Midday Report for Thursday 2 March 2023

12:55 PM.Teams are working to restore power and communication in parts of Vanuatu badly hit by Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy.

Two southern islands are cut off, and a red tropical cyclone warning remains in… Read more Audio

12:48 PM.More than half-a-metre (546mm) of rain fell in Glengarry during Cyclone Gabrielle. 

That's according to Hawke's Bay Regional Council which is still verifying rain gauge data after many were knocked… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.An investigation into a fatal helicopter crash at Kekerengu, north of Kaikōura, found the pilot's inexperience was a key factor.

Two adults died and three children were seriously injured when the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Regular civil defence announcements for listeners in Tai Rawhiti and Hawke's Bay rural communities, many of whom remain isolated. Audio

12:18 PM.The Agriculture Minister says the size and cost of the sector's long-term recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle remains unclear, but paying for it will take everyone involved. 

He says 1200 of the 2000… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy has left a trail of destruction throughout many of Vanuatu's islands overnight. 

Power and communication lines are still out in the Southern Islands of Erromango and… Read more Audio