: Noses screwed up at council's financial offer
Locals living in the stench in Christchurch's Bromley feel a bit ripped off by the council's financial aid.
Christchurch City council is promising to spend a million dollars to give some relief to… Audio