Emergency Services
Phone and internet services restored to most places
Chorus have said phone and internet has been restored to most homes and businesses in Golden Bay, after a day-long outage affecting 111 emergency calls. Technicians found a severed fibre line running… Audio
Thousands of households unable to call 111 amid wild weather
More than 1000 households have been left without internet or mobile coverage in Golden Bay during today's wild weather, with residents even unable to dial 111. So far, the weather doesn't appear to… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 3rd July 2025
In today's episode, the worst of the rainfall is expected to hit around now in the sodden Tasman region, with road closures and evacuations already underway, Tasman's far west, including Farewell… Audio
One flown to hospital in serious condition following Southbridge incident
A person has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after an incident in Southbridge, south of Christchurch, on Wednesday evening.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 2 July 2025
In today's episode, Civil Defence officials are meeting flood-hit residents in the Tasman region, as more bad weather heads toward the region. The meeting, in Wakefield, is the first of two to be held… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 2nd July 2025
In today's episode, youth MPs have accused the Ministry of Youth Development of censoring their speeches to edit out any criticism of coalition policies, Minister for Youth, James Meager, denied that… Audio
More heavy rain forecast for Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough
Emergency services are preparing for a worst-case scenario, with more heavy rain forecast to hit Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough on Thursday. Tasman mayor Tim King spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Fire-fighters extinguish blaze in six-storey residential building
A fire in a six-storey residential block in downtown Auckland has been extinguished.
Auckland unit fire treated as suspicious.
Five fire trucks attended the blaze at a multi-unit home in Wesley overnight, which put one person in hospital.
Burst pipe floods central Wellington street
A burst water main in central Wellington has caused a street to flood and sent a large plume of brown out into the harbour.
Person dies after crash in Waikato
Cambridge Rd in Waikato is closed after a serious crash.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 30th June 2025
In today's episode, Farmers in Tasman and Nelson are getting on with repairs while they wait to see if more bad weather comes to frutition, 17 homes in Nelson and Tasman are currently uninhabitable… Audio
Inquest into 2023's weather-related deaths gets underway
The timeliness and effectiveness of warnings and the emergency response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will come under scrutiny.
Motueka Valley badly affected by the storm
Reporter Nick James visited the Motueka Valley after it as battered by the weekend's storm. He spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Watch: Extensive damage caused by ongoing Tasman floods
An RNZ reporter surveying the scene by helicopter says the worst affected area appears to be the township of Kohatu, beside the Motueka River, and across to Quinney's Bush.
CCTV photos show teen day she went missing, whānau 'distraught'
Whetu Bennett was last seen outside an Auckland mall at midday on Tuesday. Her whānau say they are 'distraught' by her disappearance.
Two people in critical condition after central Auckland crash
A third person is also injured.
Two men rescued from car rooftop in flooded Canterbury river
The men got stuck in fast flowing water near the fork of the Ōpihi and Temuka rivers at around 9.30pm on Saturday night, a police spokesperson said.
Death of prisoner in Auckland treated as homicide
Police say they were made aware of the death at about 4pm on Friday.
Two teenagers remain in critical condition after 'horrific, devastating' crash
Two teenagers remain in critical conditions after the car they were in left the road and ploughed into property near Auckland.
