Stories by Matthew Theunissen

The underslip on State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whangamatā has residents concerned about losing their last practical way in or out. Audio

Coromandel residents are anxious the state of the peninsula's roads means they will have trouble getting the health treatment they need. Audio

Coromandel businesses say they're doing 50-90 percent less business than they were last year due to the fragility of road access to the region. Audio

About 150 residents from the isolated Hawke's Bay region around Tūtira and Pūtōrino are trying to figure out how they are going to reconnect with the rest of the world. Audio

A Gisborne farmer is counting the loss to his livestock after several of his cows died as they tried to escape floodwaters. Audio

In the seaside town of Tolaga Bay just north of Gisborne things seem fairly normal at first glance. Audio

For some West Auckland residents, last month's catastrophic floods weren't the first time their homes had been affected by an extreme weather event. Audio

An Auckland block of flats that was swamped by two-and-a-half metres of water on Friday was flooded again yesterday, and the residents are at the end of their tether. Audio

The future of the Grand Chateau Tongariro is in limbo with the hotel not taking any new bookings for 2023 and 2024. Audio

The 11-year-old leukaemia survivor who was gifted Ruby Tui's World Cup medal says she has been sleeping with it under her pillow. Audio

After 11 days lost in Auckland's Botanic Gardens, the toy poodle is found - shivering, hungry and badly dehydrated. Audio

Ahead of the hotly-contested Auckland mayoral election, the RNZ First Up team wanted to get an idea of who the main contenders are and what their visions are for the city. Audio

The Aged Care Association says staff shortages in the sector have reached crisis point, with some workers doing shifts of up to 24 hours straight. Audio

Business owners in Auckland's Sandringham suburb say a recent rise in ram raids and robberies is "getting too scary". Audio

The need to isolate at home means that tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases and their contacts are relying on family or friends to bring them what they need while they recover. Audio

A tow truck operator says the reason towies won't move the vehicles illegally blocking streets outside Parliament is not due to safety concerns - it's because they sympathise with the protesters. Audio

Northland's tourism operators say that if they can not welcome visitors back to the region soon, there will not be an industry there in the not too distant future.

A New Zealand-based company has developed a two-minute test which can tell how protected someone is from Covid-19. First Up's producer Matthew Theunissen and reporter Ella Stewart checked it out. Audio

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout gets into full swing today in one of the most isolated parts of the country.

It's feared that a plague of mice eating its way across rural New South Wales could invade the country's towns and cities next. Audio

Brian and Hannah Tamaki left Auckland under the cover of darkness and aren't welcome in Southland, the mayor says.

As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was putting Auckland into a snap lockdown on Saturday night, Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki were packing their bags. Audio

Forty-nine years ago today, Led Zeppelin sauntered onto the stage at Western Springs Stadium and put on one of the greatest shows New Zealand had ever seen. Video, Audio

South Auckland businesses and residents are highlighting struggles of the level 3 lockdown, are hope the city can move out of the restrictions soon.

An albatross is rare for any golfer to make, but a sea lion is unheard of, unless you play at Chisholm Links in Dunedin.